Introduction to Cognitive Science (CGSC 170)
Instructor. 2019 Spring (Syllabus), 2016 Fall
TA: 2015 Spring
Examines three approaches to the study of cognition: The mind as a special type of computer; the mind as an artificial neural network; the mind as brain. Evaluates each view by examining its usefulness for understanding cognitive tasks (vision, memory, language, consciousness), cognitive dysfunction (autism, aphasia, etc), and artificial intelligence.
Psycholinguistics (CGSC/LING 496/696)
Instructor. 2018 Fall (Syllabus), 2017 Spring
Linguistic approaches to cognition. Issues in the relation of language to thought, universals, language acquisition, and theories of syntactic and semantic processing.
Introduction to Linguistics (LING 101)
Instructor. 2018 Winter (Syllabus), 2017 Winter
TA: 2013 Fall, 2014 Fall
Nature of language: structure of sounds, words, sentences, and meaning; relationships of language and society, culture, and thought. Emphasis is on language universals and variation both within and between languages, including non-Western and non-white varieties.
Cognition (PSYC 340)
TA: 2018 Spring
Examination of how the mind works, covering topics such as perception, vision, attention, memory, language, concepts and decision making. Major themes include understanding the mind/brain relationship, using empirical data to develop and evaluate cognitive theories, and understanding the implications of cognitive research for everyday life.
Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 100)
TA: 2015 Fall, 2016 Spring, 2017 Fall
Introduction to the process of psychological science. Includes coverage of research methods, biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, cognitive psychology, abnormal behavior and treatment, developmental psychology, and social and personality psychology.
First Language Development (LING 444)
TA: 2014 Spring
Explores how humans acquire a language in infancy: innate versus environmental factors; the development of grammatical competence and its relation to cognitive and communicative development; cultural and societal influences; development disorders.
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