Langston, Advanced Cognitive Psychology, Notes
7 -- Cognition
In this unit we consider some cognitive functions that don't "fit"
in any of the units, but are clearly important to cognitive
psychology.
Far transfer:
- Simons, D. J., Boot, W. R., Charness, N., Gathercole, S. E.,
Chabris, C. F., Hambrick, D. Z., & Stine-Morrow, E. A. L.
(2016). Do "brain-training" programs work? Psychological
Science in the Public Interest, 17, 103-191. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1529100616661983
- Sala, G., & Gobet, F. (2017). Does far transfer exist?
Negative evidence from chess, music, and working memory
training. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 26,
515-520. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0963721417712760
Some randoms:
- Pennycook, G., Fugelsang, J. A., & Koehler, D. J. (2015).
Everyday consequences of analytical thinking. Current
Directions in Psychological Science, 24, 425-432. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0963721415604610
- Sisk, V. F., Burgoyne, A. P., Sun, J., Butler, J. L., &
Macnamara, B. N. (2018). To what extent and under which
circumstances are growth mind-sets important to academic
achievement? Two meta-analyses. Psychological Science, 29,
549-571. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797617739704
- Goldstone, R. L., Marghetis, T., Weitnauer, E., Ottmar, E. R.,
& Landy, D. (2017). Adapting perception, action, and
technology for mathematical reasoning. Current Directions in
Psychological Science, 26, 434-441. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0963721417704888
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Srna, S., Schrift, R. Y., & Zauberman, G. (2018). The
illusion of multitasking and its positive effect on performance.
Psychological Science, 29, 1942-1955. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797618801013
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