Winter 2005: Tuesdays at 2:30pm

Readings for 2/1:

Six Views of Embodied Cognition : Margaret Wilson

Embodied Cognition: A Field Guide : Michael Anderson

Fall 2005: Thursdays at 3:30pm

10/20:

Rafael Nuñez and Cristián Simonetti present their project on Metaphorical Construals of Time and ask for feedback.

10/27:

Shweta Narayan presents her work and projects on 'Comics' and asks for feedback.

11/3:

Disscusion of the stimuli for Rafael and Cristián's project.

11/10:

Ben Motz will attempt to impart a more sophisticated approach to / understanding of RTs. The notes for his discussion can be downloaded here. Here are some interesting papers related with the topic:

Ratcliff, (1993). Methods for dealing with Reaction Time Outliers. Psychological Bulletin 114(3), 510-532.

Van Zandt, T. (2000). How to fit a response time distribution. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 7(3), 424-465.

Donders, F. C. (1869). On the speed of mental processes. Acta. Psychol. (Amst.) 30, 412-431.

Luce, R. D. (1986). Response times: Their role in inferring elementary mental organization. Oxford University Press: New York. (get it in the library)

11/17:

Cory D.Wright presents his review of this book:

Pecher, D. & Zwaan, R. (2005). Grounding Cognition: The role of perception and action in memory, language and thinking. Cambridge University Press: New York. (The introduction only).

Wright, C.W. (in preparation). Embodied Cognition: Grounded until further notice?

11/24:

Thanksgiving!!!

12/1:

Ursina Teuscher...