L11: Instance theory
A learning module on computational modelling for Psyc 2530.
Instructions
Read
This reading is posted as a pdf on blackboard.
Jamieson, R. K., Johns, B. T., Vokey, J. R., & Jones, M. N. (2022). Instance theory as a domain-general framework for cognitive psychology. Nature Reviews Psychology. https://doi.org/10/gpd7zt
Watch/Listen
Watch/Listen
There are two mini-lectures for this module.
Part II
20 min
Engage
When you are ready complete any or all of the following assignments. Note, there is no quiz for this module.
Make a MINERVA Model in Excel
5 points
This assignment involves following a video tutorial showing you how to build a basic MINERVA II simulator in Excel. The tutorial is about 20 minutes long. It should be possible to use google sheets, but the tutorial does not cover this. By following the tutorial you will create a spreadsheet. Submit your finished spreadsheet on blackboard.
Read and React to an instance theory classic paper
5 points
Your assignment is to read and react to any of the following four papers. Your reaction statement could take the form of notes that you make as you read the paper, ideas you thought about, questions for clarification, new concepts about memory and cognition that you hadn’t thought about before, and/or a summary or critical analysis of the ideas presented in the papers. (These are available for download in the Instance theory module on Blackboard).
Jacoby, L. L., & Brooks, L. R. (1984). Nonanalytic cognition: Memory, perception, and concept learning. The Psychology of Learning and Motivation, 18, 1–47.
Kolers, P. A., & Roediger, H. L. (1984). Procedures of mind. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 23(4), 425–449.
Schacter, D. L., Eich, J. E., & Tulving, E. (1978). Richard Semon’s theory of memory. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 17(6), 721–743.
Hintzman, D. L. (1986). “Schema Abstraction” in a Multiple-Trace Memory Model. Psychological Review, 93, 411–428.