01 Cognitive Psychology: Module 1

Imagine the following situation: A young man, let’s call him Perry, was sitting at his desk, reading some papers required to complete a psychology assignment. In his right hand he held a cup of coffee. With his left one he reached for a bag of chips without removing the focus of his eyes from the paper. He reads the letters on the page and understands their meaning. Suddenly, he glanced up to the ceiling of his room and asked himself, “What is happening here?” Probably everybody has had experiences like the one described above. Even though, at first glance, there is nothing exciting happening in this everyday situation, a lot of what Perry just did or thought is highly interesting particularly for researchers and students in the field of Cognitive Psychology.