S/PS/153. Experimental Psychology: Report on Interference, Learning and Memory Improvement

The paper reports on the experiments conducted among Loughborough university students to examine their recall response in various conditions and with different layouts of the material to be memorised. Methods of memory improvement are suggested; their effectiveness is tested.

C/PS/100. Jacques Lacan's Theory

The paper examines the theory of Jacques Lacan analyzing his critique of Freud's psychoanalysis and considering his interpretation of the unconscious including the mirror stage, the real stage and the symbolic stage. Lacan's views on the role of body image in self-development and identify are discussed.

S/PS/144. Measure of Intelligence

The paper examines the controversies of the intelligence quotient (IQ) test discussing different facets of human intelligence and questioning the validity of IQ tests and psychometrics as a form of scientific racism.

S/PS/140. Critically evaluate Piaget's theory of cognitive development

The paper examines the theory of cognitive development by Jean Piaget reviewing criticism of his ideas about the changes in children's thinking. The weaknesses of Piaget's research methodology and the controversial issues of his theory are considered; the applications of his ideas in education are discussed.

S/PS/142. Effects of Deep Processing and Intentional Learning of Words on Recall Performance both Individually and Simultaneously

The paper examines the effects of the levels of processing on memory arguing whether the intention to learn enhances memory performance. A study is conducted to support the theory of Craik and Lockhart; the methods of the research are described; the findings of the analysis are discussed. Conclusions are made confirming that deep processing leads to a better recall.

C/PS/54. Cognitive behavioural therapy as applied to bereavement counselling

The paper examines how cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can be applied to bereavement counselling. Different responses to bereavement are outlined and the symptoms and causes discussed. Cognitive behavioural techniques and methods are described with the focus on the thinking patterns of those who suffer chronic grief reactions. The notion of metacognition, as a CBT technique, is described as a way of helping sufferers to cope with grief through changing negative thought processes. CBT, however, is held to be useful only in the counselling of grief in relation to guilt or blame and relatively ineffective for more chronic conditions associated with bereavement such as depression. CBT is shown to have potential for future development in bereavement counselling.

C/PS/57. Marr's Computational theory and visual agnosia

The paper examines visual disorders in neurological patients reviewing academic literature on visual perception with the focus on Marr's Computational theory. The impairment of visual recognition known as Visual agnosia is described and evaluated in the light of Marr's theory.

S/PS/132. Is there a single factor that could unify the symptoms of autism under a single cognitive umbrella?

The paper examines social and communication deficits associated with autism discussing the concept of central coherence and its lack in autistic people. Cognitive explanations of autism are considered.

S/PS/133. To what extent and in what ways are mood and memory related with reference to both clinical and non-clinical populations?

The paper examines the relationship between mood and memory reviewing research into the development and maintenance of depressive episodes, and arguing that happy moods enhance happy memories and vice versa.

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