Allahabad University PhD entrance exam syllabus

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Allahabad University PhD entrance exam syllabus

General Issues and Foundations of Cognitive Science
Information processing approach, Marr’s levels of processing, Representations, Dynamical
approaches, Situated and Embodied cognition, Modularity, Culture and Cognition, Cognitive
Development, Different methodologies used in Cognitive science, Reaction Time
measurement and analysis, Signal detection theory, Eye tracking
Research Methods
Qualitative vs quantitative methods, Scientific Method, Purpose of statistics, Different kind of
Variables, Probability, Distributions, Sampling, Experimental Designs (Independent samples
design, Repeated measure design), Validity (Validity in Experiments and other research
design, types of validity), Quasi-experiments, Analysis: Correlations, t-tests, non-parametric
tests, ANOVA (factorial, mixed), Introduction to Regression
Computing
Basics of programming, algorithmic problem solving, data structures, associative structures,
Basic algorithms (sorting, searching, etc)
Cognitive Neuroscience
Functional organization of the cortex, Methods (Electroencephalography/Event related
potentials, functional magnetic resonance imaging), Cognitive neuroscience of perception,
language, learning and memory, motor systems, emotions, and hemispheric lateralization.
Computational Models of Cognition
Introduction to Computational Modeling, Types of learning mechanisms and learning rules,
Introduction to neural networks, Probabilistic reasoning, Production Systems, Cognitive
Architectures
Perception and Attention
Principles of perception, Different theoretical approaches to perception (Gibson, Helmholtz,
Gestalt, etc), Color Perception, Perceptual organization, Object recognition, Motion and Time
perception, Selective Attention, Sustained Attention, Divided Attention, Executive Control.
Learning and Memory
Principles of classical conditioning and operant conditioning, Theories of Learning,
Reinforcement schedules, Skill Acquisition and Performance, Sensory memory, Working
Memory, Models of Semantic Memory, Autobiographical Memory, Retrieval, Forgetting,
Implicit learning and memory.
Psycholinguistics
Introduction to Linguistics, Biological basis of language, language evolution, Design features
of language, Foundations of Psycholinguistics, Methodological considerations, History,
Current approaches, domains of study, Links with other disciplines, Levels of linguistic
analysis: Phonology-phonetics, syntax, semantics, morphology, pragmatics, Word
Recognition, Sentence processing, Language Acquisition, Bilingualism, Language-Vision
interaction
Decision Making
Heuristics and Biases, Bounded rationality, Theories of utility and Paradoxes, Choice under
uncertainty, Neuroeconomics of individual and collective decision making, Game theory,
Computational Models of decision making.
Philosophy of Mind
Different views on mind-brain relationship, functionalism, eliminative materialism,
fundamental issues on self and consciousness, representationalism, phenomenological
approaches, Language and thought.
Suggested Readings:
Baddeley, A. (2003). Human Memory: Theory and Practice.
Churchland, P. Matter and Consciousness. Cambridge: MIT Press.
Coolican, H. (2009). Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology. Hodder Education.
Cormen, T., Leiserson, C., Rivest, R., & Stein, C. (2002). Introduction to Algorithms. Prentice
Hall of India, 2002.
Gazzaniga, M. S. (2009). The Cognitive Neurosciences, 4th Edition, MIT Press.
Harley, T. (2008). The Psychology of Language. Psychology Press.
Kerlinger, F. N & Lee, H. B. (2000). Foundations of Behavioural research. Australia:
Wadsworth Thomson Learning.
Mazur, J. E. (2006). Learning and Behaviour. NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Polk, T., & Seifert, C. (2004), Cognitive Modelling, MIT Press.
Russell, S., & Norvig, P. (2003). Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, Second Edition,
Prentice Hall of India.
Solso, R. L. Cognitive Psychology. India: Pearson Education
Eysenck, M. & Keane, M. Cognitive Psychology: A Student’s Handbook. Psychology Press.
Palmer, S. E. Vision Science: Photons to Phenomenology. Cambridge: MIT Press.
Ward, J. (2006). The Student's Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience. Hove: Psychology Press
Yegnanarayana, B. (2009). Artificial Neural Networks. Prentice Hall of India.

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