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Applied Cognitive Psychology - Lecture notes, LU
Applied Cognitive Psychology - Leiden University (2019)
Lecture 1: Introduction
Topics in Applied Cognitive Psychology:
• Education
- e.g.: how can we enhance memory?
• Work place
-e.g.: should employees be allowed to nap at work?
• Industry
-e.g.: how can we prevent human errors in the industry?
• Transportation
-e.g.: how can we design the cockpit to decrease pilot error?
• Military
-e.g.: how can drugs and food influence endurance in battle?
• Justice
-e.g.:how can we evaluate the accuracy of witness statements in court?
• Care and cure
-e.g.: how can we motivate patients to take their medicine?
• Health
-e.g.:how can meditation influence our mental and physical fitness?
• Leisure
-e.g.: how can certain foods enhance our sports performance?
The ACP Model
Outcome = Cognition x Environment
Cognition: memory, attention, flexibility, inhibition, motivation, enjoyment…
Environment: organization, product, website, tools…
Factors: variables to manipulate
– change environment (design, lay-out, responsiveness)
-change cognition (brain training games, operating instructions, situational awareness)
Goal of ACP: Provide practical solutions based on theoretical knowledge of cognitive psychology
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