Cognitive Psychology
1. Choose 10 principles from the list below.
(your choice)
2. Choose 1-3 websites that were not used before by anyone and were not used in class to analyze based on your chosen 10 principles.
3. Describe an appropriate application of 5 of your principles and an inappropriate application of the other 5 according to the template: include an explanation of the theory relevant to each principle and demonstrate either a positive or a negative application of the principle. Please use the template in the attached link for each principle. Write a paragraph explaining the theory taught in class, add a screenshot of the principle's application, and explain how it was applied in the website/app. For principles that were not applied well, add an explanation describing what should be changed.
The principle list:
Color - basic color perception using 3 different cone typed
Color - maximum contrast - using 3 pairs of maximum contrast
Color - color blindness
Sensory memory - iconic memory capacity
Working memory - phonological loop
Working memory - visual sketchpad
Working memory - episodic buffer
Working memory - capacity-processing tradeoff
Loss aversion - framing
Loss aversion - endowment effect
Loss aversion - number of choices
Judgment - availability
Judgment - anchoring
Trust