Course material for NACS 645: Introduction to Cognitive Science (Fall 2025) at the University of Maryland. Sessions covered: Cognitive systems 1 (reasoning with heuristics and biases), Cognitive systems 2 (memory).

Required readings:

Tversky, A., & Kahneman, D. (1974). Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases. Science, 185, 1124–1131.
Gigerenzer, G., & Brighton, H. (2009). Homo heuristicus: Why biased minds make better inferences. Topics in cognitive science, 1(1), 107-143.
Roediger, H.L. III (1990). Implicit memory: retention without remembering. American Psychologist, 45, 1043-1056.
Rugg, M.D. & Yonelinas, A.P. (2003). Human recognition memory: A cognitive neuroscience perspective. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 7, 313-319.

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