Ch.1 - Foundations Of Cognitive Psych Flashcards
Self concept is derived from
Knowledge
Interpreting our environment requires
Knowledge
Emotional adjustments to our world require
Memories
Who published first cog textbook and when?
Ulric Neisser, 1967
Wilhelm Wundt & Bradford Titchner launched research psych. What did they study and how?
Conscious mental events by introspection
Behaviours and stimuli are
Objective
What else shapes our behaviour?
Subjective, unobservable entities such as beliefs, memories etc
Are stimuli straight forward in causing a reaction?
No. Sometimes they need interpreting by the individual. ‘Can you please pass the salt?’
What is the best probable way of measuring cognition?
Indirectly
What does ‘working memory’ do?
Holds information actively being worked on
How can we test working memory?
Span test: 1st ANGK, 2nd DSKLF, 3rd JTYFBW etc until fail
When people make mistakes with the span test it is usually
Similar sounding or looking, depending upon experiential form
Working memory is a part of the
Working memory system
What is at the heart of the working memory system?
Central executive
The executive is helped by
Assistants, information storage kind of like post it notes
The assistant that helps with rehearsing working memory items is
The articulary rehearsal loop
The articulary rehearsal loop is launched by
Subvocalisation
Subvocalisation produces a representation of memory item in the
Phonological buffer
Rehearsal loop requires two things:
1) Subvocal speech
2) Phonological buffer
When the rehearsal loop is functioning, what isn’t needed?
The central executive
How can we influence and demonstrate the working memory system?
Perform a phonological action such as vocalising a word, won’t do as well
What is the scope of cognitive psychology?
The scientific study of the acquisition, retention and use of knowledge
