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Chapter 1 Intro to Cognitive Psychology Flashcards

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What is cognition

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the mental process involved in gaining knowledge and comprehension

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what is cognitive psychology

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using a cognitive approach to psychology focused on cognition

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what is a cognitive approach

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a theoretical way to study thoughts and knowledge

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What is empirical evidence

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aristotle- carful observation and experimentation

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what is introspection

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wilhelm wundt- carefully trained observers look at their own feelings and sensations

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what is human memory

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hermann ebbinghaus- individual differences research and what individual abilities are different

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what are the early memory researchers

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mary whiton calkins- recency effect and first women president of apa

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what is primacy effect

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initial items are stored in the long-term memory for efficiently

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what is the recency effect

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last few words are still in working members and readily available

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who’s william james

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principles of psychology and tip of the tongue phenomenon- i know the word

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what is the gestalt approach

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basic tendencies to organize things, the whole is greater then the parts
insight
:)
how humans perceive experienced

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what is behaviorism

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objective observational reactions to stimuli and environmental things rather than subjective

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what is operational

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a precise definition that specifies how a concept is to be measured ( working memory)

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what is the cognitive revolution

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disappointment with behavioral
Human memory research
Gene piaget

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Present cognitive psychology

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influence on the discipline of psychology
issues with ecological validity (people outside the study)
study of real life issues

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what is the interdisciplinary field

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Kent psychology, neuroscience, computer science philosophy, linguistics
focus of how they affect behaviors or internal representations

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what is pure artificial intelligence

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an approval to AI that focus is on efficiency, regardless of its covert

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What is computer stimulation/modeling

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takes human limitations into account
How human might solve a problem

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what is the information processing approach?

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One step at a time
Mental processes are similar to operations of computer
information processes through our cognitive system

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what are information processing assumptions?

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Stimuli must be present
Multiple processing stages
Decision
response

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what is the connectionist approach

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are you at cognitive values are best linked
Serial versus parallel processing
cerebral cortex

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what is the spreading activation theory?

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One strand of memory activates, another through links

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what is cognitive neuroscience?

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Various methods of assessing the structure of the brain

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What is social cognitive neuroscience?

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using neuroscience to study society
Like picking up an accent when you hang out with someone

25
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We’re techniques of cognitive neuroscience

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Brain l lesions
Event related potential technique, ERP
Positron emission thermography PET scan
functional magnetic resonance imaging fRMI

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What is a brain lesion?

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Distraction of the brain in an area caused by an accident

27
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who is henry molaison

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bilateral medical Temple lease ectomy to curious epilepsy
Could learn things, but didn’t remember learning them

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what is a transcranial magnetic stimulation

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Uses magnets to induce activity and certain parts of the brain. It’s like a forced brain reset

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event related potential technique (erp)

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electro on the outside of the skull to measure the flow of persons brain
Non-invasive fast but vegas

30
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what is positron emission typography

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PET scan
Radioactive tracer to study blood flow lots of blood means most active

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functional magnetic resonance imaging

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fMRI oxygen to trust brain activity most oxygen is most active
Only a small subject, cause this shits expensive and not practical

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