Chapter 1: The Science of The Mind

Question 1

Introspection

Answer 1

The process through which one “looks within”, to observe and record the contents of ones own mental life.
- Cannot be used in experimentation, as it is not observable or objective.

Question 2

The Transcendental Method

Answer 2

A type of theorizing proposed by the philosopher Immanuel Kant. To use this method, an investigator first observes the effects or consequences of a process and then asks: What must the process have been to bring about these effects?

Question 3

Behaviorist Movement

Answer 3

A methodological perspective that dominated American psychology for many years. This perspective emphasized broad principles concerned with how behavior changes in response to different configurations of stimuli (including stimuli that are often called “rewards” and “punishments”). In it’s early days, behaviorists sought to avoid mentalistic terms (terms that referred to representations or processes inside the mind).

Question 4

Response Time (RT)

Answer 4

The amount of time (usually measured in milliseconds) needed for a person to respond to a particular event (like a question or a que).

Question 5

Cognitive Neuroscience

Answer 5

The effort toward understanding humans’ mental functioning through close study of the brain and nervous system.

Question 6

Clinical Neuropsychology

Answer 6

The study of brain function that uses, as it’s main data source, cases in which damage or illness has disrupted the working structure.

Question 7

Neuroimaging Techniques

Answer 7

Non-invasive methods for examining either the structure of the activation pattern within a living brain.