Chapter One Flashcards
the acquisition, storage, transformation, and use of knowledge
cognition
a theoretical orientation that emphasizes people’s thought processes and their knowledge
the cognitive approach
evidence obtained through observation and experimentation
empirical evidence
what did wundt believe introspection was?
trained individuals would systematically analyze their own sensations and thoughts as objectively as possible
define the recency effect
our recall is especially accurate for the final items in a series of stimuli
define gestalt psychology
humans have the tendency to organize what we see
the whole is greater than the sum of its parts
the overall quality transcends the individual elements
gestalt
which model says our mental processes are similar to the operations of a computer
the information processing approach
which model says that memory involves a sequence of separate steps that in each step information is transferred from one storage area to another
atkinson-shiffrin model
sensory memory
a storage system that records info from each of our senses with reasonable accuracy
combines the research techniques of cognitive psych and methods of assessing the physical brain
cognitive neuroscience
destruction in one area of the brain
brain lesions
radioactive material is injected so researchers can measure blood flow to various areas of the brain
PET scan
(positron emission tomography)
a large magnet produces changes in oxygen-rich blood measure and take a photos of brain activity
fMRI
records very brief changes in the brain’s electrical activity in response to an auditory tone
ERP technique
(event-related potential)
