Foundations of Cognitive Psychology

Question 1

What is introspection?

Answer 1

Self reporting of conscious cognitive processes that take place in the subjects mind, usually recorded or reported as a form of scientific research

Question 2

What is the Transcendental Method?

Answer 2

Through testing observable reactions inferences can be made to help understand why the results are the way they are. This is key to uncovering and explaining cognitive processes and predictions can be made from these theories if enough proven evidence is found

Question 3

Who was the most prominent behaviorist?

Answer 3

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Question 4

What are the two main problems with introspection?

Answer 4

Self reported
Requires a lot of training
Confirm above

Question 5

What sort of data did behaviorists examine?

Answer 5

Only observable behaviours

Question 6

What is the main problem with using a behaviorist approach to study mental processes?

Answer 6

It omits invisible mental process that people undergo. For example the same stimulus in the same setting can produce 2 different behavioural responses.

Question 7

Explain Kant’s transcendental method and give an example

Answer 7

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Question 8

Explain why the development of computers was important to the cognitive revolution

Answer 8

It gave vocabulary for numerous cognitive processes involving memory, retention and decision making (processing). It also showed that invisible processes can happen without observable behaviour