Intro To Cog Psych Flashcards

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The study of mental processes

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Cognitive psychology

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Study of how people acquire, store, transform, and use information

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Neissers definition of cognitive psych

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Study of how people acquire, store, transform, and use information

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Neissers definition of cognitive psych

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4
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A way of psychology based on the questioning the building blocks of mental processes

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Structuralism

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5
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Questioning what the functions of building blocks of mental processes

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Functionalism

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6
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How did James and other functionalists study functionalism?

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Focusing on the PURPOSE of mental processes

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7
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EEG/ERP spatial and temporal resolutions

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Poor spatial res
Excellent temporal res

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8
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MEG

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excellent temporal res
Good spatial resolution

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9
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PET

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Poor temporal res
Good spatial resolution

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10
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fMRI

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-poor temporal res
-excellent spatial resolution

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