Intro to Cognition

Question 1

what is cognition

Answer 1

mental processes involved in perception, attention, memory, language, problem solving, reasoning and decision making

Question 2

what is cognitive psychology

Answer 2

branch of psych concerned with the scientific study of the mind and mental processes

Question 3

aristotle took interest in…

Answer 3

memory, leaning and mental images

Question 4

what laws did aristotle introduce

Answer 4

association, contrast….

Question 5

what did Donder measure

Answer 5

how long it takes a person to make a decision

Question 6

what was the experiment to measure the time it takes to make a decision

Answer 6

1. press button when light
2. press R if R and L if L

Question 7

what approach did Wundt develop

Answer 7

structuralism approach

Question 8

what is the structuralism approach

Answer 8

overall experience is determined by combining basic elements of experience called sensations

Question 9

what is Wundt’s method of analytic introspection

Answer 9

participants trained to describe experiences and thought processes in response to stimuli (Imp: replication of experiments)

Question 10

what did ebbinghaus study

Answer 10

human memory

Question 11

what was ebbinghaus’ experiment

Answer 11

read a list of nonsens syllables
measures nb or repititions needed to repeat without errors
measure forgetting in different time delays
saving = og time to learn list - time to relearn after delay
savings curve shows saving as a function of retention interval

Question 12

what is james known for

Answer 12

2 types of memories
observations based on his own mind

Question 13

what did Tolman study

Answer 13

learning is more abstract
rat maze
placed for 10 days
place food
rats can always find it
COGNITIVE MAP

Question 14

who and how was Ebbinghaus’ methods rejected

Answer 14

bartlett
meaningful materials (stories)
memory is a process of reconstructing material
schema-based approach is the origin of schema research and inference

Question 15

what did piaget study

Answer 15

interested in the mind, intelligence and intelligence building in children

Question 16

what is the information processing approach

Answer 16

way to study the mind based on insights associated with the digital computer
operation of the min occurs in STAGES
1. –> 2. –> 3.

Question 17

what is the broadbent approach

Answer 17

stimulu–> sensory M–> STM–>LTM
repitition
boradbent=backbent = flèche

Question 18

what to think about when thinking of methods to study

Answer 18

how much a prs can remember
how accurate can they be
manipulate strategies, input, circumstances
speed (RT)
brain and nervous system

Question 19

3Q that cognitive psychology can answer about human behavior

Answer 19

• What we pay most attention to in an add (colours/words/images) measured by microscopic eye movements
• How many words we can remember quiet vs when noise (how does auditory intake affect concentration on a memory task)
• Categorize words with priming that determines a sense (how do we categorize things. Is it definite or depends on the environment)

Question 20

How is cognitive psych relevant to everyday

Answer 20

how we pay attention, memory, perception, language, problem solving, decision making, reasoning
so many things going on at the same time we dont even notice but are super important

Question 21

which method to infer processes of the brain do you find most interesting and why

Answer 21

brain imaging (neurological), understanding the structure can give a lot of insight on organization and processing

Question 22

practical applications of cognitive psych

Answer 22

YES,
- learn how much we can pay attention to structure school
- learn where we pay attention for adds
- learn how disabilities affect certain cognitive abilities and not others

Question 23

how can we study the mind if we cant see it

Answer 23

infer from behavior and performance
neuroimaging