Intro to Cognitive Psychology Flashcards
What is an important difference between humans and other animals?
Language ability
What have experimental studies of chimpanzees shown?
That some chimpanzees can use grammar & even create sentences, but they can’t speak.
What is the structure of the brain and larynx linked to?
Speaking & language use
What skills have contributed to human society and interaction?
- using tools
- solving problems
- speaking
What do humans rely on?
- remembering things
- being able to take information into the brain via the senses
Where is information processed?
In the brain.
Why can the brain’s processing of information be described as being linear?
Because information flows through the brain in a way that seems logical.
What happens after information is taken in by the senses?
It is processed.
What happens after information is encoded?
It is stored.
What happens when information is remembered?
It is retrieved from storage.
The assumption that information is processed follows…
… scientific theory.
The cognitive approach uses…
… scientific methods.
What are the components of the multi-store model of memory?
- sensory register
- short-term memory
- long-term memory
In the sensory register, information is…
… input.
In the STM, information is…
… either rehearsed or lost.
