lecture 2 the science of the mind Flashcards
the science study of aquidition retention and use of knowledge is called
cog psych
cog psych studies
memorization, attention, concentration, and making decisions
when did cog psych emerge
50 years ago
the process of recording your own thoughts and experiences is called
introspection
introspection was founded by_____
what are some cons fo introspection
wilhem wunt
cons: thoughts are unconsoious, not always measurable, self report can be i naccurate, subjective and dont know if 1000% correct
what does behaviorism focus on?
cons?
measurable behavior
cons: stimuls not enough to explain behavior, can study e/out explaining mental causes
bhaviorism is all ___ are driven by the _____ which has an ___ and a output
all behaviors are drivien by the stimulus
the cognitive revolution was the—- AND TI DISCORVERED
its goal
change of psych in the 50s and 60s
CANT STUDY DIRECTLY AND MUST STUFY TO UNDERTAND WORLD
the ____ meathod by kant said to reason —- FROM OBS TO DETERMINE THE _____
which studies the mind
pic one
directly/indirectly
trancendal meathod
reason backwards from obs t determine the cause
indirectly
examples of methodologies are
responce times (the speed of something), preformance, cog neuroscience
story of HM
pt had severe ____
to aliviate his ___ they preformed a removal of the ____ lobe (MTL)
EPILEPTIC SEIZURES
bilateral medial temporal lobe
problems that came with hm’s surgery
aneograde amnesia is the loss to form ______ ____
cant form new memories
Severe declaritive memory imparement is
difficultly recalling facts and events consiously declared
spiatial lerning imparement
imparement in encoding enviormental information in order to navigare through space and recall locations of interest
the medial temporal lobe is involved in forming
new, longterm memories
and
spatial learning
