LECTURE 20 - information processing (stage 1)

Question 1

what is information processing ?

Answer 1

absorbing how someone responds to a stimuli

Question 2

what are the two types of information processing ?

Answer 2

behaviourism and cognitivism

Question 3

between the organism, input and output, how does information processing travel ?

Answer 3

input → the organism → output

Question 4

what is behaviourism ?

Answer 4

new behaviours or changes in behaviour are acquired through associations between stimulus and response

Question 5

what is cognitivism ?

Answer 5

learning occurs through internal processing of information

Question 6

what is the information processing 3 stage model ?

Answer 6

input → stimulus identification → response selection → response programming → output

Question 7

stages of information processing are ____ and ____

Answer 7

serial and discrete

Question 8

what is Richard Shiffrin known for ?

Answer 8

• field of human memory
• contributions to the empirical and theoretical investigation of both short- and long-term memory

Question 9

what 2 things happen at the stimulus identification stage ?

Answer 9

stimulus detection and pattern recognition

Question 10

what happens at stage 1 of the stimulus detection stage ?

Answer 10

• sensory information attained from external sources transformed into neurological signal(s)
• neurological code mapped into a meaningful event

Question 11

what happens at stage 2 of the stimulus detection stage ?

Answer 11

• extracting patterns for use in later stages of information processing
• natural or trained phenomenon

Question 12

what is the little Albert experiment ?

Answer 12

The experimenters left Albert alone with the rat, but each time he reached for it, they would hit a hammer against metal, causing a banging noise. After several pairings, experimenters only showed Albert the rat. This sight alone caused Albert to cry, which was his standard reaction to loud sounds

Question 13

what was the result after the little Albert experiment ?

Answer 13

anything furry after being conditioned a new response of fear

Question 14

do chest masters have better or worse recall memory ?

Answer 14

better

Question 15

who is Anders Ericsson ?

Answer 15

pioneered the concept that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become an expert

Question 16

what is chase and simons’ cognitive psychology pattern recognition assignment ?

Answer 16

• chess board with pieces, had a situation where they presented participants with a belief snapshot of the chest board; showing a real game

Question 17

what are the three groups of people studied in the chase and simons’ “cognitive psychology pattern recognition” experiment ?

Answer 17

• elite players
• amature players
• players who have never played chess before

Question 18

which group studied in the chase and simons’ “cognitive psychology pattern recognition assignment” gains perfection the quickest and by which trial ?

Answer 18

the elite players and by the 4th trial

Question 19

what is the snarc effect ?

Answer 19

• spacial numerical association of response coat
• usually ascending order rom left to right
• look at number on screen and click a key associated

Question 20

what type of people tend to violate snarc more quickly ?

Answer 20

people with higher artistic ability

Question 21

who did the doctor, resident, radiologist, etc. research ?

Answer 21

bouts et al.

Question 22

what were the 5 groups measured during the boutis et al experiment ?

Answer 22

• med student
• resident
• fellow
• attending
• radiologist

Question 23

which out of the 5 doctor positions had the most accurate diagnosis ?

Answer 23

radiologist

Question 24

why do people with earlier birthdays have a bigger representation among professional teams ?

Answer 24

• physical, mental and skill growth (since older and more time)
• get noticed by coaches earlier
• get picked by better teams
• become more confident in their abilities

Question 25

who preformed the “relative age effect and cognitive theory of expertise” experiment ?

Answer 25

mujika et al