Module 2: How to study cognition Flashcards
Compare the philosophical views of cognitive psychology according to Plato vs Aristotle
What is the mind-body problem and what are the different views explaining the interaction between the mind and the body?
mind-body problem:
-monism:
(neutral monism)–>
(materialism)–>
(idealism)–>
-dualism
Compare top-down processing and bottom-up processing
Define the 3 historical approaches seen in class
structuralism:
functionalism:
behaviorism:
Who are the “fathers” of the historical approaches and what are the techniques they used to test their ideas?
structuralism- Wilhelm Wundt
functionalism- James William
behaviorism- Pavlov (classical), Skinner (operant), Thorndike (instrumental)
What are blindsight and cortical blindness?
What are the limitations to behaviorism
What are the principal critics of structuralism and functionalism
structuralism–>
functionalism–>
What the cognitive revolution?
What is cognitive neuroscience? What is computational neuroscience?
Independant variables vs dependant variables?
Describe Waugh and Norman’s model of memory
Describe the analogies that were made between the brain and computers during the cognitive revolution
Why do we process information and what are the limits to information processing in the human brain?
What is decision fatigue and how can we reduce it?
