S1 Foundations of Perception and Cognition

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Decks in this class (23)

L1 Intro to Perception
What is the origin of the word pe...,
Why is it critical for animals to...,
What are our 5 input senses
34  cards
L2 - Methods
Overview of experimental methods. Strengths and weaknesses for each technique, different techniques suitable for different questions
24  cards
L3 - Spatial Vision
What is spatial vision,
Who was david marr what did he pu...,
How did mark suggest that we see ...
30  cards
L4 - Body Senses
How do we know where we are and where objects are?
21  cards
L5 - Binocular vision and depth perception
What is depth perception,
What are monocular cues,
Name 3 monocular cues
21  cards
L6 - Motion Perception
Why might motion detection be imp...,
Where in our vision are we most s...,
How does motion help us locate or...
22  cards
L7 Sensory Memory
Learning and Cognition
27  cards
L8 - Attention
Using the brain is a computer met...,
What was the simons and chabris 1999,
What was simons and chabris 1999 ...
18  cards
L9 - Short Term Memory
Where is short term memory stm in...,
What is stms capacity,
What task demonstrated stms capacity
30  cards
L10 Long Term Memory
Where is long term memory ltm in ...,
Define retrieval in relation to s...,
What is dissociation deficit
33  cards
L11 - Problem Solving
Define a problem,
What are the four different types...,
The gestalt researchers were some...
13  cards
L12 - Cognitive Models
Generally speaking what is a model,
What are cognitive models,
What is the information processin...
13  cards
L13 Intro to decision making
What are the three different appr...,
What is normative decision making,
What is descriptive decision making
33  cards
L14 - Heuristics and Biases that make us dumb
What is kahneman and tverskys heu...,
Define heuristics,
Define biases
16  cards
L15 - Simple Heuristics that make us smart: Gigerenzer
What is the classical enlightenme...,
What is the instrumental view of ...,
What is the bounded rationality v...
26  cards
L16 - Applying the research
Success stories in aiding and medical decision making
19  cards
L17 - Applying the research - legal
Success stories in aiding decisions in the legal system
19  cards
L18 - Expert decision making
Do experts exhibit the same biase...,
What are 5 biases that experts ex...,
What are some potential problems ...
22  cards
L19 - The Brain
Cognitive Neuroscience
49  cards
L20 - Action Potentials
What is a neuron,
What does the neuron cell body co...,
What is the myelin sheath in the ...
31  cards
L21 - Neural Plasticity
What is a neural network,
What is the process called that a...,
What determines the state of a ne...
51  cards
L22 - Attention
Define attention,
1 approximately how many pieces o...,
What is endogenous attention
30  cards
L23 - Declarative memory
What are the 4 stages of memory,
For learning that takes minutes h...,
For learning that takes days to y...
37  cards

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