Introduction to cognitive neuropsychology (Study questions with complete answers)

Name two reasons why Neuropsy. could be important for the court! correct answers Marr's Levels of Analysis (David Marr-1982) Vision: A Computational Investigation into the Human Representation and Processing of Visual Information correct answers Computational level: What is the goal of the system? Algorithmic/Mechanistic level: What steps are needed to accomplish the task? Which representations or operations are unsed to solve the problem? Implementation level: How is the algorithm implemented in the hardware? How is everything realized physically? Rational Analysis (John R. Anderson-1991) "Is human cognition adaptive?" Behavioral and Brain Sciences GOAL correct answers GOAL-Which problem does the function solve? Environment- What is the world like in which the system has to function well? limitations- Which computational limitations does the system have? optimal behavior TEST & REVISE-What would the optimal way of solving the problem be given 1-3? Is the prediction in 4 a good explanation of the actually observed behavior? If not, revise assumptions 1-3. Source of evidence correct answers Experiments: -behavioral : decisions reaction times eye-movements -neurological: single-cell recordings event-related potentials functional brain-imaging Coincidence: -brain lesions after accidents rare diseases unusual childhoods Introspection: - Self-Assessment: grammaticality judgements intuitions about logical inferences Definition of Cognitive Psychology (John R. Anderson (2015)) correct answers Cognitive psychology is the science of how the mind is organized to produce intelligent thought and how the mind is realized in the brain. Introspection (Wilhelm Wundt) correct answers a systematic examination of subjective mental experiences that requires people to inspect and report on the content of their thoughts -> goal carve out atoms of the mind first psychology lab: Leipzig 1879