SOLUTIONS
, what 3 things did early psychologists focus on 1) methodology
2) basic cognitive processes
3) theory building
what is the aim of applied cognitive science to understand
cognitive processes as they occur in the real world of human
experience
what does applied cognitive science attempt to do to solve
practical - real life problems
what are 5 applications of applied cognitive science 1)
improving the attention skills of shift workers or drivers
2) improving eye-witness recall
3) using memory strategies
4) clinical diagnosis and rehabilitation
5) improving sports performance
who is the father of experimental psychology Wilhelm Wundt
what did wundt want to study the structure of the human mind
(thoughts, images and feelings)
what did wundt assess perception and attention through
introspection and measured reaction times to simple and 2-
choice stimuli
what did wundts work show showed that psychology could be
a valid experimental science
what did galton investigate mental imagery
how did galton investigate mental imagery he used a
questionnaire to investigate the strength and nature of mental
imagery