PSY 357 Cogni on EXAM 1| Ques ons and answers |
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what is cogni ve psychology
what you experience; how you process it
what you know (ability to think, communicate)
what you remember (memory)
what you think (reasoning, logic, analysis)
thoughts, ac ons, feelings depend on cogni on
"study of acquisi on, reten on, use of knowledge"
study of mental events/processes
using diverse methods to collect many kinds of data
Limita ons of Introspec on/Behaviorism gave rise to
cogni ve psychology
William Wundt
INTROSPECTION
"father of experimental psychology"
Research:
-Examine sensa on/percep on
-Control ming of s mulus
-Ps (introspectors) trained to respond quickly and special vocabulary
> to avoid interpreta on; influence of memory
Introspec on
-school of psych preceding cog. psych
-psychologists trying to observe their own mind
-"looking within"
, **introspec on as a source of observa ons that need to be explained NOT a means of tes ng
hypotheses
Limita ons of Introspec on
-some thoughts/processes are unconscious
(we can't examine processes that
take place outside of awareness)
-thoughts are not measurable
-testability of claims is o3en una4ainable
-difficult to know if self-report accurately reflects the conscious experience
> "filter of descrip on"
(my thought>word transla on different than yours)
[li4le value as a scien fic tool]
Behaviorism
ignoring the mind (thoughts, feelings)
observable behavior provides objec ve data
easily observed and controlled directly:
environment
s mulus
response
Limits of Behaviorism
beliefs, preferences, hopes, and expecta ons cannot be directly observed
> these subjec ve en es also influence behavior
behavior is guided by how we understand/interpret situa ons
(s mulus + person's knowledge/understanding of s mulus)
"passing the salt behavior"
Updated Rated A+
what is cogni ve psychology
what you experience; how you process it
what you know (ability to think, communicate)
what you remember (memory)
what you think (reasoning, logic, analysis)
thoughts, ac ons, feelings depend on cogni on
"study of acquisi on, reten on, use of knowledge"
study of mental events/processes
using diverse methods to collect many kinds of data
Limita ons of Introspec on/Behaviorism gave rise to
cogni ve psychology
William Wundt
INTROSPECTION
"father of experimental psychology"
Research:
-Examine sensa on/percep on
-Control ming of s mulus
-Ps (introspectors) trained to respond quickly and special vocabulary
> to avoid interpreta on; influence of memory
Introspec on
-school of psych preceding cog. psych
-psychologists trying to observe their own mind
-"looking within"
, **introspec on as a source of observa ons that need to be explained NOT a means of tes ng
hypotheses
Limita ons of Introspec on
-some thoughts/processes are unconscious
(we can't examine processes that
take place outside of awareness)
-thoughts are not measurable
-testability of claims is o3en una4ainable
-difficult to know if self-report accurately reflects the conscious experience
> "filter of descrip on"
(my thought>word transla on different than yours)
[li4le value as a scien fic tool]
Behaviorism
ignoring the mind (thoughts, feelings)
observable behavior provides objec ve data
easily observed and controlled directly:
environment
s mulus
response
Limits of Behaviorism
beliefs, preferences, hopes, and expecta ons cannot be directly observed
> these subjec ve en es also influence behavior
behavior is guided by how we understand/interpret situa ons
(s mulus + person's knowledge/understanding of s mulus)
"passing the salt behavior"
