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Cognitive Psychology Chapter I (1-8) Part 1
This deck covers key concepts and historical figures in cognitive psychology, focusing on definitions, areas of study, and philosophical influences.
Definition of cognitive psychology:
The science of mental functions (implies empirical research)
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Term
Definition
Definition of cognitive psychology:
The science of mental functions (implies empirical research)
Areas of cog psy:
Perception, attention, action, thinking, reasoning, memory, problem solving, decision making, language
What was passed down from behaviorism to cognitive psychology?
Very rigor empirical methods.
Cognitive Psychology as it is defined in the book:
Cognitive Psychology is the study of how people perceive, learn, remember and think about information.
The progression of ideas often invloves a dialectic. What is meant by dialectic?
A developmental process: Thesis - Antithesis - Synthesis
The dialectical progress of ideas was first described by …
Hegel (1770 - 1831)
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Definition of cognitive psychology: | The science of mental functions (implies empirical research) |
Areas of cog psy: | Perception, attention, action, thinking, reasoning, memory, problem solving, decision making, language |
What was passed down from behaviorism to cognitive psychology? | Very rigor empirical methods. |
Cognitive Psychology as it is defined in the book: | Cognitive Psychology is the study of how people perceive, learn, remember and think about information. |
The progression of ideas often invloves a dialectic. What is meant by dialectic? | A developmental process: Thesis - Antithesis - Synthesis |
The dialectical progress of ideas was first described by … | Hegel (1770 - 1831) |
A rationalist believes … | … that the route to knowledge is through logical analysis. |
A empiricist believes … | … that we acquire knowledge via empirical evidence. |
A famous French rationalist: | René Descartes (1596 - 1650) |
A famous British empiricist: | John Locke (1632 - 1704) |
Locke’s tabula rasa stands for which believe? | Humans are born without knowledge and therefore must seek knowledge through empirical observation. |
Who synthesized Locke’s empiricism and Descartes rationalism? | Kant (1724 - 1804) |
An example of an early dialectic in the history of psychology: | Structuralism vs. Functionalism |
A famous proponent of Structuralism: | Wilhelm Wundt (1832 - 1920) |
One of the methods Wundt used in his research: | Introspection |