PSYCH C120 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Interference Theory, Introspection, Mental Rotation
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Wilhelm wundt & edward titchener; focus on individual aspects of perception by having trained observers. B. f. skinner & john watson, everything can be explained by environmental stimuli causing observable. Intuition blindness is when we assume something to be true because our intuition tells us it is, so we don"t. Why is it a challenge for cognitive psychology? investigate. It suggests that intuition systematically blinds us to the full universe of problems our minds spontaneously solve. What are the central problems with introspectionism as an approach to explaining cognition? report perceived stimuli. What are the central problems with behaviorism as an approach to explaining cognition? behavior. Psychology should have operational definitions, which objectively specify each part of the relationships between environment and behavior. Why was this a problem for behaviorism? rats and cheese. He had the rats go down a pathway that turned and led to cheese.
