PSYCH 2H03 Chapter 1: Chapter 1 Textbook Notes
10 Jan 2017
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When cognitive psychology rst launched, understood as scienti c study of knowledge. Must remember that cognitive psychology not only concerned with functioning as intellectuals, but also depends on knowledge! All encounters with the world depend on supplementing your experience with knowledge. Cognitive psych can help us understand capacities relevant to every moment of life. In modern form, cp is around 50 years old. Earliest textbook published by ulric neisser 1967. Cp had huge effect, called the cognitive revolution from the 50s-60s. Wilhelm wundt and edward titchener were rst to endeavour separate from philosophy or biology and launched new enterprise of research psychology. Their view was that psychology was largely concerned with study of conscious mental events like feelings. Only way to study thoughts was through introspect. Introspect: look within", to observe and record the content of our won mental lives and sequences of our own experiences.
