PSYC 2265 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Sensory Memory, Connectionism, Noam Chomsky
21 Apr 2017
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Psyc 2265 lecture 2 introduction to cognition (part 2) The emergence of cognitive psychology: behaviourism is placed under the microscope and criticized, evidence of learning without responding (mcnamara, long, & wike, 1956) Correct speech is rewarded: noam chomsky (linguistics) stated that operant conditioning accounting for language had no real value as an explanation. Doesn"t account for novel sentences or grammatical errors by children (e. g. i hitted the ball) Argued against language acquisition being because of behaviourism. Information processing approach: this approach corresponds with the computer metaphor. Works in the style of serial processing (one step at a time: this is a way to explain and conceptualize cognitive processes, works through time-ordered sequence of events, this approach has three assumptions: Each stage receives and passes on information. Atkinson & shiffrin (1968) modal model of memory: sensory input sensory memory short-term memory long- term memory. More recent approach: connectionism (pdp, this approach corresponds with the brain metaphor, serial vs.
