PSYC 330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Behaviorism, Wilhelm Wundt, Visual Search

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 330
• Professor: Richard Smith

Document Summary

Readings are drafts from dr. wright"s textbook will be distributed in class, one week before the relevant lecture. Midterm exam (february 25th 2014 11:30 am 1:30 pm) Final exam is essentially non-cumulative (april 23rd 2014. Thought paper assignments (5% each, 15% of grade overall) Required to write 3 one-page papers on questions posted on canvas. March 11th 2014, due march 18th 2014. April 1st 2014, due april 8th 2014. Late 1800s: the principles of psychology (textbook, 1890) had a full chapter on attention. Known as the father of psychology in usa. Most people believe that attention is defined as focusing on something: General term that a lot of things fit under. It is hard to singularly define the term attention . Focusing is only a part of attention. Easy way to convey terms and models. Can help you understand something that is complex. Can help explain something to someone in a different field.