PSYB57H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Edward B. Titchener, Cognitive Psychology, Bodymind
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We talk about cognitive elements all of the time! Dull" to average" to bright" to genius" to talk about how people think and how successfully they are; also used in the classroom: pay attention! Cognitive psychology is concerned with the systematic study of how cognitive processes (like these) work. Informing best practices for learning in the classroom for students of less subtle, pathological changes) older people have a fear of losing your mind/memory. Methods of inquiry: behaviorism: psychology is the science of behavior, the mind is unobservable and thus should not be a target of scientific inquiry. 4: limiting only the observable = a bad idea, famous behaviorists, ivan pavlov (1849-1936, b. f. skinner (1904-1990, john watson (1878-1958) Behaviorism has a hard time explaining why children learn languages with such ease language acquisition device that predisposes children to learn languages. Behaviourism has a hard time as well as explaining creativity, new ways of thinking/products that have not been invented before.
