Psychology 2410A/B Lecture Notes - Venn Diagram, Forgetting Curve

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2410A/B
• Professor: Adam Cohen

Document Summary

Class 1: the origins of knowledge and other issues . Sometimes we are more alike at present time with our younger selves, and sometimes we are more alike someone our own age than we are with our younger selves. Was constructed in the mind/brain, by the mind/brain (constructivism) Genetically based, with learning mechanisms, built to construct knowledge: therefore, 1, 2, and 3 go hand in hand. (individually necessary and collectively sufficient) Teacher: look at notes within 24hrs = best memory. After each day you lose more info from memory forgetting curve (ebbinghaus) Look at course goals because its somewhat of a cheat. Sheet for what questions will be asked on exam! By mature we refer to genes, and by nurture we refer to environment (environment can be physical, social, cultural, linguistic, economic, historical, etc): genes are recipes, environment are ingredients. They are useless unless they go hand in hand. The nature/nurture debate has some sub-topics: a) common abilities (ca)