APK 3400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Electrodermal Activity, Decision-Making, Cognitive Psychology
27 Mar 2017
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Definition: using one"s senses to create or recreate an experience or visual image in the mind that at times may seem to be as real as seeing the image with our physical eyes . Cognitive psychology mental representation in your mind of a sensory experience. What is the point of mental imagery: helpful when learning or maintaining certain kinds of motor skills. Imagining yourself performing certain muscle movements you can actually get better: theory of grounded cognition. Abstract/symbolic theories: mental images aren"t images at all, mental imagery merely consists of the manipulation of abstract symbols in the brain, the resource we have available to generate behavior. 1: an image is created from information stored in the sensory store, working memory, Imagery vs. hallucination: some argue imagery = hallucination, hallucinations confused with reality, remember option a vs. option b? option c. Brain could not distinguish: thing you hear voices they seem real (tricked)
