Psychology 2135A/B Lecture Notes - Scientific Control, Concept Learning, Mental Representation

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2135A/B
• Professor: Marcie Penner- Wilger

Document Summary

The black bix: the challenege of cognitive science. Cognitive complexity and the necessity of bias. Data structures (strings, lists, etc) = algorithms = running program. A structure or process in the mind that stands for something else. We are interested in the inner workings of the mind (representations and processes) We cannot directly observe or measure what is going on in the mind. Input(stimuli going in)-- black box (the brain) -- output (behaviours coming out) Generally only have direct access to people"s overt behaviour. Internal representations and processes cannot be directly observed. Options: do not study the mind, instead study the behaviour only. Behaviourism: devise indirect methods to study the mind. Devise experiment to determine what"s inside the box - pull them out to see if they come out at the same force, go back in with the same force, All are indirect measures of cognitive processing! Brain imaging same problem as with other measures in cognitive psychology.