PSYC 2650 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1&4: Knitting, Binding Problem, The Roots

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Chapter 1 summary (p. 3-16 for midterm 1) Is it possible to have better memory : ex. A huge range of our actions, thoughts and feelings depend on knowledge: ex. Consider the simple story betsy wanted to bring jacob a present. This 4-sentence story is easy to understand but only because you provided some important bits of background yourself. Amnesia cases in which someone, because of brain damage, has lost the ability to remember certain materials: case of h. m. Patient had no trouble remembering prior events to the surgery but unable to recall any event after. Without memory, h. m had no way to come to terms with his uncle"s death (which happened after the surgery) Each of us has a conception of who we are, and what sort of person we are, and that conception is supported by numerous memories: without memory, there is no self. Cognitive revolution 1950"s and 60"s: changed the intellectual map of our field.

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