PSYC 1160 Lecture Notes - Deep Structure And Surface Structure, Rote Learning, William Bill
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Process of organizing information to solve a problem . Scurvey: vadco de gama (1487), 100 of the 160 men died. Scyrvey killed more sialors than accidents, warfare and other diseases combined. * modern cognitive sciences has advanced greatly in the last 3 to 4 decades. * 19th century witnessed structuralism (wundt) and asks about the structure of thought reports differed, results always fit. * result: no more study of cognition because no tools. * watson rejected the study of mental events: said psychology cant be a science, because we can"t see it, thoughts existed, but could not be studied because they were not objective. The domain of cognitive psychology: many aspects of psychology overlap in here. The unusual use test test of creativity and intelligence unusual uses you can think of for a penny curtain straightener tire check balance a table o o o: missing game piece, microwave oven disinfect sponges o.