PSY270H5 Chapter : PSY270chapternotes(1-6).docx
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Cognitive psychology : the branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of the mind. Cognition: the mental processes such as perception attention, memory, and so on, that are what the mind does. Reaction time: how long it takes to respond to presentation of a stimulus. Structuralism: our overall experience is determined by combining basic elements of experience called sensations. Analytic introspection: a technique in which trained participants described their experiences and thought processes in response to stimuli. Classical conditioning: pairing one stimulus with another, previously neutral stimulus causes changes in the response to the neutral stimulus. Operant conditioning: behavior is strengthened by the presentation of positive reinforcers or withdrawal of negative reinforcers. Cognitive map: a conception of a maze"s layout. Information-processing approach: an approach that traces the sequence of mental operations involved in cognition. Artificial intelligence approach: making a machine behave in ways that would be called intelligent if a human were so behaving.
