PSYB57H3 : chapter 1
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Chapter 1: the science of the mind: cognitive psychology first understood as the scientific study of knowledge, cognitive psychology is roughly 50 years old, h. m. memory loss brought on by brain surgery. Could not remember any events that happened after the operation: wundt and tichener: psychology needs to be concerned with the study of conscious mental events. Holds information in an easily accessible form, so that the information is instantly available when you need it: working memory has a small capacity, span test: read someone a list of four items. The person has to report these back, immediately in sequence. If they are in use for overt speech, they block the availability for subvocal speech: concurrent articulation cuts memory span. Inner speech relies on the brain areas responsible for planning the muscle movements of speech: neuropsychology: concerned with how various forms of brain dysfunction influence observed performance.
