PSY270H1 Lecture Notes - Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Artificial Neural Network, Carl Wernicke
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The scientific study of the processes and products of the human mind . + self-examination of one"s conscious thoughts and feelings. + self-observation of one"s mental state ;; human self-reflection, contrasted with external observation. Not always aware look at end product, not the process. Method of inquiry: behaviorism called learning perspective (any physical action is a behavior) based on proposition that all things that organisms do acting, thinking, feeling can and should be regarded as behaviors. + individuals response to different environmental stimuli shapes our behaviors. We can observe the inputs to and outputs from the mind (behavior) + the mind is unobservable ;; should not be a target of inquiry. Cannot account for creativity, or the learning of language (noam chomsky) Limiting science to only the observable is a bad idea. We can make inferences about mental processes (cognitive) We can localize the workings of the mind (physiology view of stimulus/input & response/output)
