PSYC 2700 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cognitive Psychology, Psycholinguistics, Computer Language
29 Oct 2018
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Applied cognitive psychology: things that have to do with learning/memory (ex, experts in their field are represented in this field of psychology) o military, industry, experts o how do we stop people from failing (like the experts) o supply cognition information. Many parallels between computer, brain, and cognition: o language like copying info into the brain o memory computers operate off of memory o time delays from information being processed (when we hear it vs when it is said) o inputs/outputs o social networks vs computer networks. Different principles but all interconnected o like the brain: neurons and how they connect to human thinking and different levels of cognition o how are neurons organized into function to become informational (ex: vision, sound?) Alan newell: computers specifically engineered with all different levels (hardware) in it o computer levels vs brain levels: o hardware >operating systems >programs >internet/outsourced information >connections body >brain > memories > thoughts/learning > neurons.
