PSY100H1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Epiphenomenalism, Stage Illusions, Gabrielle Giffords
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Chapter 1: introduction: folk psychology=> an umbrella term for various assumptions and theories based on the everyday behaviour of ourselves and others. Time to respond varied by the # of stimuli available. Models of information-processing: there are 2 main models: broadbent"s filter model & waugh and norman"s model of information-processing. Peterson task=> an experimental paradigm in which subjects are given a set of items then a number. Introspection is: subjective, individual thoughts/perspectives, non-statistical experimental is: objective, group data averaged, statistical. The range of cognitive psychology: human experimental psychology consists of: memory, attention, problem-solving, language, computer analogies information-processing approach consists of: artificial intelligence & computer stimulation, cognitive neuroscience consists of: brain damage and the effect on cognition. The brain is the sole organ of the mind. Basic character and intellectual traits are innately determined. The relation b/w the mind and brain: there are 4 classical efforts to explain an understanding b/w the mind and brain: interactionism, epiphenomenalism, parallelism, and isomorphism.
