PSY100H1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cognitive Model, Impulsivity, Criminal Psychology
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Know stats understand what that means conceptually. Slide 2: cognitive model and motivational model lec 3 slide 31 explained. Motivational model not on midterm, will be on final. There are diff models: depends on the time allowed for info to be processed: do you have a year to make your decision, or just a second to make your decision, cognitive model based on 2 facets: 1) how long ppl can think about a problem. 2) how quickly a person processes info: 2x2 graph they are continuous in real life; attention is not just short" and long" attention span = actually continuous; same with info processing = continuous, 4 combos: 1) fast speed of processing but short attention span. 2) fast speed of processing and long attention span. Extra time left over because can process info fast. 3) slow processing and short attention span.
