PSYC 2260 Study Guide - Winter 2019, Comprehensive Final Exam Notes - Memory, Cognitive Psychology, Working Memory
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Learning outcomes: describe and differentiate mind-body dualism from mind-body monism, describe and differentiate structuralism and functionalism, describe and differentiate the cognitive and behavioural perspectives of behaviour. Introduction: what we perceive depends on our perspective. Influenced by darwin"s evolutionary theory - importance of adaptation to help organisms survive and reproduce: endures in cognitive psychology (mental process) and evolutionary psychology (adaptive behaviour) Cerebral cortex: the cerebral cortex has four lobes. January 11, 2019: frontal movement and executive functions (e. g. , planning, decision-making, partial reception and integration of sensory information, occipital visual information, temporal memory, language, audition, taste and smell. In the superior frontal sulcus, it is only until the age of 35, do you see a decrease, plateauing off. An inability to meet the demands of adult life, such as securing employment or forming adult relationships, could lead to numerous negative outcomes for youth as they transition into young adulthood.