PSYCH 240 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Psych, Memory, Dog
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History: the big problem in studying the mind, solutions to the problem. Introspectionism, behaviorism, cognitivism: cognitivism, computational view of the mind, information processing. Methodology: basic terminology: independent/dependent variables, main effects and interactions, reaction time methods, ruling out alternative explanations. Cognitive psychology is the scientific study of the human mind. The study of the structures and processes of the mind and brain that take in, transform, and use information. i. e. word flash test (know processes required) The problem: we (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:374)ot see the (cid:271)rai(cid:374), it"s like a (cid:271)la(cid:272)k (cid:271)o(cid:454). We see the stimulus that is coming in and the response that comes out, but cannot see the processes. Try to observe the manifestations of the mind behavior or physiology. Look inside and see what is going on, close eyes and think about the processes as we do them. Structuralist: mind as little building blocks that can help you figure out how the mind works.
