PSYCH 2H03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Subvocalization, Neuropsychology, Cognitive Neuroscience
18 Jan 2017
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Cognition: what we know, what we remember, and how we think. The ability to understand the world depends on knowledge an individual brings to the situation. Cognitive psychology: the scientific study of the acquisition, retention, and use of knowledge. Actions, thoughts, and feelings all depend on knowledge. Allows us to make connections between ideas and form expectations. Loss of memory can be devastating, e. g. a man with amnesia must be told again and again about his uncle"s death, forcing him to relive the grief many times over. Memories about our actions, feelings, and thoughts allow us to know who we are. Modern cognitive psychology is only 50 years old. Cognitive revolution: an intellectual movement in the 1950s that began what are known collectively as the cognitive sciences. Psychology must study conscious mental events: feelings, thoughts, perceptions, and recollections. Stems from the fact that the only person who can observe your thoughts is you.
