PSYC 2650 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: In Essence, Subvocalization, Working Memory
13 Mar 2013
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Cognition = what we know, what we remember, and how we think. Everything we do or feel depends on cognition. Memory is required for every task we do. Memory is an important factor in our sense of self. It"s required to know what we have accomplished in life or what we have failed at. Without memory, and thus without the ability to recall the events of our lives, there is no sense of self. Wundt and titchener were the first scholars to introduce the field of psychology, which they defined to be separate from biology or philosophy in the late 19th century. Their research was based on introspection, which was relied on to record an individual"s own mental life and experiences. Introspectors underwent extensive training to teach them specific vocabulary to use and to be as thorough and objective as possible in their accounts.
