PSYB57H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Information Theory, Experimental Psychology, Cognitive Psychology
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Folk psychology: an umbrella term for various assumptions and theories based on the everyday behaviour of ourselves and others. In dichotic testing, two different message are received simultaneously: people respond faster to an expected stimulus than to one that is unexpected. Broadbent filter model: filter model: a theory based on the idea that information processing is restricted by channel capacity, shannon and weaver broadbent, asked patients to listen to three pairs of digits. Distracted driving: found that conversing on a cell phone led to significantly poorer driving performance. Subjects immediately begin counting backwards by threes from the number and, after a specific interval, are asked to recall the original items. Metacognition and cognitive psychology: metacognition: knowledge about the way the cognitive processes work. Understanding of our own cognitive processes: the biggest challenge for beginners in cognitive psychology may be to get over the feeling that thinking about thinking is an impossibly abstract skill.
