PSY100H1 Chapter Notes -Neuropsychology, Vocal Folds, Memory Rehearsal
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Chapter 1 the science of the mind. Everything that we do, everything that we feel or say, depends on our cognition what we know, what we remember and how we think. Cognitive psychology was known as the scientific study of knowledge: this led to questions like how is knowledge acquired, retained and used for making decisions and problem soving. Your studying for a test and the information wont stick in your mind, you look for another strategy to study. Your friends movement in the room is acting as a distraction and you cant shut it out. In each of these examples things aren"t going as you wish : you remember less then you want to, you are unable to ignore distraction and voters are making a choice you don"t like. Make it seem like cognitive psychology is focused on our ability to remember, or to pay attention, or to think though options when making a choice.
