PSY270H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1&2: Optical Illusion, Optical Flow, Visual Cortex
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Involves in thinking and mental process/internal events occurring between sensory stimulation and the overt expression of behavior. E. g. notice the light is dim perception. Remembering or not to buy light bulbs/talking to cashier/make decision-mental process. Wilhelm wundt first psychologists studies conscious experience through introspective method (self-report of a person"s thought) Conditioning process imitation of the speakers and feedback the child"s speech elicited. Counter: children have the mental capacity to learn the rule for language result from cognitive process inherent in humans. Conclusion behaviorists understanding the process behind the overt behaviors. *definition of behaviorists one who adheres to the perspective in psychology that focus on observable behaviors. Invention of the computer development of information processing. How information is stored in our minds think of the brain as a hardware/cognition as a software the process of mind and the connection with the brain. Ulric neisser publication of book that tying together different topics of study under the field of cognitive psychology.
