PSY270H1 Chapter 1: Chapter 1 Notes

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M ind: creates and controls mental functions such as perception, attention, memory, emotions, languages, deciding, thinking, and reasoning; a system that creates representations of the world so that we can act within it to achieve our goals. Cognitive psychology: the study of thinking how people perceive, learn, remember, and think about information : cognition what is actually going on in the mind; performance observable behaviour used as evidence of cognition, cognitive revolution. Purpose: determine how long it takes for a person to make a decision: method/conclusion: measuring reaction time time taken to respond to stimulus. Simple reaction time task: presenting stimulus (light) mental response (perceiving light) behavioural response (pushing button) choice reaction time task: presenting stimulus (light) mental response (perceiving light and decide which number to push) behavioural response (pushing button); took slightly longer therefore decision takes around 1/10 of a second. Significance: mental responses must be inferred from behaviour: ebbinghaus:

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