Psychology 2135A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Working Memory, The Roots, Cognitive Neuroscience

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2135A/B
• Professor: Kinda

Document Summary

Cognition = what we know, what we remember, how we think the scope of cognitive. Cognitive psychology = the scientific study of the acquisition, retention and use of knowledge. The study of both that which the mind is capable of and incapable of, and the way in which it does so. 2 streams of thought converged in psychology. Physiology stream: route to reality through empirical methods of observation, aristotle sensory reality. Reality is reflected in the concrete, observable, and that which can be detected by the sense: locke experience gives rise to reality. Infants are born as a tabula rasa, seeking knowledge through empirical observation. The functioning of the mind depends on learning. Philosophy and physiology: kant route to reality: rationalism and empiricism each contribute to an understanding of the mind and reality. Limited, due to the fact that some thoughts are unconscious, unreliable.