Psychology 2135A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Wilhelm Wundt, Prosopagnosia, Cognitive Revolution

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

Document Summary

Cognition - all processes by which sensory input is transformed, reduced, elaborated, stored, recovered, and used. How people acquire, transform, store, use, and communicate information. What goes on inside our head when we think, perceive etc. Prosopagnosia- the inability to identify human faces. The details of important, traumatic events are stored, but not completely accurately. We are not always likely to notice major changes in a scene. Origin of study of cognition because he was interested in the acquisition of knowledge. Said humans learn from experience and observation. Empirical evidence is produced by observing and experimenting. People are the way they are because of previous knowledge. Learning takes place through mental associations of ideas. Nativism is the belief that people are the way they are because of their nature; biological aspects. Established first psychology research lab in the late 1800s. Introspection - analyze mental processes by conducting a detailed examination of peoples inner reactions to their own sensations.