PSYC 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Noam Chomsky, Decision-Making, Mind Map
1 Sep 2016
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Lecture does not cover everything in textbook, and vice versa, Lecture covers recent events and cutting edge discoveries. Lecture mind maps on canvas for every lecture after this one. Exams mc 60 q on material from readings and lectures: final exam is essentially non-cumulative (on material covered after the midterm) Illness and unforeseen circumstances do not excuse you from course requirements: physician"s note is not sufficient grounds for not completing course requirements. Psych: study of behavior or mental processing: both. Empirical psych in 1880s wundt: introspection but you can"t fully describe thought processes, individual differences, too subjective, a sensation of exertion of will (attention) Cog psych research interrupted for 50 years. Bf skinner (skinner box) wrote a book on language, nom chomsky said behaviourism can"t explain language (parent"s wouldn"t reinforce kid saying i hate you mommy , but kid would still say it, even for the first time)
