AUPSY 263 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Prefrontal Cortex, Subvocalization, Working Memory
29 Sep 2018
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Show the same abilities as people who are able to produce speech. Proves that we do not need the muscle movement for subvocalization. Multiple forms of evidence to test and explain phenomenon. Not simply skills used in span task activities. Also used in daily activities and learning. Developed because the idea of introspection was limited as a research tool some thoughts are unconscious. Behaviour is objective you can observe it and therefore it is testable. Stimuli, behaviour, and learning history are measurable, recordable, physical events. Kant"s transcendental method: you begin with the observable facts and then work backwards from those observations. Looking at the causes that led to the effect. Capgras syndrome: people who experience this syndrome have an irrational belief that someone they know or recognize had been replaced by an imposter. When you look at an object, the temporal lobes (recognition of the object) and the amygdala (emotional reaction) are activated.
