PSYC 309 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Ulric Neisser, Edward B. Titchener, Wilhelm Wundt
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Behaviorism focus on concrete observable behavior (americans) learning) Emphasis on perceiving the whole rather than the sum of its parts: human factors. Understanding what makes people perform tasks efficiently and safely (wwii: computers = brains, cognitive neuroscience. Relationship between rain structures, brain activity and cognitive functions. 2: response accuracy: measures whether or not a participant makes a correct response in a specified period of time when placed in a challenging situation. Cognitive variables reaction time: reaction time: response time or response latency. Measures the amount of time a participant takes to make a response. Assumed to be filled with specific cognitive processes (like mental finger counting) Stroop test saying the color of word and not reading the color. Structural models: representations of a physical structure, mimic the form or appearance of a given object. Process models: represent the processes that are involved in cognitive mechanisms. Electroencephalography (eeg: oldest imaging method of those currently employed.
