PSY312H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Semantic Memory, Frontal Lobe, Taste
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Informaion processing theory atkinson and chifering model. Most inluenial theory of how we gather data from environment and incorporate it into schema how we see and think about the world \ Helped to design ariicial intelligence ( computers) Its modular just like a comp it has rom, ram, cpu: diferent parts come together to funcion. The main compeing theory is the elaboraive thinking. You build on thoughts from previous thoughts accommodaion. Informaion processing theory this is how right from birth you igure out how world works. Some is built in, some acquired and some you develop later on. Computers always fail humans can always tell. Somatosensory ( touch) olfacion gustaion everything coming in sensory memory /iconic memory senses info coming in brain in hardwired. Changing waves of energy (radiaion = light) form the environment and transducing into something that brain can understand. Pressure - you can feel pressure on you feeling things on you.
