PSYC58H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: External Validity, Informed Consent, Internal Consistency
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Perception: organize, process, interpret incoming information (e. g. , what you"re seeing on this slide, five senses: visual, auditory, olfactory, somatosensory, etc. Attention: set of processes through which you focus on incoming information, ability to attend is flexible can constantly shift the focus of your attention (e. g. , cocktail party effect, attention is also capacity limited. Working memory (short-term memory: stores and processes information that you"re currently focusing on (e. g. , the meaning of the words coming out of my mouth, also capacity limited. Information that is stored in your brain for later use. Autobiographical memory: how we remember information about ourselves, our personal past. Pattern recognition & concept representation: recognize the term s-y-l-l-a-b-u-s and that activates some concept in memory. Knowledge representation: mental representations are representations of your stored knowledge, and you access them when necessary. Language: your implicit knowledge of syntax (word arrangement rules) and semantics (rules for expressing meaning) allows you to comprehend instantly what makes sense and what does not.
