PSY 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Emo, Stim, Psych
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Relies on bx and measures of bx ( reaction time and accuracy) to infer mental processes. Cognitive neuroscience : study of the neural basis of cognition. Study of neural mechanisms underlying mental processes. Use neural mechanisms to better understand cognition. Some ppl use cognition to better understand the brain. The approach is to measure what is going on inside. Helped solve long-standing debates in the field of cognitive psych. Stim -> cog and emo processing -> and response. Want to know what"s happening in the mind. Each participant sees 50 diff threatening and 50 neutral images. Threat image can appear on left or right. The probe can appear on the side of a threatening or neutral image w equal probability. Hypothesized rt results: if the threat corresponds with the same side the probe is on, you will be able to make a faster response about the probe because you"re focusing more attention:
