PSYCH 240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Neuroeconomics, Wilhelm Wundt, Mental Chronometry
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How do we study the (unobservable?) mind. The scientific study of the human mind. The study of the structures and processes of the mind and brain that take in, transform, and use information (functional definition) What is not cognitive psychology leaves out emotion (mostly) Don"t always make economic decisions based on facts, emotions individual (not social) emphasis. Not talking about groups influence us (mostly) ignores individual differences (e. g. , personality) To come with general things generally people"s minds work like this". Answer the question: (cid:1445)is a robin a bird? (cid:1446) true or false question. Record time it takes them to answer. Just look inside and see what is going on Get introspective reports from subjects while they"re doing various things. Try to isolate elements of (conscious) experience. Most said visual image with three sides, three corners. Revolving, colorless form with one side longer than others. Some people said they had no visual image at.
