PSYC 213 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Memory, Working Memory, Cognitive Psychology

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 213
• Professor: Signy Sheldon

Document Summary

Is human cognition different from animal cognition or computer cognition: how can we alter cognition, musk: cognitive enhancement --create brain-computer interface tools to improve cognitive function. The act of thinking: studied to learn the way we perform mental activities, to learn how certain conditions affect specific mental functions, aging, mood illness, brain injury. Important for knowledge and discovery: can be used to improve our own mental lives, studies on improved thinking abilities from exercise, bilingualism and eating dark chocolate, learn to be critical about information. Cognition: cognition is a young field; many unexplored topics, cognition is very applicable, so there are many myths (think critically, cognition = the act of thinking; the mind. History of cognitive psychology: from early philosophy to experimental psychology to the birth of cognition psychology in. 1950/60s: how to study the mind: 4 major stops, philosophy, thinking about mental processes.