PSYC 471 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Eye Tracking, White Matter, Homeostasis
29 Dec 2016
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Galton hereditary genius: heritable capacities set upper bound for individual"s physical& mental achievements that no amount of practice can overcome. & acquisition of exceptional ability in most domains) (opposing galton: effects of practice on memory performance. No evidence for neurostructural differences between experts vs. non. No evidence of limiting factors that would impede healthy, motivated individuals from acquiring exceptional performance in specific memory tasks w/ appropriate instruction& training. Unique genes unnecessary for memory improvement: effects of specific practice on physiological capacities. The expert-performance approach: naturally observable superior performance replicated in controlled lab settings using well-designed representative tasks, trace the mediating process by analyzing performance using standard methodologies (ex. Latencies, eye fixations, verbal reports: attempt to identify factors that influence the acquisition of the mediating mechanisms by examining effects of specific practice activities at various stages of development of performance. Capturing superior performance of experts rather than studying mere behavior of. Performance areas: level of complexity, level of difficulty.
