PSYC 110 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Memory, Psychology, Classical Conditioning

• School: Emory University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 110
• Professor: Andrew Kazama

Document Summary

From the start of human existence, we"ve had enormous potential. Already forward thinking: of the afterlife, why we exist. First descriptions of the method of loci mnemonic device. Hold over words: topic (place) in the first place (reference to memory palace) Simonides--originator of the method of loci, aka the memory palace; legend. Elaborate encoding: intense encoding at a deep level. Integral part of the educational system (elaborate encoding) Method of loci, heavily used to remember scriptures and religious texts. Use of rhymes used heavily, as well as emphasis on bizarre imagery. Physiology: the branch of biology that studies the functions and parts of living organisms. In the 1600s, physiologists begin to study the workings of the brain and its relation to behavior. By the 1700s, physiologists find that specific bodily functions can be traced to specific brain areas. Some early ideas, such as phrenology, didn"t survive. Wundt promotes the belief that experimental methods should be used to study mental processes.