PSY 2101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Language Module, Empiricism, Psychological Testing
7 Mar 2020
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Varied about of time between study session (iv) Eeg: electrical activity conducted to scalp (measures the time of electrical activity: empiricism: knowledge comes only, or primarily from sensory experience & observation. Introspection: looking inwards to yourself (wundt: consciousness is vague. Unscientific": behaviorism (assumptions, anti-mentalism) watson, must only study empiricism observable, quantifiable behavior , anti-=mentalism: anti-cognitive, ebbinghaus, chomsky what is their major approach/interest. Con: does not give precise information, tells what happens ms to ms. Fmri: exploits magnetic properties of hemoglobin (red blood cells) Con: tells over seconds (not as precise in time) Using multiple methods allows for convergence of information, which can guarantee conclusion. This is convergent evidence: variables (independent, dependent) Phonological(processing motor (craik and lockhart): the deeper the info is processed, the longer a memory trace will last: serial vs. Direct perception (gibson) theories of perception: gregory: top-down, gibson: perception is direct and can be solely based on the environment.
