PSY 341 Study Guide - Final Guide: Franciscus Donders, Artificial Neural Network, Wilhelm Wundt
8 Dec 2016
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What is (cid:862)(cid:272)og(cid:374)iti(cid:448)e(cid:863) ps(cid:455)(cid:272)holog(cid:455): examples of what kinds of questions cognitive psychologists try to answer. Steps for cognitive psychology (1) observe a phenomenon (2) think about possible explanations for the phenomenon (3) determine the potential empirical implications (4) test the implications. Ask participants to name the color ink various words are written in; participants read the word instead. Used to determine if a manipulation has an effect. Ex: drug and placebo, surgery and sham. In order to determine whether one process has an effect on another, we need to first establish what happens when processes operate independently of each other. Stroop interference occurs when a fast/automatic process (reading) must be suppressed to engage in a slower process (color naming). Real-world implications: driving (slower) while talking on the phone (faster); studying (slower) while someone is talking (faster) Roots of cognitive psychology: aristotle, laws for learning and memory, doctrine of association. Early neuroanatomy/neuropsychology: bro(cid:272)a"s aphasia (cid:894)gall & bro(cid:272)a(cid:895)
