PSYC 3350 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Graham Hitch, Alan Baddeley, Neuropsychology
4 Sep 2016
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Chapter 1: the science of the mind (textbook notes, cognition , daniel reisberg. Behavior is largely based on how we perceive and understand the world around us. Amnesia the loss of the ability to remember certain materials due to brain damage. *example: remember the story of h. m. h. m. received surgery for severe epilepsy and was unable to remember events that took place after his surgery. Was unable to come to terms with his uncle"s death without memory. Sparked change in the the types of research used by most psychologists. Unable to directly study the mental world (which is key to understanding behavior). Wilhelm wundt and bradford titchener launched a research enterprise: lead to the modern subject of experimental psychology, believed in studying conscious mental events (i. e. feelings, thoughts, perceptions, recollections. Came about as a result of abandoning introspection as a research tool. Allows for the ability to observe objectively. Stimuli are also objective (measurable, recordable, physical events)
