Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology PNP 200- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 76 pages long!)
16 Feb 2018
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2:07 pm: cognitive science: the interdisciplinary study of the mind. Guiding idea: the mind is an information processor (thinking and other mental operations involve processing information) Hexagon: philosophy, linguistics, anthropology, neuroscience, computer science, psychology. All structuring research of the mind around the guiding idea that the mind is an information processor. Ex: psychology and philosophy discussing how the mind represents the way the world works. The mind processes information in terms of representation: historical steps towards cognitive science: lead to cognitive science as it is today. The cognitive turn in psychology: away from behaviorism. Developments in the theory of computation and theory of information. Development of information processing models of cognitive capacities and abilities: basic principle of behaviorism: rejection of mentalism. Appeal to thoughts and desires to explain behavior (using thoughts and desires to understand behavior) Use of introspection to study conscious mental experience. Dependence upon verbal reports (have to ask people to introspect)
