PSYC 358 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1, 3, 4: Cogito Ergo Sum, Sensory Memory, Wilhelm Wundt
18 Mar 2017
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Cognition and memory are the mental events and knowledge we use when we recognize an object, remember a name, understand a sentence, or solve a problem. Through cognitive psychology, we attempt to answer who people think. Retrieve knowledge of how to divide and execute procedure: mental processes can occur with little conscious awareness, particularly if they are highly practiced below the level of conscious awareness) Cognitive psychology is the scientific study of human mental processes. This includes, perceiving, remembering, using language, reasoning, and solving problems: even though these processes can operate very quickly, they are complex a greater testament to how amazing it is how quickly they occur. Intuitive analysis of examples such as (cid:498)does a robin have wings? (cid:499) indicates that many mental processes occur automatically (very rapidly and. Memory a process of storing information or recovering it for current use and a place where all the knowledge of a lifetime is stored.
