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25 Cards in this Set
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Cognition |
The mental processes, such as perception, attention, and a memory, which is what the mind creates |
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Cognitive psychology |
Study of mental processes, which includes determining the characteristics and properties of the mind and how it operates |
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Reaction time |
How long it takes to respond to presentation of a stimulus |
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Simple reaction time versus choice reaction time |
Simple involves simply responding. Choice involves having to make a choice when responding |
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Structuralism |
Early 1900s, Wilhelm Wundt, our overall experience is determined by combining basic elements of experience called sensations |
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Analytic introspection |
A technique in which trained participants described their experiences and thought process is in response to stimuli |
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Savings |
Savings equals the original time to learn the task minus the time to relearn the list after the delay |
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Savings curve |
The memory drops rapidly for the first two days after the initial learning and then levels off |
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Operant conditioning |
Focused on how behavior is strengthened by the presentation of positive reinforcers |
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Cognitive map |
A conception with in the mind of a layout |
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Cognitive revolution |
A shift in psychology from the behaviorist focused on stimulus response relationships to an approach his main thrust was to understand the operation of the mind; I shift away from focusing only on behavior and towards studying how the mind operates |
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Scientific revolution |
A shift from one paradigm to another |
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Paradigm |
A system of ideas that dominate science at a particular time |
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Information processing approach |
An approach that traces sequences of mental operations involved in cognition |
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Artificial intelligence |
Making a machine behave in ways that would be called intelligent if a human were so behaving |
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Sensory memory |
Holds information for a fraction of a second |
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Short term memory |
Has limit capacity and holds information for seconds |
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Long-term memory |
A high-capacity system that can hold information for long periods of time |
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Episodic memory |
Memory for events in your life |
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Semantic memory |
Memory for facts |
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Procedural memory |
Memory for physical actions |
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Neuropsychology |
Study of the behavior of people with brain damage |
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Electrophysiology |
Measuring electrical responses of the nervous system |
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Positron emission tomography PET |
Seas which areas of the human brain are activated during cognitive activity |
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Functional magnetic resonance imaging fMRI |
Capable of higher resolution than a pet scan |
