Cognition and Brain: Cognitive Approach

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Course Outline

  1. Cognitive Psychology and Cognition
  2. Mind and Mental Functions
  3. Aristotle and Early Foundations
  4. Structuralism and Early Experiments
  5. Behaviorism and Conditioning
  6. Gestalt and Cognitive Maps
  7. The Cognitive Revolution
  8. Information-Processing Models
  9. Connectionism and Cognitive Neuroscience
  10. Cognitive Science and Applications

1. Cognitive Psychology and Cognition

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Cognitive psychology : The scientific study of mental processes that allow people to take in, interpret, store, retrieve, and use information to guide behavior.
  • Cognition : The acquisition, storage, transformation, and use of knowledge.
  • Metacognition : Thinking about one’s own thought processes.

Essential Points

  • Cognitive psychology studies:
    • perception
    • attention
    • memory
    • language
    • thinking

Memory Hook

Input β†’ interpretation β†’ storage β†’ retrieval β†’ action

2. Mind and Mental Functions

Key Concepts & Definitions

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1. What does cognitive psychology scientifically investigate?

2. Which description best defines cognition?

3. Which method would best fit a cognitive psychology study of attention and memory?

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What does cognitive psychology scientifically study?

Mental processes that allow people to take in, interpret, store, retrieve, and use information to guide behavior.

What is cognition?

The acquisition, storage, transformation, and use of knowledge.

Which mental processes does cognitive psychology study?

Perception, attention, memory, language, and thinking.

How does cognitive psychology study mental processes?

Through controlled experiments, precise measurements, and brain-imaging techniques.

What are examples of precise measurements in cognitive psychology?

Reaction time and accuracy.

What does the mind create and control in mental functions?

Representations of the world and mental functions like perception and decision-making.

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