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Attention, perception, memory, and decision making are all different types of mental processes in which the mind engages. These are known as different types of ______.
Attention, perception, memory, and decision making are all different types of mental processes in which the mind engages. These are known as different types of ______.
cognition
The branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of the mind is called ______.
The branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of the mind is called ______.
cognitive psychology
Donders's main reason for doing his choice reaction time experiment was to study ______.
Donders's main reason for doing his choice reaction time experiment was to study ______.
decision making
By comparing reaction times across different tasks, Donders was able to conclude how long the mind needs to perform a certain cognitive task. Donders interpreted the difference in reaction time between the simple and choice conditions of his experiment as indicating how long it took to ______.
By comparing reaction times across different tasks, Donders was able to conclude how long the mind needs to perform a certain cognitive task. Donders interpreted the difference in reaction time between the simple and choice conditions of his experiment as indicating how long it took to ______.
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The ______ refers to the time between the presentation of a stimulus and a person's response to it.
The ______ refers to the time between the presentation of a stimulus and a person's response to it.
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The mind is a ______ that creates representations of the world so that we can act within it to achieve our goals.
The mind is a ______ that creates representations of the world so that we can act within it to achieve our goals.
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The mind creates ______ of the world.
The mind creates ______ of the world.
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We act within the world to achieve our ______.
We act within the world to achieve our ______.
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The mind allows us to ______ within the world.
The mind allows us to ______ within the world.
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The mind is a system that creates representations of the world so that we can ______ within it to achieve our goals.
The mind is a system that creates representations of the world so that we can ______ within it to achieve our goals.
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Flashcards
Cognition
Cognition
Different types of mental processes like attention, perception, memory, and decision making.
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Branch of psychology that studies the scientific aspects of the mind.
Reaction Time
Reaction Time
The time taken to respond to a stimulus after its presentation.
Simple Reaction Time Task
Simple Reaction Time Task
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Choice Reaction Time Task
Choice Reaction Time Task
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Mind as problem solver
Mind as problem solver
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Donders's decision making
Donders's decision making
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Inferred mental responses
Inferred mental responses
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Cognitive task and mental response
Cognitive task and mental response
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Ebbinghaus's research on memory savings
Ebbinghaus's research on memory savings
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Study Notes
Chapter 01
- Attention, perception, memory, and decision-making are different types of cognitive processes.
- Cognitive psychology is the scientific study of the mind.
- Donders's choice reaction time experiments studied decision-making.
- The difference in reaction time between simple and choice tasks indicates the time it takes to make a decision.
- Reaction time is the time between stimulus presentation and response.
- Analytic introspection was used to study mental processes.
- Cognitive psychologists infer mental processes from observable behavior.
- The mind is understood as a system that creates representations of the world to allow humans to interact with it effectively.
- Ebbinghaus studied memory using savings.
- Savings is a measure of how much easier it is to learn the material the second time.
- The information processing approach to cognition views the mind as processing information through a series of stages.
- A flow diagram can be used to show how information is processed in the mind.
- The cognitive revolution marked a shift in psychology towards understanding internal mental processes.
- Behaviorism focused on observable behavior, not internal mental processes.
- Cognitive psychologists use computers as a metaphor to understand how the mind works, due to similarities in how computers and humans process information.
- Structuralism focused on analyzing the basic elements of consciousness.
- Operant conditioning is a learning paradigm where behavior is strengthened by reinforcement or weakened by punishment.
Chapter 01: Questions and Answers
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Q1: What are the different types of mental processes?
- A1: Models, cognition, reaction times, and savings.
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Q2: What is the scientific study of the mind?
- A2: Cognitive psychology.
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Q3: What was Donders's main reason for the choice reaction time experiment?
- A3: To study decision making.
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Q4: What did Donders conclude from reaction time differences?
- A4: The time it takes for the mind to process a stimulus.
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Q5: What is analytic introspection?
- A5: A technique where trained participants describe experiences and thought processes in response to stimuli.
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Q6: What was problematic about analytic introspection?
- A6: Results varied from person to person and were difficult to verify objectively.
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Q7: How do cognitive psychologists measure mental processes?
- A7: By inferring processes from observable behavior.
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Q8: Describe the cognitive revolution.
- A8: It marked a shift in psychology from focusing on observable behavior to the study of internal mental processes.
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Q9: Who is credited with founding the first psychology laboratory?
- A9: Wilhelm Wundt.
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Q10: What approach does structuralism focus on?
- A10: Analyzing the basic elements of consciousness.
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Q11: What approach is used in operant conditioning?
- A11: Learning through consequences to behavior.
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Q12: What does cognitive psychology study?
- A12: Mental processes that involve determining characteristics and properties of the mind and how it functions.
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Q13: What did Ebbinghaus's study involve?
- A13: Studying memory, and using savings to measure memory retention.
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Q14: What is the information processing approach?
- A14: Viewing the mind as processing information through a series of stages.
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Q15: What did Tolman contribute to cognitive psychology?
- A15: Infers mental processes from observable behavior, thereby implying the presence of cognitive processes.
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Q16: What does a flow diagram (as used in cognitive psychology) represent?
- A16: How information is processed by the mind.
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Q17: What is a problem with analytic introspection?
- A17: Results are not easily replicated or verified.
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Q18: What is a cognitive map?
- A18: A mental representation of a physical space.
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Q19: What prompted the cognitive revolution in psychology?
- A19: Gaps in the behaviorist approach and advances in computer technology/modeling.
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Q20: Who developed the concept of the cognitive map?
- A20: Edward Tolman.
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Q21: What did Donald Broadbent develop?
- A21: A flow diagram to depict information processing in the mind.
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Q22: What technique did Wundt use?
- A22: Analytic introspection.
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Q23: What did Noam Chomsky contribute to language development?
- A23: He suggested that language development is driven largely by an innate biological program rather than purely environmental factors.
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Q24: How does PET measure brain activity?
- A24: By utilizing radioactive tracers.
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Q25: In which year was the journal
Neuroimageestablished?- A25: 1992.
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Q26: What is the function of procedural memory?
- A26: Memory for physical actions.
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Q27: What type of memory holds information briefly?
- A27: Sensory memory.
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Explore the fundamentals of cognitive psychology, including key mental processes such as attention, perception, memory, and decision making. This quiz delves into the scientific study of the mind, featuring landmark experiments and concepts that shape our understanding of cognition.
