cog psy mod 1 questions and answers Graded A+
what is cognitive psychology
An approach that aims to understand human cognition by the study of
behaviour; the study of brain activity and structure.
what is cognitive neuroscience
An approach that aims to understand human cognition by combining information
from behaviour and the brain.
what techniques do neuroscientists use to explore human cognition
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI),electrophysiological techniques,
the effects of brain damage on thinking
what processes does cognitive psychology study
attention
perception
learning
memory
language
problem solving
reasoning and thinking.
what is cognitive neuropsychology
An approach that involves studying brain-damaged patients to understand normal
human cognition.
-It was originally closely linked to cognitive psychology but has recently also
become linked to cognitive neuroscience.
what is computational cognitive science?
this approach involves developing computational models to further our
understanding of human cognition; such models increasingly take account of our
knowledge of behaviour and the brain.
what is bottom up processing
, Processing that is directly influenced by environmental stimuli. A stimulus (an
environmental event such as a problem or a task) is presented. This causes certain
internal cognitive processes to occur, and these processes finally produce the
desired response or answer
what is serial processing
Processing in which one process is completed before the next one starts
what year was critical in the history of cognitive psychology
1956
What is top-down processing?
Stimulus processing that is influenced by factors such as the individual's past
experience and expectations.
what is parallel processing
Processing in which two or more cognitive processes occur at the same time.
What is the task impurity problem?
most cognitive tasks require a complex mixture of processes, thus making it hard
to interpret the findings.
what are the four approaches to human cognition?
1. Cognitive Psychology
2. Cognitive Neuropsychology
3. Cognitive Neuroscience
4. Computational Cognitive Science
what are the limitations of cognitive psychology?
ecological validity, the implacable experimenter, and the paradigm specificity
What is ecological validity?
The applicability (or otherwise) of the findings of laboratory studies to everyday
settings. (people’s behaviour in the laboratory may differ from that in everyday
life)
what is cognitive psychology
An approach that aims to understand human cognition by the study of
behaviour; the study of brain activity and structure.
what is cognitive neuroscience
An approach that aims to understand human cognition by combining information
from behaviour and the brain.
what techniques do neuroscientists use to explore human cognition
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI),electrophysiological techniques,
the effects of brain damage on thinking
what processes does cognitive psychology study
attention
perception
learning
memory
language
problem solving
reasoning and thinking.
what is cognitive neuropsychology
An approach that involves studying brain-damaged patients to understand normal
human cognition.
-It was originally closely linked to cognitive psychology but has recently also
become linked to cognitive neuroscience.
what is computational cognitive science?
this approach involves developing computational models to further our
understanding of human cognition; such models increasingly take account of our
knowledge of behaviour and the brain.
what is bottom up processing
, Processing that is directly influenced by environmental stimuli. A stimulus (an
environmental event such as a problem or a task) is presented. This causes certain
internal cognitive processes to occur, and these processes finally produce the
desired response or answer
what is serial processing
Processing in which one process is completed before the next one starts
what year was critical in the history of cognitive psychology
1956
What is top-down processing?
Stimulus processing that is influenced by factors such as the individual's past
experience and expectations.
what is parallel processing
Processing in which two or more cognitive processes occur at the same time.
What is the task impurity problem?
most cognitive tasks require a complex mixture of processes, thus making it hard
to interpret the findings.
what are the four approaches to human cognition?
1. Cognitive Psychology
2. Cognitive Neuropsychology
3. Cognitive Neuroscience
4. Computational Cognitive Science
what are the limitations of cognitive psychology?
ecological validity, the implacable experimenter, and the paradigm specificity
What is ecological validity?
The applicability (or otherwise) of the findings of laboratory studies to everyday
settings. (people’s behaviour in the laboratory may differ from that in everyday
life)
