Final Flashcards
(144 cards)
What is cognition? types of cog research (2)
Basic research: understanding w/o use (learning/normal functioning)
Applied research: solution to problems (better understanding & diseases/disorders)
Ways to study cognition (2)
Hypothesis based research
Phenomenon based research
Approaches & uses (cognition) (3)
Cognitive psychology: behavior to understand minds (ex: emotional enhancement effect)
Cognitive neuroscience: linking brain to mind (ex: amygdala to predict emotional response)
Computational modeling: modeling the brain-mind connection (ex: tracing the path & modeling it)
Plato
Plato
- Rationalism: knowledge from observation & prior reasoning
- World: reflection of our reality, not objective
Aristotle
Aristotle
- Empiricism: knowledge from observation only. Though is association from observations
Structuralism
Systematic observation to understand structure of mind.
Self reporting - Unreliable
*Wilhelm Wundt
Criticisms: simplistic + subjective
Functionalism
Why does the mind work?
Cognition -> function
*William James
- believed conciousness is personal & dynamic
- eclectic approach
Criticisms: difficult to study
Behaviorism
Classical conditioning: Pavlov
Instrumental learning: Thorndike
Operant conditioning: Skinner
Criticisms: cant account for complex behavior, learning is not the same across individuals
Hick’s Law
More uncertainty > longer processing
Overload bias & decision fatigue
Cognitive revolution
50s, internal mental state
Aim to understand processesA
Assumptions of cognitive research
- Mental processes exist
- They can be studied scientifically
- We are active info processes
- Basis of mental processes in the brain
EEG
EEG: Electrical activity from ERPs
Bad spatial resolution
Good temporal resolution
MRI
MRI:
Good spatial resolution
Bad temporal resolution
fMRI
fMRI:
functional, Mesures via oxygenated blood
CNS + PNS (2 parts)
CNS: voluntary
PNS: involuntary
- somatic system - conscious
- autonomic system - unconscious
> sympathetic : alert
> parasympathetic : relaxation
Behavioral neuroscience
Neural basis of action
Pro: causal link between brain + behavior
Cons: no info about cognition animalistic structures differ
Behavioral measurements
Behavioral experiments -> voluntary
Psychophysiological measurements -> involuntary
TMS
Stimulation: non invasive
Good to test causality
Might improve memory
Hand to localized effects
Dualism
- Interactionism
- Epiphenominalism
Dualism: mind + brain are separate
Interactionism: soul, each affect ther other
> descartes
Epiphenominalism: physical effect mental, mental does not effect physical
> Luxley: like steam off a train
Monism
- Idealism
- Neutral Monism
- Materialism
Monism : mind + brain are one entity
Idealism: reality is a mental construct
Neutral Monism: underlying nature = neutral 3rd thing
Materialism: reality is due to physical processes
Cognitive neuroscience
Neural basis of cognition
Use neuroimaging techniques
Split brain patients: dual consciousness?
Exteroceptive vs interoceptive sensation (3 for interoceptive)
Exteroceptive: sensation outside body
Interoceptive: sensation from inside body
> proprioception - spatial
> nociception - pain
> equilibrioception - balance
Synesthesia
Cross-talk
chromesthesia: sound > color (like me)
illustrates individuality is psychology
McGurk effect
You hear what you see
One sense influence another
Visual system dominance