Intro to Cog Psych Flashcards
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Donders asked his participants to press a button upon presentation of a light. This is called a…
Simple reaction time task
Donders asked his participants to push one button when a light was illuminated to the left, and another on the right. This is known as a…
Choice reaction time task
Can mental responses be measured directly and why?
No, they must be inferred from behaviour
Which psychologist studied nonsense syllables using a memory drum to study memory and forgetting?
Ebbinghaus
What is structuralism?
Believing that our overall experience is determined by combining sensations
Believing that our overall experience is determined by combining sensations is called…
Structuralism
What is analytic introspection?
When one describes their thought processes in response to stimuli
What theory does analytic introspection measure?
Structuralism
What is behaviorism?
A theory concerned with measuring observable behavior
What is the basic concept of classical conditioning?
Pairing one stimulus with a previously neutral stimulus causes changes in response to the neutral stimulus
What is the basic concept of operant conditioning?
Behaviour is strengthened by the presence of positive reinforcers or withdrawal of negative reinforcers
What is a cognitive map?
A conception of a maze’s layout (as studied on rats)
What is the information-processing approach?
An approach that traces the sequence of mental operations involved in cognition
An approach that traces the sequence of mental operations involved in cognition is called…
The information-processing approach
What was a big influencer of the information-processing approach?
The introduction of computers
Studying before going to sleep and remember it when waking up is an example of the process known as…
Memory consolidation
What is Cognition?
Mental processes such as attention and memory that are what the mind does
