the theoretical legacy of Wundt and James Flashcards
experimental approach
research on simple elementary mental processes by means of introspection and reaction time measurements
non-experimental approach
research on ‘products of the mind’ by means of comparative research and logical analysis.
apperception
the mental process by which a person makes sense of an idea by assimilating it to the body of ideas he or she already possesses.
consolidation
how the brain transforms short-term memories into long-term memories.
declarative memory
works in associations, semantic (general knowledge), episodic (personal events)
procedural memory
consists of actions linked to the conditions, also mental actions, front-partial cortex (storage of known procedures), basal ganglia (consolidation of new procedures) (parkinson’s)
emotional memory
storage of emotional responses and judgements, amygdala, linked to depression
stream of consciousness
consciousness is never stable but flow’s like a river
selective attention and habit
refers to executive control and the strongest association
Henry Watt
investigated goal-driven retrieval processes using introspection and reaction times.
Michael Posner theory attention first 6 years of life
- alerting (sustained attention, reach& maintain alertness)
- orienting (move the focus of perceptual processing)
- executive control (goal-directed processing & responding)
executive control
- control of cognition
- control of emotion
retroactive interference
learning x upon learning a first. interference occurred resulted in a worse recall than in the control condition.
structuralism
sought to analyze the adult mind of total experience from birth to present. most used tool is introspection
introspection
the examination of one’s own conscious thoughts and feelings. The process of introspection relies on the observation of one’s mental state.
