Cognition Origins
What is the definition of cognition
The act of taking in environmental stimuli then interpreting it, connected it to past memories and then adapting
Who was Wundt and what was the flaw in his research?
Wundt was a founder in experimental psychology however he reused participants across his studies relying on their truthful introspection
Who was Ebbinghaus and what was a flaw in his research?
Early psychologist who studied memory specifically lists of words, however he used himself as his subject but was able discover that past results can confound current tests.
The recency effect meaning when memorizing a list you are most likely to remember information you encountered most recently (the end of the list)
What are the three core values of behaviorism?
Connectionist: All things can be learned through association, reductionistic: complex behavior can be explained by decomposing it into smaller actions, and environmental: all aspects of behaviors are learned