Foundations of Cognitive Psychology
What is the primary focus of cognitive psychology?
What are mental processes like perception, memory, and reasoning?
Who conducted the first systematic studies of memory?
Who is Hermann Ebbinghaus?
What is the technique that uses controlled lab experiments to study cognition?
\What is experimental psychology?
In which decade did the cognitive revolution begin?
What are the 1950s?
How does cognitive psychology contribute to artificial intelligence?
What is by modeling human thought processes?
Cognitive psychology examines how people ________, ________, and ________ information.
What are acquire, store, and use?
Which philosopher emphasized empirical evidence and can be considered the first cognitive psychologist?
Who is Aristotle?
What imaging technique measures brain activity using blood oxygen levels?
What is fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging)?
The cognitive revolution was largely a response to which psychological approach?
What is behaviorism?
Which field benefits from cognitive psychology in understanding user interaction?
What is human-computer interaction?
What does the term "ecological validity" refer to in cognitive psychology?
What is the extent to which research findings apply to real-world settings?
What movement rejected introspection and led to the rise of the cognitive revolution?
What is behaviorism?
What is one major limitation of studying brain lesions?
What is brain damage often extending to multiple areas?
What metaphor was used during the cognitive revolution to describe the human mind?
What is the computer metaphor?
What aspect of cognitive psychology is used in educational settings to improve learning?
What is memory research?
Who is considered the father of experimental psychology and emphasized introspection?
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
William James described cognition as being driven by ________ experience.
What is everyday?
What cognitive neuroscience method captures rapid electrical activity in the brain?
What is ERP (event-related potential)?
Which publication by Ulric Neisser solidified the cognitive revolution?
What is Cognitive Psychology?
How does cognitive psychology apply to clinical settings?
What is by understanding cognitive distortions in mental illness?
What term describes the process of actively interpreting and transforming sensory information?
What is cognition?
Who emphasized memory as an active, constructive process?
Who is Frederick Bartlett?
What are the two main research methods in cognitive psychology?
What are experiments and correlational studies?
How did Noam Chomsky challenge behaviorism?
What is by demonstrating that language acquisition relies on innate mechanisms?
Which branch of cognitive psychology focuses on solving real-world problems?
What is applied cognitive psychology?