Cognitive Psychology Basis
Cognition refers to _____ activity, including how we acquire and use knowledge.
Mental
Who is considered the founder of psychology?
Wilhelm Wundt
Which school emphasized observable behavior and rejected mental processes?
Behaviorism
In what year did cognitive revolution begin?
1956
Which brain imaging method measures oxygen level in the blood?
Name two examples of cognitive processes.
Perception, memory, language, problem solving, reasoning, or decision making
Wudnt emphasized _____, the systematic analysis of one's own mental processes.
Introspection
Gestalt psychology argued that the ____ is greater than the sum of its parts.
Whole
Which linguist argued human have an inborn capacity for language?
Noam Chomsky
What technique measures electrical brain activity using electrodes on the scalp?
Event related potential (ERP)
Cognitive psychology primarily emphasizes what aspect of behavior?
Thought processes and knowledge
Who created nonsense syllables to study memory?
Hermann Ebbinghaus
Name one famous behaviorist.
John B. Watson or B.F. Skinner
The computer metaphor compares mental processes to ____ systems.
Computer
Ecological validity refers to how well research settings resemble ____ environments.
Real-world
Studying cognition is often compared to reading an _____ for your mind.
Instruction manual
Which psychologist first reported the recency effect?
Mary Whiton Calkins
Which approach emphasized insight and problem solving?
Gestalt psychology
What type of AI attempts to replicate human limitations?
Computer simulation
Which neuroscience method is less invasive for studying brain activity?
fMRI