Cognition Exploring the Science of the Mind, Daniel Resiberg, Sixth Edition Chapter 1 vocabulary
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| 4357588168 | cognitive neuroscience | the effort toward understanding our mental functioning by close study of the brain and nervous system. (the study of biological basis for cognitive functioning). | 0 | |
| 4357588169 | scientific study of knowledge | cognitive psychology | 1 | |
| 4357588170 | H.M | man who lost ability to form new memories due to a brain surgery meant to help his seizures. | 2 | |
| 4357588171 | self | without memory there is no | 3 | |
| 4357588172 | Wundt and Titchner | Believed that the only way for us to study our thoughts was by introspection. | 4 | |
| 4357588173 | introspection | to 'look within' oneself. is a limited tool because it cannot take into account those thoughts were are unconscious. | 5 | |
| 4357588174 | behaviorism | studies "objective" categories. for example: behavior in reaction to stimuli. | 6 | |
| 4357588175 | behaviorist movement | movement in the early 20th century that moved to study observable things rather than use introspection. Study things such as "rewards and punishments" | 7 | |
| 4357588176 | transcendental method | you begin with observable facts and work backwards. "what must be the underlying causes that led to these effects?" | 8 | |
| 4357588177 | Immanuel Kant | Who is credited with the transcendental method? | 9 | |
| 4357588178 | working memory | holds memory in an easily accessible form, so that the information is, so to speak, at your fingertips. | 10 | |
| 4357588179 | span test | tests working memory. uses a series of letters or numbers that increase each time a participant reads the list back correctly -proves working memory is limited. | 11 | |
| 4357588180 | working-memory system | a system used to hold memory at a readily accessible state. uses the central executive and it's assistants. | 12 | |
| 4357588181 | central executive | the main component of working memory that is supported by a number of 'low level assistants' such as the articulatory rehearsal loop. | 13 | |
| 4357588182 | articulatory rehearsal loop | involves two components: subvocal speech (inner voice), and a phonological buffer (inner ear). | 14 | |
| 4357588183 | subvocalization | silent speech. allows you to repeat a list of numbers in your head while you finish reading a paragraph. | 15 | |
| 4357588184 | phonological buffer | an auditory image is created in the inner ear that will fade away after a second or two. | 16 | |
| 4357588185 | concurrent articulation task | trying to speak aloud and use subvocalization at the same time (doesn't work). | 17 | |
| 4357588186 | anarthria | the inability to produce overt speech. | 18 | |
| 4357588187 | neuropsychology | study of the connection between brain dysfunction and mental functioning | 19 |
