Cog - Introduction - Lecture 1

Memories don’t really exist until…

they’re retrieved

Why do we study cognition?

Understand disorders and mental health conditions

Under how ppl process info

Basic research

Why is this important - Understading

Applied research

How can i use this? - Application

Hypothesis guided research

theory - hypothesis - testing for evidence - accept/reject

phenomenon-based research

when an “effect” is discovered, and follow-up research examines the nature of the effect

What is an example of phenomenon-based research

bystander effect, placebo effect

Emotion enhancement effect

when emotional experiences (like joy or fear), make memories stronger and easier to remember. The deep feeling in that moment make it more likely to stay in their memories

according to the emotion enhancement effect, there is more processing for ____ images

negative

the amygdala is linked to brain areas responsible for ________(the _______), attention, and perception

memory, hippocampus

more emotion = …

stronger memory

when the amygdala is activated, it sends messages to other brain areas to…

enhance perception, focus your attention, and remember it better

researchers create computational model to mimic how…

emotions influence memory and thinking

cognitive psychology

measures behaviour to try to understand the mind

cognitive neuroscience

measures brain responses to link the brain to the mind

computational modelling

tries to uncover/examine the underlying computational processes to understand this link and understand the effects

Independent variable

manipulated variable

Dependent variable

variable being measured

Nuisance variables

a factor in an experiment that is kept constant to ensure it doesn’t influence the outcome