Cognitive Psychology Exam 1 Content

Cognitive Psychology

The scientific study of the acquisition, retention, and use of knowledge including conversation, attention, navigating, memories, self-concept, and reading.

Introspection

Wundt & Titchener.

Behaviorism

Focused on observing and measuring stimulus and response.

Transcendental Method

Reason backwards to determine the cause of observations.

Capgras Syndrome

When people believe that people they know are being impersonated by others because they recognize their face but believe the person is not who they say they are.

FFA

Facial recognition.

Amygdala

Emotions.

Hindbrain

Pons, medulla oblongata, spinal cord, cerebellum.

Left Hemisphere

Receives info from the right side of the body, analytical thinking, numbers, language, reasoning, logic, science, math.

Right Hemisphere

Receives info from the left side of the body, emotional intelligence, imagination, expression, artistic awareness, intuition, creativity.

Split Brain Patients

Severe epilepsy patients sometimes have their corpus callosum severed.

Apraxia

Damage to the cerebral cortex that causes problems with movement and motor functions.

Agnosia

Damage to the cerebral cortex that inhibits the recognition of familiar objects.

Aphasia

Damage to the cerebral cortex that causes problems with language.

Neglect Syndrome

Damage to the cerebral cortex that causes the patient to ignore the side of space opposite to brain damage.

Prefrontal Damage

Damage to the cerebral cortex that causes problems with planning and strategy.