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History of Cognitive Psychology

History of Cognitive Psychology Presentism – evaluation in terms of current knowledge Historicism – evaluation in terms of what was known at the time 1984 Orange Bowl

Dialectical Progression - Example

1. Thesis formed - Nature
2. Antithesis formed - Nurture
3. Synthesis occurs - Interaction b/w nature and nurture

History of Psychology – Philosophical Influences Ancient Greeks Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) – credited as being the first empiricist empiricism - knowledge via observation tabula rasa – “blank slate” rationalism – knowledge via logical reasoning (Plato, 428-348 B.C.)

Rich History of Association in Psychology

classical conditioning

• learn association b/w CS and US

operant conditioning

• learn association b/w behavior and

consequences

verbal learning

• paired associate learning

semantic priming

• related “primes” facilitate “targets”

false memory

• critical lure is associated w/ list words

1700s - Kant Argued that both rationalism and empiricism are important

• dialectical synthesis

History of Psychology – Influence from Physiology von Helmholtz (1821-1894) Broca (1824-1880) Wernicke (1848-1905)

Psychology as an independent discipline Wundt 1 st laboratory - 1879 Leipzig, Germany 1 st Journal in Psychology 5400 pages in articles and books

Psychology as an independent discipline Titchner student of Wundt championed structuralism

• introspection

Schools of Psychology - Structuralism

Structuralism – attempt to dissect perception into elements Introspection – technique introspection colors shapes size texture

Problems with Introspection

1. Subjective
2. The conscious mind does not have access to basic perceptual processes meaning sounds letters features BOOK

Early Memory Research – The Work of Ebbinghaus

• CVCs (KUG)
• Relearning Task kug bap fob lep dup etc.

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