Pyc3703 notes - Study guides, Study notes & Summaries

Study notes made in preparation for the exam for PYC3703 Cognition Thinking, Memory and Problem Solving. To be used in conjunction with the approved study guide

PYC3703 Cognitive Psychology Notes from 2021 will help you pass with flying colours on the Cognition: Thinking, memory and problem-solving module.

PYC3703 STUDY NOTES & EXAM SUMMARY. COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY DEFINED  Cognitive psychology - A study of how people perceive, learn, remember and think about information  Dialectic - A developmental process where ideas evolve over time through a pattern of transformation: - A thesis is proposed - Thesis = statement of belief - An antithesis emerges - A synthesis integrates the two viewpoints  A synthesis that advances our understanding -Serves as a new thesis  Culture - Influence...

Chapter 1: Introduction To Cognitive Psychology Philosophical and psychological influences: Rationalism versus imperialism: Earliest roots of psychology: 1. Philosophy: tries to understand the general nature of many aspects of the world through examining of inner ideas and experiences. 2. Physiology: tries a scientific study of how things function through empirical (observation based) methods. There are 2 approaches to the study of the mind: 1. Rationalism: route to knowledge is throug...

PYC3703 NOTES

1. COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY DEFINED  Dialectic: developmental process where ideas evolve over time through a pattern of transformation.  A thesis is proposed.  An antithesis emerges.  A synthesis integrates the viewpoints.  Nature and nurture work together in our development.  Asians – more dialectical; European & North Americans – linear thinking.  Western cultures – process objects independently of the context; Eastern cultures – process objects in conjunction w...