Monthly Archives: September 2007

Cognition Notes, Chapter 2

Notes from Cognition by Margaret W. Matlin Chapter 2 Notes – Cognition 1.       Perception – uses previous knowledge to gether and interpret the stimuli registered by the senses. 2.       Oject or Pattern Recognition – you identify a complex arrangement of sensory stimuli. 3.       Distal Stimulus – is the actual object that is “out there” in [...]
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Cognition Notes, Chapter 1

Notes from Chapter 1, Cognition by Margaret W. Matlin Chapter 1 Notes – Cognition 1.       Cognition – or mental activity, describes the acquisition, storage, transformation and use of knowledge. 2.       Cognitive Psychology a.       Sometimes it is a synonym for the word cognition, and so it refers to the variety of mental activities such as perception, [...]
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Pattern Recognition, Attention, and Consciousness

More notes from Cognitive Psychology Class Pattern Recognition, Attention, and Consciousness I.                   Pattern Recognition: Vision a.       Definition – identification of a complex arrangement of sensory stimuli b.      Template-Matching Model                                                               i.      Templates: stored (specific) models of all recognizable patterns                                                             ii.      Compare item of interest with templates of items stored in memory                                                           iii.      To [...]
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Introduction and History of Cognitive Psychology

These are my notes from Cognitive Psychology class. Introduction and History of Cognitive Psychology I.                   Cognition – a collection of mental processes and activities used in perceiving, remembering, thinking and understanding, as well as the act of using these processes. a.       Memory – mental processes involved in the acquisition and retention of information for later [...]
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Aesthetics

Aesthetics (also spelled esthetics) is a branch of philosophy, a species of value theory or axiology, which is the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values, sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste. Aesthetics is closely associated with the philosophy of art. Good initial cover here.
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Fall Semester @ Boise State

This is my last semester at Boise State. Here’s what’s on my plate: Cognitive Psychology Advanced Statistical Methods Psychological Measurement Learning, and Capstone, which is a senior project type of class utilizing psychology that we have learned throughout the years.
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