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what are some of the current subfields of Cognitive Psychology? |
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Cognitive Neuroscience Social Psychology Developmental Psychology Personality Clinical Psychology
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what are some historical (pre 1900s) interpretations of cognition? |
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- philosophers and scientists both thought that subjective experience is important in how one views the world around them - Epictetus- man is disturbed not by things but by the view he takes of them
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what are some historical views (post 1900s) on cognition? |
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- Freud- insight is important but unconscious processes are more important. -Adler- it is obvious that we are influenced not by facts but by our interpretations of those facts. |
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How has radical behavorsim advanced over the past century?
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- Watson (1920)- made psychology more scientific by eliminating the focus of mental experiences -Skinner-1920s-80s- helped to popularize behaviorism and it eventually dominated psychological thought in the 30s -60s and it was applied to clinical therapy. |
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what attributed to the rise in popularity for cognitive psychology? |
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- sucess of cognitive models like the attribution theory and the self-perception theory - the dissatisfaction with the radical behaviorial models so behaviorial principles were applied to cognition leading to cognitive-behaviorialism |
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