Compare and contrast the following approaches to cognitive psychology: representationalism, embodied cognition, and the biological perspective. Then tell which approach interests you most and why.
What will be an ideal response?
Student examples will vary. A sample answer follows.
A representationalist approach suggests that knowledge about the world is represented in our minds, and cognitive processes can operate on the representations. The embodied cognition approach suggests that cognition is the interaction between humans and their environment. The biological perspective suggests that brain activity is indicative of cognition and that measuring it can tell one more about cognitive processes.
I am most interested in embodied cognition because environmental stimuli--such as noise pollution, calming music, temperature and humidity, the presence or absence of odors, and many other factors--can affect us in so many ways.
You might also like to view...
Georgia sees her friend Bill running down the street. Without warning, Bill falls flat on his face. While Georgia finds this funny, she does not laugh because she knows that Bill does not find this funny. In not laughing, Georgia is demonstrating
a. egocentrism. b. role-taking skills. c. morality of justice. d. prosocial behavior.
All 50 states and the federal government have a workers' compensation system in place
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The concrete operational child:
a. is less egocentric. b. recognizes that people see things in different ways because of different situations and values. c. can focus on more than one dimension of a problem. d. all of the above
According to psychodynamic theory, the _____ is the part of the mind that establishes rules, restrictions, and prohibitions.
A. ego B. superego C. id D. alterego