PPT-Lecture 22: Animal Cognition I (Memory)

Learning Psychology 3510 Fall 2016 Professor Delamater Historical Issues of Comparative Cognition Grew out of evolutionary theory and search for evolution of mind However strongly experimentally focused It developed as a reaction against. Memory Memory is a property relev ant o nly to systems whose input and output signals have the same independent variable A system is said to be memoryless if its output for each value of the independent variable is dependent only on the input signa Eye . Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR. ). Robin Logie. Derek Farrell. Melanie Temple. David van den . Berg. DCP Oxford 7. th. Dec 2013. History of EMDR. Francine Shapiro. 1987 – walk in the park. Evidence . for Gene-Environment . Interplay. Terrie . Vasilopoulos. University . of . Chicago. Demography Workshop. 01/10/13. Cognitive. . performance across the lifespan. Hedden & Gabrieli (2004) . Learning, Psychology 3510. Fall, 2016. Professor Delamater. Selected Special Topics in the Study of Comparative Cognition. Episodic memory in non-human animals. Interval Timing. Serial Order learning. Queen prefers sons over grandsons . Worker prefers sons over brothers. Worker prefers brothers over nephews (if queen not monogamous). What does this predict?. Workers may have conflicts between themselves. Cognitive Development. Dr. Neil H. Schwartz. Department of Psychology. Psych 353. . Preliminary Assumptions. Experience is essential in the development of thinking. It takes nearly 20 years to develop an adult nervous system. Memory . TEst. Quick! What is the last thing you can remember? AKA What is your most recent memory? Discuss. Now try this…. What is the very first memory you can think of? AKA What is your oldest memory? Discuss. Memory. Capacity to retain and retrieve info.. Memory happens in 3 stages. Encoding. Step one. The process of transforming info. Into a form that can enter into and be retained in the memory system.. Understanding Cognition. Aims of this resource. This presentation provides an introduction to cognition, and has been developed as a resource for lecturers, for the teaching of undergraduate level students and below. . Assessing Cognition. Aims of this resource. This presentation provides an overview of the assessment of cognition, and has been designed for post-graduates and PhD students. . . Summary of contents. There is a movement afoot in cognitive science to grantthe body a central role in shaping the mind. Proponents ofembodied cognition take as their theoretical starting pointnot a mind working on abstra We are here. Unit . 7:. Cognition. Problem Solving Techniques. Decision Making Techniques. Acquisition and use of Language. Heuristics. Algorithms. Compensatory Models. Biological Factors. Cognitive Factors. Information Processing Model. Information Processing Model – A cognitive understanding of memory, emphasizing how information is changed when it is encoded, stored, and retrieved.. Memory’s Three Basic Tasks. Jessica Salvatore,. Sindhuja. Sankaran &. Dazané. Cole. 2. Background. “I . really. have a point . to. prove but . it. . can. . become. a . mental. . problem. . if. . you. . think. .