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AKA YOUR LAST LECTURE ON HISTORY AND SYSTEMS Contemporary Developments in Psychology.

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1 AKA YOUR LAST LECTURE ON HISTORY AND SYSTEMS Contemporary Developments in Psychology

2 Schools of Thought in Perspective What was once considered radical or novel was now just another part of psychology

3 The Cognitive Movement in Psychology Watson rejected all references to consciousness Antecedent influences There was no REAL founder of cognitive psychology

4 George Miller (7+/2) Ulric Neisser  Cognitive Psychology

5 The Computer Metaphor Turing test Artificial Intelligence

6 Cognitive Neuroscience Cognitive neuroscience: How does the brain give rise to mental activity—how do brain functions do so?

7 Evolutionary Psychology people with certain behavioral, cognitive, or affective tendencies are more likely to survive and bear and raise children Edward O. Wilson


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