Cognitive Psychology

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

The importance of HM’s case study for understanding memory & neuroscience

What happened to HM? Suffered brain injury as a result of surgical procedure to relieve him from seizures caused by epilepsy. HM was a man known in...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

How HM’s Bilateral Medial Temporal Lobe Resection Surgery Revolutionized Our Understanding of Memory and the Brain

What happened to HM’s memory? He was assessed of having anterograde (loss of ability to make NEW memories) and retrograde (loss of ability to recall events PRIOR...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

Unlocking the Secrets of Visual Perception: Understanding the Psychological Processes Behind Interpreting Visual Stimuli

What is involved psychologically?(Visual Perception) •Objects: being able to differentiate people in a group •Scenes: Constantly moving our eyes so we can see all parts of a...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

Improve Your Psychological Assessments with Test-Retest Reliability

What is test-retest reliability? If findings are consistent, and considered reliable, it can be trusted that findings will happen again. Test-retest reliability is a measure of the...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

Understanding Phonemes: The Building Blocks of Language Recognition

What is the basic sound unit of a language? phoneme The basic sound unit of a language is known as a phoneme. A phoneme is the smallest...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

Maximizing Research Credibility with Triangulation: Using Multiple Sources, Methods, and Perspectives for Social Science Studies

What is triangulation? Gathering data using different research methods and developing themes. Triangulation is a research method that involves the use of multiple sources, methods or perspectives...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

The power of verbal communication: Understanding the difference between gossip and story-telling

What statement is true of gossip and story-telling? When gossiping, people tend to use adjectives to describe members of their own group (e.g. She’s so nice!). Gossip...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

Unveiling the Power of Case Studies to Capture Rich Experiential Data in Social Science Research

What type of data do case studies gather? Qualitative, but can also give quantitative (e.g. IQ tests) Case studies gather qualitative data through the collection of detailed...