PSY 360 Week 1
Discussion Questions
1.
Reflect on the influence of nature and nurture on cognitive development and
discuss the following:
In
cognition, one major area of discussion is the influence of nature and nurture.
What is the concept of nature-nurture, and why is it important in the study of
cognition?
Using
the book for this class: Galotti, K. M. (2014). Cognitive Psychology In and Out
of the Laboratory (5th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE. Answer the following
questions.
2.
From Chapter 1 explain Gestalt psychology.
3.
From Chapter 2 describe the brain imaging technique of MRI.
4.
From Chapter 12 describe Perceptual development in Infancy.
Reflect
on the ability of the human mind and discuss the following:
5.
Do you believe it is possible to create a computer that can surpass human
cognitive abilities?
Why
or why not?
