Introduction (1)

Cognitive Psychology is the branch of psychology concerned with the ___ study of the ___

The mind creates and controls ___ functions (attention, deciding, ___, language, ___, ___, reasoning, thinking) and creates ___ of the world so that we can act within it to achieve goals

CS How long does it take to make a decision? Measured simple ___ time (press button when light flashes) vs. ___ reaction time (decide which button to push when light flashes), second took ___

CS What is the time course of forgetting? Measured savings = the original time to ___ a list - the time to ___ the list after certain ___ (measure of the amount ___), ___ curve