You will discuss the History of Psychology from the readings on Memory to the readings on Split Brain and Intelligence

In this paper, you will discuss the History of Psychology from the readings on Memory to the readings on Split Brain and Intelligence.

You will discuss the History of Psychology from the readings on Memory to the readings on Split Brain and Intelligence

History of Psychology

In this paper, you will discuss the History of Psychology from the readings on Memory to the readings on Split Brain and Intelligence.

1. in that paper, you will cite and summarize all of the articles assigned. Each article must have at least 4 sentences in the summary.

THEN discuss their implications for modern psychology based on what you have read in previous courses.

2. This latter part will require that you cite at least two sources assigned as readings from courses you have taken in the past.

3. Discuss past work on Memory, Brain Structures, and Intelligence in a way that is coherent.

Authors and topics

Memory: *Schacter(7 sins of memory), *Loftus(reconstructive memory), *Shiffrin and Atkinson(Long & Short term memory)

*Gazzaniga(Split Brain), *Jensen(effect of g factor on intelligence. Relates to IQ SCORE), Sternberg (broad view of Intelligence)

Total of 6 sources need to be documented.

More details;

Psychologists Study the Brain Using Many Different Methods

One problem in understanding the brain is that it is difficult to get a good picture of what is going on inside it. But there are a variety of empirical methods that allow scientists to look at brains in action, and the number of possibilities has increased dramatically in recent years with the introduction of new neuroimaging techniques. In this section we will consider the various techniques that psychologists use to learn about the brain. Each of the different techniques has some advantages, and when we put them together, we begin to get a relatively good picture of how the brain functions and which brain structures control which activities.

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