What does cognitive psychology study about organisms?
How organisms acquire, select, transform, store, retrieve, and use information.
Which author distinguished levels of analysis in cognitive science?
Marr.
What does perception transform at sensory receptors?
Perception transforms energy into action-relevant representations.
Which principles are included in Gestalt grouping?
Proximity, similarity, good continuation, closure, and common fate.
Cognitive psychology
Studies how organisms acquire and use information.
Reliable experimental effect
A change observed under specific conditions.
Associations
Do not imply causation or direction.
Forensic conclusions
Require validated procedures and corroboration.
Marr’s levels
Computational, algorithmic, physical.
Perception
Transforms sensory energy into representations.
Signal detection theory
Separates sensitivity from response criterion.
Answer 11 questions on Cognitive Psychology and Forensic Inference.
1. What does cognitive psychology investigate when studying information processing?
2. Why does a statistically reliable laboratory effect require further evaluation before being applied to a forensic case?
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