Psychology & mind
A psychological explanation needs observable consequences and a way to distinguish alternatives.
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Introduction to Psychology & mind
How do we test an explanation of behaviour?
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Consciousness
What would explain conscious experience?
Predictive processing
Does the brain predict its world?
Working memory
How do we keep a thought in mind?
Memory and experiment
How can we tell whether a study method helps recall?
Perception and prediction
How do expectations affect what we perceive?
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Where do we draw the boundary of a self?
Compare descriptions of the self across ethics, cognitive models and developmental biology. The readings use different definitions and methods.