PSYCH 322 1st Edition Lecture 25Outline of Last Lecture I.Imagery and the BrainII.DissociationsIII.Mental representationOutline of Current LectureIV.ImageryV.LanguageVI.Master languageVII.Rule system of languageCurrent LectureI.Imagerya.Is imagery the same as perception? How similar are they in encoding in the brain and in brain activities?b.Imagery in the brain: research supports an overlap in brain areas that are necessary in imagery and perception.c.TMS can render parts of the brain that are dysfunctionald.Perception most likely has both, lower and higher vision centers in play and involves both bottom up and top down processinge.Imagery is a subset and can remain intact when perception is dysfunctional. II.Language- a system of communication in which a limited number of signals- sounds or letters (or the gestures involved in sigl language)- can be combined according to agreed-upon rules to produce an infinity number of messages (INFINITE GENERATIVITY)a.Language layers on a whole list of things above communicationb.Language is a hierarchial thingc.Monkeys have the ability to make different sounds. One pitch can warm others about threats on the ground, another about threats inthe trees or in the sky.d.Animals have the capacity to use symbol systemsi.Chocolate symbols- Lindor, Dove, Lindt, etc.These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.e.We have a universal need to communicate with language. There have been five findings with strong evidence with human drive/instinct. We will need/want language.f.Communication requires common experience, language doesn’t.III.Master language- one must learn 5 things:i.Basic soundsii.How sounds are combined to form wordsiii.How words are combined to form meaningful statementsiv.What words and sentences mean &v.How to use language effectively in social interactions.IV.Rule system of languageRule Systems of LanguagePhonology Morphology Syntax Semantics PragmaticsPhonology- phonemes- study of individual units of a languageMorphology- morphine’s- the smallest unit of a language that contains meaningSyntax- rules for ordering words in the
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