The traditional approach to understanding how the mind works ![[The Extended Mind#^b78byz]] ## Assumptions - in psychology, we assume that the world exists (realism) - blank slate, we learn through senses - our senses tell us the realities of the world - Cause and effect is achieved through direct contact - For non-direct contact, there is a medium - ex) we receive a copy on the world to cause this effect (the image) - Copy image is bad and needs to be fixed, but it still gives us data to form things - Cue + rule + unconscious inference = understanding - Fix the copy and that is how we understand the world ## Criticisms - [[Ecological psychology promotes a growth mindset]] - Problem is that it doesn't account for benefits of [[Embodied cognition]]