Key words

• Cognitive approach- cognitive means ‘mental processes’. This approach focuses on how mental processes, thoughts, perception, attention affect behaviour
• internal mental processes - ‘private operations‘ of the mind such as perception and attention that mediate between stimulus and response
• Schema- mental frameworks or patterns of thoughts, beliefs and expectations that influence cognitive processing. These develop from our past experiences
• Inteference- drawing conclusions about the way mental processes operate on the basis of observed behaviour
• Cognitive neuroscience- scientific study of biological structure that underpin cognitive processes