The scientific study of biological structures (in the brain) that underpin cognitive processes
What are mental processes?
Attention, memory, perception, language, thinking and problem solving. They do affect behaviour
What is inference?
Process whereby cog psychologists draw conclusions about the way mental processes operate on the basis of observed behaviour
What is language schema?
Helps you identify words because of the first and last words are in the correct order
What is internal mental process?
‘private‘ operations of the mind such as perception and attention mediate between stimulus and response
What is informational processing?
Uses a computer analogy, suggesting there are similarities in processing, encoding, storage. These ideas have been useful in the development of artificial intelligence or ‘thinking machines’
What is the cognitive approach?
The term ‘cognitive’ has come to mean ‘mental processes’ so this approach is focused on how are mental processes affect behaviour
What is schema?
A mental set of beliefs and expectations that influence cognitive processing. They develop from experience
The human equivalent of the following features of a computer:
