Cognitive Approach

Cards (4)

  • Internal Mental Processes
    Private operations of the mind such as perception and attention that mediate between stimulus and response
  • Schema
    A mental framework of beliefs and expectations that are formed through experiences and help us understand and predict and respond to the world around us
  • Inference
    The process whereby cognitive psychologists draw conclusions about the way our mental processes operate on the basis of our behaviour
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
    The scientific study of the influence of brain structure on our mental processes. Its a combination of both the biological and cognitive approach.