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.