cognitive approach

• What do cognitive psychologists criticize about behaviorists?

  They fail to explain complex human behavior (e.g. thoughts, feelings, memories).
• Why do cognitive psychologists disagree with the use of animals in research?


  Because animals cannot explain complex human behavior.
• When was the Cognitive Approach developed?

  In the 1950s.
• What inspired the development of the Cognitive Approach?

  The first development of computers.
• What model do cognitive psychologists believe in?

  The Information Processing Model.
• What is a schema?

  A framework of beliefs and expectations that influences cognitive processing.
• How do we develop our schemas?

  From experience.
• What role do schemas play in cognitive processing?

  They serve as mental shortcuts.
• How do cognitive psychologists study internal mental processes?

  By using inference from observed behavior.
• What is inference in cognitive psychology?

  Drawing conclusions from observed behavior.
• What do theoretical models in cognitive psychology use to explain mental processes?

  A flow diagram showing a sequence of stages.
• How is cognitive psychology applied to mental health disorders?

  Many disorders are argued to be due to cognitive dysfunctioning.
• What is a common cognitive issue associated with depression?

  A faulty schema leading to a negative bias/view of the world.
• What does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) aim to do?

  Change faulty processing into helpful, healthy processing.
• What new field emerged from the development of brain scan technology?

  Cognitive neuroscience.
• What does cognitive neuroscience explore?

  The relationship between cognitive processes and their neurobiological basis.
• What technologies are used in cognitive neuroscience?

  fMRI and PET scans.
• How has cognitive neuroscience helped in understanding mental disorders?

  It may lead to better treatments by understanding brain activity.
• What is a strength of using brain scans in cognitive psychology?

  They provide objective measurements of brain activity.
• What is a limitation of brain scans in understanding behavior?

  They cannot explain how complex behaviors develop.