Cognitive Approach

• what are assumptions of this approach


  internal mental processes should be studied scientifically.contrasts behaviourist approach
• what is the theoretical model


  information processor approach which suggests information flows through the cognitive system
• what 3 stages does the cognitive system have


  input - storage -retrieval
• what is the cognitive system similar to


  the multi-store memory model
• what is the cognitive approach


  Means mental processes so it focusses on how our mental processes like thoughts affect behaviour
• what does internal mental processes mean


  private operations of the mind such as perception and attention that mediate between stimulus and response
• define schema


  a mental framework of beliefs and expectations that influence cognitive processing which is developed from experience
• define inference


  where cognitive psychologists draw conclusions about the way mental processes operate on the basis of observed behaviour
• define cognitive neuroscience


  the scientific study of biological structures that underpin cognitive processes
• what are theoretical models


  abstract
• what are computer models


  concrete things
• what is the information processing approach based on


  how computers function to see if humans produce similar instruction outputs to suggest computer processes happen in human minds
• what happens to our schema as we get older

  gets more detailed
• what's good about schema

  allow quick processing of information to prevent us being overwhelmed by environmental stimuli
• whats a disadvantage on schema

  can distort interpretations of sensory information leading to perceptual errors
• what are strengths of the cognitive approach


  scientific and objective : reliable data . cognitive neuroscience allows biology and psychology to join. Also made important contribution to AI development of robots
• what are limitations of the approach

  Machine reductionism: ignores human emotion as an influence as it affects our processing ability. research found memory can be affected by emotional factors Application to real life: they can only infer mental processes from behaviour so its too abstract and theoretical in nature. artificial stimuli also used