cognitive

• What are the key components of the cognitive approach in psychology?

  • Internal mental processes
  • Role of schema
  • Theoretical computer models
  • Emergence of cognitive neuroscience

  
• What does cognitive psychology study?

  It studies internal mental processes such as memory, perception, and attention.
• How does cognitive psychology contrast with behaviorism?

  It argues that internal mental processes can be studied scientifically.

  
• What is meant by the term 'inference' in cognitive psychology?

  It refers to drawing conclusions about mental processes based on observed behavior.
• What are theoretical models in cognitive psychology?

  They are simplified representations of mental processes based on research evidence.
• Who proposed the Working Memory Model?

  Baddeley and Hitch.

  
• How do theoretical models help researchers?

  They help plan investigations that lead to further inferences about the mind.
• What is the computer-mind analogy?

  It compares human mental processing to how a computer handles information.
• What are the stages of information processing in the cognitive approach?

  Input, processing, and output.

  
• What is a schema?

  A cognitive framework that helps organize and interpret information.
• How do schemas help us in daily life?

  They help us take shortcuts when interpreting large amounts of information.
• What processes adjust or change schemas?

  Assimilation and accommodation.
• What is assimilation in the context of schemas?

  Incorporating new information into pre-existing schemas.
• What is accommodation in the context of schemas?

  Altering existing schemas or forming new ones based on new information.