cognitive

• what is cognitive?


  internal mental processes
• what is the cognitive approach?


  study of internal mental processes, the role of schema and the use of computer models to explain and make inferences about mental processes
• what is meant by inference?


  Drawing conclusions based on evidence.
• what is the information processing model?


  input, processing and output
• what are the key assumptions of the computer model?


  brain processes information like a computer

  central processing unit = brain

  coding = to turn information into useable format

  stores = to hold different chunks of information
• what are the benefits of schemas?


  helps us to take shortcuts in thinking.

  allow us to engage with the world without being overwhelmed by sensory information

  allow us to make assumptions on what people would do in similar situations

  we are born with basic ones and then develop from experience
• what are the drawbacks of schemas?


  lead to faulty conclusions and unhelpful behaviour

  assumptions due to schemas can affect memory

  negative schemas can lead to bad mental health
• what is schema?

  a mental framework of beliefs that influence cognitive psychology. they are developed from experience
• what is the role of schema?

  enables us to process lots of information quickly
• what are internal mental processes?


  how information is processed in the mind including all conscious and unconscious thoughts
• how have brain scans influenced psychology?


  enable to observe and identify neurological basis of mental processes
• what is cognitive neuroscience?

  studies the influence of brain structures on mental processes using techniques such as brain scans.