general cognitive approach

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what are the meditational processes
attention
retention
motivation
reproduction
what is the cognitive approach 
a psychological perspective that focusses on how people think, percieve and process information
what are internal mental processes 
;private; operations of the mind such as perception and attention that mediate between stimulus and response
what is a schema
a mental framework if belief and expectations that influence cognitive processing. they are developed from experience.
what is inference 
the process whereby cognitive psychologists draw conclusions about the way mental processes operate on the basis of observed behaviour
what is cognitive neuroscience 
the scientific study of those biological structures that underpin cognitive processes
what are the assumptions of the cognitive approach
internal mental processes can and should be studied scientifically. the cognitive approach has investigated those areas of human behaviour that were neglected by behaviourists.
what's the difference between theoretical models and computer models
theoretical models are abstract
computer models are concrete
what is cognitive neuroscience
the scientific study of the influence of brain structures on mental processes.