cognitive approach

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    • assumption 1
      important to look at internal mental processes to understand behaviour - memory, perception, thinking, attention and language
    • assumption 2
      study indirectly by making inferences of whats going on inside peoples mind
    • assumption 1
      mind works like a computer
    • AO1 theoretical models (abstract)
      understand internal mental processes, rather a representation of a model eg. information processing models, multistore model of memory
    • AO1 computer models (concrete) programmes that run on a computer
      programmes that run on a computer to imitate human behaviour and achieve similar internal mental processes eg. AI
    • AO1 role of schema
      packages of information, beliefs and expectations, mental framework of info recieved by the cognitive system
      mental shortcut so useful but can cause errors in memory when we have situations we dont have a schema for
    • AO1 cognitive neuroscience
      scientific study of brain structure to study mental processes eg. PET scans explore different brain areas and cognitive activites, study abormal or normal brains to see comparison especially with pyschological disorders
    • HOW DO COGNITIVE PYSCHOLOGISTS STUDY BEHAVIOUR
      lab experiments which are controlled to investigate internal mental processes however inferences can also be made eg. johnson and scott eyewitness testimony lab study
    • HOW DO COGNITIVE PYSCHOLOGISTS STUDY BEHAVIOUR
      case study method - indepth investigation of specific people to understand their unique reasons. Qualitative and often focus on brain damage affecting cognitive systems eg. Patient HM
    • evaluation 1
      weakness in arguing mental processes are involved in human behaviour however we cant see or measure them HOWEVER approach uses scientific, objective methods
    • evaluation 2
      less deterministic than other approaches. has soft determinist views HOWEVER tight control over variables means its artificial
    • evaluation 3
      strength is its practical real life application of schemas HOWEVER theres oversimplification of human behaviour
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