Human experimental psychology involves memory, attention, problem-solving, language etc.
Computer analogies involve AI and computer simulation
Cognitive neuroscience involve brain damage and the effect on cognition
Schemas are templates that organise knowledge and experiences
Schemas are cognitive shortcuts so allow us to process information quickly
Schemas can lead to mistakes and stereotypes
Uses of cognitive neuroscience: Treating conditions e.g alzheimers, Investigating the structure/storage of memory, Examining effects of brain damage & aging
Cognitive psychology is reductionist as it has a narrow focus on mediational processes and does not consider other processes
Cognitive psychology has an interactionist view as it argues that behaviour is influenced by learning & experiences, but also the brains innate capacities as an information processor
Cognitive psychology is not clear about free will as the way we process information is determined by past experiences, but we can change the way we think through CBT
Cognitive psychology has real-life applicatin e.g Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Wundt's method of introspection was a technique for scientific study of the mind by training participants to analyse one's own thoughts and feelings in a controlled environment and report them back in detail
Wundt's method of introspection caused a paradigm shift as it helped to establish psychology as a scientific discipline