Cognitive approach

• What is the focus of the cognitive approach?

  Internal mental processes
• How does the cognitive approach contrast with the behavioral approach?

  It emphasizes internal mental processes over behavior
• What does the cognitive approach argue should be studied scientifically?

  Internal mental processes
• What areas of human behavior has the cognitive approach investigated?

  Memory, perception, and thinking
• What are the characteristics of cognitive processes according to the cognitive approach?

  They are private and cannot be observed
• How do cognitive psychologists study mental processes?

  By making inferences about internal processes
• How can cognitive schemas affect a person's behavior?

  They influence how individuals interpret information
• What role do schemas play in cognitive processing?

  They act as mental frameworks for understanding
• How do cognitive frameworks help in interpreting incoming information?

  They provide context for understanding experiences
• How does a person's prior knowledge influence their interpretation of new information?

  It shapes their understanding based on existing schemas
• What is the significance of cognitive frameworks in learning?

  They help organize and interpret new information
• How do cognitive psychologists view the mind?

  As a complex system of processes
• What is the relationship between cognitive processes and behavior?

  Cognitive processes influence behavior
• How can understanding cognitive processes improve responses to situations?

  By allowing appropriate responses based on schemas
• What is the impact of beliefs and expectations on cognitive processing?

  They can significantly affect cognitive outcomes
• What do cognitive psychologists study in relation to human behavior?

  How mental processes affect behavior
• What is a key feature of cognitive schemas?

  They are packages of ideas and information
• How do cognitive schemas develop?

  Through experiences and learning
• How can cognitive schemas help in responding to objects?

  They guide appropriate responses based on context
• What is the relationship between cognitive processes and schemas?

  Schemas are frameworks for cognitive processes
• How do cognitive psychologists infer mental processes?

  By analyzing behavior and making inferences
• What is the cognitive approach's view on studying behavior?

  It should include internal mental processes
• How does understanding cognitive processes benefit individuals?

  It helps in responding appropriately to situations
• What is the significance of cognitive schemas in everyday life?

  They help interpret and respond to experiences
• What is a schema for a chair?

  A package of information for sitting
• How do schemas help us respond to objects?

  They help us respond appropriately to objects
• What are babies born with?

  Simple motor schemas
• What do innate behaviors in babies include?

  Sucking and grasping
• How does the grasping schema function?

  It involves moving a hand towards an object
• What happens to schemas as we age?

  They become more detailed and sophisticated
• What do adults develop for everything?

  Mental representations
• What concept does psychology relate to in schemas?

  The concept of psychology relates to schemas
• How do schemas help in processing information?

  They allow quick processing of information
• What is a mental shortcut in schemas?

  A way to prevent being overwhelmed
• What can schemas distort in our perceptions?

  They can distort sensory information
• What can lead to perceptual errors?

  Distorted schemas can lead to errors