Cognitive approach

• Assumptions of the cognitive approach

  Argues the internal processes should be studied scientifically by making inferences
• Schema

  A mental framework of beliefs and expectations that influence cognitive processing. They are developed from experience
• Schemas can distort interpretations of sensory information, leading to perceptual errors
• Theoretical and computer models

  Used to help understand internal mental processes

  Theoretical - Abstract

  Computer - concrete
• Cognitive neuroscience

  Studys the influence of brain structures on mental processes
• Cognitive neuroscience

  Studied through fMRI and PET scans
• EValuation - Scientific methods

  Use highly controlled methods e.g lab studies
• Evaluation - strength - real world application

  • Used in AI to develop them as human
  • Used in the treatment of depression
  • Eyewitness testimony
• Evaluation - Weakness - Machine reductionism

  Strong comparison of a computer disregards human emotion and motivation

  E.g eyewitness testimony is affected by anxiety