cognitive

• Assumptions in cognitive psychology

  • Internal mental processes
  • Memory
  • Perception
  • Thinking
  • Language
  • Information processing model
  • Computer models (similar to the human mind)
  • Schemas (mental shortcuts)
  • Theoretical models (theories)
• Theoretical models

  Used to simplify cognitive processes
• Applications of cognitive psychology


  • Robots
  • Treatment for mental health (CBT) OCD depression
  • Cognitive neuroscience: MRIs and neuroimaging (Tulving)
  • Neural correlates/brain structures (Maguire)
• Evaluation of cognitive psychology

  • Real world application of mental health treatments and AI
  • Cognitive neuroscience (psychology + the economy)
  • Scientific approach (uses controlled lab studies)
  • Adds credibility to psychology
• Criticisms of cognitive psychology

  • Lan studies can be criticised for lacking mundane realism
  • Computer modeling can't always be applied to humans
  • Ignores emotions and personalities / mistakes
  • Comparison is too simplistic (ignores other factors, such as psychosocial influences)