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EDUQUAS Psychology
Cognitive Approach
Assumptions
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What are the three assumptions?
Computer analogy
Schemas
Internal mental processes
What is computer analogy?
Comparing the
mind
to a
computer
How is the brain like a
computer?
We
take
in
information (
input)
We
change
/
store
it (
process)
We
recall
when
necessary
(
output
)
Computer analogy human example
The
phone
recognises
human
faces
in the same way a
human
recognise
faces
What are internal mental processors
Essential cognitive processes
working together to enable us to make
sense
of and
respond
to the world around us
Features
, searching through
memory
, knowledge of
language
Humans are
information
processes
Examples of internal mental processors
Perception
Attention
Memory
Language
Internal mental processes human example
Metacognition
Awareness
and
understanding
of one’s own processes
For example, solving a
math
question
What are schemas
Mental structures an individual uses to
organise
knowledge
and guide
cognitive
processes
and
behaviour
How are schemas created?
They are built up via
social
exchanges
rather than
personal
interactions
(e.g.
Burglar)
They are gaining from
past
experiences
Interactions
with
others
and the
world
around us
What are the type of schemas?
Scripts
such as the
cinema
Role
schemas such as a
nurse