Approaches- The Cognitive approach Flashcards

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Schema

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Mental framework of beliefs and expectations that influence cognitive processing developed from experience

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Internal Mental Processes

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‘private’ operations of the mind such as perception and attention that mediate between stimulus and response

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1860’s Paul Broca did…
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Identified how damage to the frontal lobe can impair speech production

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1997 Tulving did…
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research showed that different types of long-term memory may be located on opposite sides of the pre-frontal cortex

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Computer Model

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Stimulus-> Input Processes->Storage Processes->Output Processes->Response

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2 Assumptions of Cognitive approach

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Internal processes are private and cannot be observed

Cognitive psychologists study these processes indirectly by making inferences about what’s going on inside peoples minds

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Do cognitive psychologists use direct observation

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No

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Evolution involves changes in behaviour from one generation to the next

True or false

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False

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