Approaches- The Cognitive approach Flashcards
Schema
Mental framework of beliefs and expectations that influence cognitive processing developed from experience
Internal Mental Processes
‘private’ operations of the mind such as perception and attention that mediate between stimulus and response
1860’s Paul Broca did…
R.S
Identified how damage to the frontal lobe can impair speech production
1997 Tulving did…
R.S
research showed that different types of long-term memory may be located on opposite sides of the pre-frontal cortex
Computer Model
Stimulus-> Input Processes->Storage Processes->Output Processes->Response
2 Assumptions of Cognitive approach
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
Do cognitive psychologists use direct observation
No
Evolution involves changes in behaviour from one generation to the next
True or false
False