assumptions cognitive approach

Question 1

what does the cognitive approach believe

Answer 1

the human mind works like a computer

Question 2

what are the three assumptions of the cognitive approach

Answer 2

-internal mental processes
-schemas
-computer analogy

Question 3

what does the internal mental process assumption mean

Answer 3

-humans are information processes and these processes help us to interpret and respond appropriately

Question 4

what are some examples of internal mental processes

Answer 4

-perception
-attention
-memory
-language

Question 5

perception

Answer 5

we notice an object or event

Question 6

attention

Answer 6

we notice that an object is a match with something we have already seen before

Question 7

memory

Answer 7

we search through our memory store to see if we have seen it before

Question 8

language

Answer 8

we are bale to use out knowledge of language to name an object

Question 9

what is a schema

Answer 9

-a mental shortcut which acts as organised packs of information which are stored in our memory
- they expand when we experience new things and help us to react to the environment
-they are built through experiences

Question 10

how does the war of ghosts study by barlett 1938 study schemas

Answer 10

-it can show how people perceive things differently and fill in the gaps

Question 11

explain the assumption of computer analogy

Answer 11

the way the brain works can be compared to a computer as we input and output information

Question 12

describe assumption of schemas

Answer 12

s- mental shortcut- organised packs of information
e-stored in the memory and expand with experiences. help us to react to the environment. we automatically predict what might happen based on prev experiences

Question 13

describe assumption of internal processes

Answer 13

s-humans are information processors
e-processors help us to respond properly
e-examples of internal mental processors
#perception- notice object
#attention-match object
#memory-search through memory store
#language-use our memory of language to identify

Question 14

describe assumption of computer analogy

Answer 14

s-way brain works can be compared to a computer e.g perception(input and output)
e-sensory memory, short term memory and long term memory
sensory-stored for a few secs at most
short term- 7 items stored at a time storage is fragile and lost within time
longterm- there for a life time, unlimited