Assumptions of the Cognitive Approach

Question 1

What are the assumptions?

Answer 1

Computer analogy
Internal mental processes
Schemas

Question 2

What is the computer analogy?

Answer 2

Both humans and computers have the ability to take in information, process it and then recall it. We input information through our senses and output it through our behaviour.
Multistore model of memory shows information is inputted through the senses and passed on to memory

Question 3

What is the multistore model of memory?

Answer 3

Developed by Atkinson and Shiffrin and assumes information is passed through senses into memory

Question 4

Who developed the multistore model of memory?

Answer 4

Atkinson and Shiffrin

Question 5

What is the assumption of internal mental processes?

Answer 5

Internal processes work together to help us understand the world.
Humans are active processors of information
eg: recognising a dog uses attention, perception and memory
Invesitgated by Wudt who got trained assistants to report thoughts and feelings.

Question 6

What are some examples of internal mental processes?

Answer 6

Perception
Memory
Attention

Question 7

Who invesigated internal mental processes?

Answer 7

Wudt

Question 8

How did Wudt invesitgate internal mental processes?

Answer 8

Asked trained assistants to look at a stimuli and report on what it made them think and feel.
Low in validity

Question 9

What are schemas?

Answer 9

Organised packets of information collected by interacting with the environemnt and stored in long term memory
Not always based on reality

Question 10

Where do we gather schemas?

Answer 10

Media

Social exchanges

Question 11

Which assumptions can be applied to relationship formation?

Answer 11

Schemas

Internal mental processes

Question 12

How can schemas be applied to relationship formation?

Answer 12

Dion: Halo effect: Attractive people have better personalities
More likely to date someone we see as equal (self-schema)

Question 13

How can internal mental processes be applied to relationship formation?

Answer 13

First perceptions influance if we want a relationship.
Memories of past relationships
Thibault and Kelley: Social exchange theory: Partners are constantly exchanging resources and attracted to people with more social benifits

Question 14

What is social exchange theory?

Answer 14

The idea that partners are constantly exhanging rescourses and we find people who offer more social benifits more attractive

Question 15

Who developed social exchange theory?

Answer 15

Thibault and Kelley