Cognitive Flashcards
1
Q
What are some key assumptions of the Cognitive Approach?
A
- Internal mental processes can be studied in an objective and scientific way
- The mind operates in the same way as a computer (encode, store, output)
- Develop models of how people process information
- Infer mental processes and make predictions of behaviour
2
Q
What’s a schema?
A
Cognitive framework that help us to organise and interpret information
3
Q
Describe a computer model
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Used to help us understand the human mind. Concrete, not abstract
4
Q
What are some positives of the Cognitive Approach?
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Very scientific, so reliable
Many applications, for example psychopathy
5
Q
What are some negatives of the Cognitive Approach?
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Computer models have limited explanatory powers
Ignores emotion and motivation
6
Q
Why do computer models have limited explanatory powers?
A
Terms are taken straight from computer language, for example encode, store and output
