Cognitive Flashcards
What is one way of studying internal processes
Theoretical and computer models
What id the information processing approach
Information flows through the cognitive system in a sequence of stages including input storage and retrieval
How do they use computer models
The mind is compared to a computer by suggesting there are similarities in the way information is processed
What are schemas
A cognitive framework that organises information about the world around us
Who came up with the term schema
Jean Piaget
what do schemas allow us to do?
In nee situations schemas allow us to fill in the blanks so we know how to behave
How can schemas limit us
Limit beliefs
Ignorant
However stereotypes can be changed
What is cognitive neuroscience?
The scientific study of the influence brain structures have on mental processes
What did Paul Broca find
Damage to the frontal love can cause impairment to speecg production
How has an advance in brain imaging techniques help
e.g PET FMRI scans
Scientists can systematically observe and describe neurological basis of mental processes.
Who is Tulving
Showed how different types of long term memory may be located at opposite sides of the pre frontal cortex
How have scanning techniques helped
Edtablished basis of some mental disorders
How has computer generated models that read the brain help
Brain fingerprinting
Possible application to eyewitness testimonies to determine whether they are lying
Strengths cognitive
Practical application eye witness education
Used objective methods- high controlled methods so reliability
Weakness cognitive
Lack external validity as they may not represent everyday experience
Reductionism - ignored the influence of emotions, the person or other ppl
