cognitive approach Flashcards
Internal processes
what are the two theoretical models
Psychologists study mental processes indirectly by making inferences about what’s going on inside people’s mind on the basis of their outward behavior
information processing model
And
computer model
processing model
The information flows through the cognitive system in a sequence of stages that include an input, stages and retrieval of info, (one of the classic example: MULTISTORE MODEL OF MEMORY).
computer model
the mind works like a computer. Using the concept of CPU (brain) the information is coded into a more usable format, stored in designated storage devices. Artificial intelligence is a good example that exhibits this model of mind well.
Role of schema
Schemas are a cognitive framework that help organise and interpret information in the brain
Schemas a short cut to interpret a situation and change our behavior accordingly
they also help us to fill in the gaps in the absence of full info
Schemas become more complicated with time and age as the persons brain develops cognitively. Babies born with schema such as grasping and sucking. Adult’s schemas become more detailed mental representation for any and everything.
schemas have also a tendency to propagate stereotypical thinking and can also distort perceptual processing.
what is schema
A schema is a packet of information that help us organize and interpret information
