Cognitive Approach

Question 1

Inference meaning

Answer 1

To indirectly acquire information and draw a conclusion based on evidence

Question 2

Cognitive approach

Explain the computer model

Answer 2

Model for Internal mental processes (perception, decisions, memory, attention), not easily observable

Human computer analogy: inputs -> processes -> outputs
stimulus -> thought -> behavioural response

Leading towards robots, artificial intelligence, removes idea of emotion and environment

Question 3

Positives of cognitive approach

Answer 3

• Computer model inspires AI and robots
• Most dominant approach as most scientific
• Combine biological and cognitive ideas to create cognitive neuroscience

Question 4

Negatives of cognitive approach

Answer 4

• Mostly lab research (brain scans) which lack ecological validity
• Computer model is computer reductionist, removes human ideas of emotion and environment

Question 5

Discuss the Schema in cognitive psychology

Answer 5

Schemas are a model used to describe and understand the human brain. It states that your brain contains an internal package of information. This package begins, when you are a child, as a child with only basic ideas, and it gradually develops to become more sophisticated as a person learns more about the world. This information enables a person to interpret their environment and large information packages quickly. However, this could be seen as a disadvantage as people may incorrectly interpret life situations and their environment.

Question 6

Aim of cognitive neuroscience

Answer 6

To relate mental processes to brain structures