cognitive approach Flashcards
what are the assumptions of the cognitive approach?
internal mental processes can be studied through interference
what models does the cognitive approach use?
theoretical and computer models
information processing approach
mind is similar to a computer and applied to AI
what is the role of a schema?
creates a mental framework for new information
beliefs and expectation affect thoughts and behaviour
what is an evaluation of schemas?
can lead to perceptual errors
Bartlett: war of the ghosts research
told a native folk law story and schemas affected participants’ recall
what is the emergence of cognitive neuroscience?
biological structures link to mental states
brain imaging (like fMRIs) used to read the brain
weaknesses of approach
machine reductionism
less determinst
machine reductionism - weakness
computer models
ignores the influence of emotion
not useful for anxiety or EWT
strengths of the approach
scientific and objective methods
appliction to everyday life
real world application (AI)
scientific and objective methods - strength
lab studies and standardised procedures
adds scientific credibility
lack external validity (doesn’t represent real life situations)
application to everyday life - strength
artificial stimuli
applied to field of robots
what is cognitive views of development?
contributed to understanding of child development
nature vs nurture
middle
processing is innate but gets refined through experiences
reductionism vs holism
machine reductionism
determinism vs free will
soft determinism
idiographic vs nomothetic
nomothetic
(middle range)
