Cognitive approach Flashcards
1
Q
Cognitive approach key words
Consider Significance
A
- Schemas
- Models
- Mental processes
- Inferrence
- Computer analogy
- Cognitive Neuroscience
2
Q
Example of model
(And creator)
A
Baddley working memory model
3
Q
Define a schema
A
An organised package of information about the world - based on soceital expectations.
4
Q
Nature nurture?
Why
A
In the middle
* Study of inate mental processes
* Suggests events can alter perception/schema
5
Q
Positives/Negatives of approach
A
- RWA - disfunctional behaviour treated with CBT
- Experiment based - use of advanced imaging
- Computer models potentially uncomparable
- Studies lack ecological validity - memory tests
