cognitive approach Flashcards
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awhat re the assumptions in the cognitive approach
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- internal mental process should be studied scientifically
- study internal process through inferences
2
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what is a schema
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- packages of ideas and information developed through experiences
- act as a mental framework for the interpretation of incoming information received by the cognitive system
3
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what are the simple motor schema for innate behaviour that babies are born with
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- sucking
- grasping
4
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why are schema useful
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- enable us to process lots of information quickly
- mental shortcut that prevents us form being overwhelmed by environmental stimuli
5
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what is the dangers of schema
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- may distort our interpretation of sensory information, leading to perceptual errors
6
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what models do cognitive psychologist use
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- theoretical
computer
7
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what are theoretical models
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- abstract
8
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what are computer models
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- concrete things
9
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what is the information processing approach
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- suggests that information flows through the cognitive system in a sequence of stages
10
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what is cognitive neuroscience
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- study of the influence of brain structure on mental process
11
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examples of cognitive neuroscience
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- brocas area (1860s)
brain imagine techniques
12
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strengths of the cognitive approach
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- scientific methods
- highly controlled and rigorous methods if study so researches are able to infer cogitative processes
- use of lab studies
emergence of cognitive neuroscience - real world application
- dominant approach in psychology
- contributions to AI and robots
- treatment of depression
- reliability of eye witness testimonies
13
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limitations of the cognitive approach
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- machine reductionist
- ignores the influence of human emotion and motivation ion the cognitive system
- memory may be influenced emotional factors
