Cognitive Approach Flashcards
What is the cognitive approach?
It explains behaviour through cognitive processes
What is the main model of the cognitive approach?
The computer model
What are the three research methods that cognitive psychologists use?
- Lab experiments.
- Field experiments.
- Natural experiments.
What is a schema?
All the information you know about an object, action or concept
Who first tested the idea of a schema?
Bartlett 1932
What happens when information is consistent with a schema?
It is a simulated into the schema
What happens when information is inconsistent with a schema?
The schema has to change (accommodation)
What is cognitive neuroscience?
When human behaviour is mapped to brain function
Give one research method used in cognitive neuroscience
Neuroimaging using PET scans
Name two types of schemas
Role schema
Event schema
Self schema
Object schema
Name a strength of the cognitive approach
It considers mental processes which are often overlooked in other approaches
It has had a big influence on the development of therapies
Name a weakness of the cognitive approach
Research is often carried out in artificial situations
It asdumes everyone processes information in exactly the same way
