COGNITIVE APPROACH Flashcards
1
Q
What does the cognitive approach argue
A
mental processes should be studied
memory
2
Q
how do psychologists study mental processes
A
they are private so cannot be observed psychologists study them indirectly by making inferences and assumptions based on behaviour..
3
Q
What is used when describing mental processes
A
theoretical models
4
Q
Give an example of a theoretical model
A
input
storage
retrieval
5
Q
what does the computer analogy suggest
A
similarities in how computers and human minds process
eg. use of central processor (brain) to change info into usable codes and the use of stores to hold info.
6
Q
What are schema?
A
packages of information from past experiences
7
Q
What is cognitive neuroscience?
A
scientific study of the influence of brain structures on mental processes.
