Cognitive Approach - APPROACHES Flashcards
when did the cognitive approach begin to be more well known
after behaviourism started to decline in 1960s and computers becoming more popular
computer model
input –> process –> output
what was the computer used to help explain
the human mind
the schema theory
a schema is a mental ‘plan’ consisting of expectations
what do we use our schema for
to make decisions and to make sense of the world
examples of when you’d use your schema
in the workplace - to stop swearing etc
around the police - to stop speeding etc
Beck’s triad
input –> self//future//others (all connected with arrows in triangle) –> output
two cognitive neuroscientific scans
PET and fMRI scans
info about PET scans
use radiation
costs about £2000 per
info about fMRI scans
hydrogen atom vibration (magnet)
costs about £500 per scan
