Cognitive approaches

Question 1

dual process model

Answer 1

model of thinking & decision making -> system 1 & 2

Question 2

Working memory

Answer 2

format of memory: allows limited info to be temporarily held-> ready for immediate use -> before encoded to LTM/forgotten

Question 3

System 1

Answer 3

fast, intuitive, automatic decisions -> utilizes heuristics -> save mental resources

Question 4

system 2

Answer 4

analytical, critical, slow decision making -> needed for complex analytical tasks

Question 5

schema theory

Answer 5

mental representations that influence all cognitions-> organize knowledge, belief expectations-> help make sense of experiences-> based on previous experiences -> automatic-> humans r cognitive misers

Question 6

accomodation

Answer 6

new experience does not match schema -> old schema changed/new formed

Question 7

assimilation

Answer 7

combining previous schema with new info-> e.g using a diff phone

Question 8

schema congruence

Answer 8

info matches pre-existing schema

Question 9

schema incongruence

Answer 9

info contradicts pre-existing schema