Cognitive Area

Question 1

what are 3 features of the cognitive area?

Answer 1

• mental thought processes
• computer analogy
• scientific inference of the mind

Question 2

what are mental thought processes?

Answer 2

the way people transform and store information in their minds, we all process things differently (ballerina video)

Question 3

what is the computer analogy?

Answer 3

like a computer, humans have physical inputs, then the information is processed in the mind, we aso have outputs like personality

Question 4

what is scientific inference of the mind?

Answer 4

the mind and mental thought processes can’t be directly observed, we can infer the mind through pps self report

Question 5

what are 3 cognitive practical applications?

Answer 5

• cognitive therapy
• crime and forensics
• teaching and learning

Question 6

what is cognitive therapy?

Answer 6

mental illnesses are characterised by unhealthy thought processes, can suggest ways to encourage heathier ways of processing information

Question 7

what is crime and forensics?

Answer 7

can suggest ways to encourage a lack of bias, so less innocents are punished

Question 8

what is meant by teaching and learning?

Answer 8

can help teachers find ways to deliver information in a way that makes recall easier, suggest ways to revise

Question 9

what are research methods used in the cognitive area?

Answer 9

lab experiments, comparing 2 or more groups in a controlled environment