Cognitive Area - Cognition Flashcards
What is cognition? (What does it involve)
The process we do to think are interlinked.
Input (through senses), process, stored and retrieved
How can you predict behaviour?
Based on identifiable pattern that may change through free will or outside factors
Use experimental methods (lab)
What do the key themes of memory and attention explore?
Looks internal process and thinking pattern
Eg mental health issue processed stage is faulty
Why is favouring a scientific method (lab) when investigating cognitive area a strength?
Can investigate mental process - establish cause and effect between variables
= academic credibility for psychology as discipline since it favours scientific methodology
As well as cognitive area contributing to modern paradigm of cognitive neuroscience in psychology
How is the studies being controlled scientifically a strength?
Makes it easy to test eg reliability
This increases scientific value of cognitive area
And because of replication it is more important scientific enquiry
One strength of the cognitive area is that it favours scientific method,
Explain why this is a strength and support this with evidence from appropriate case study
3 marks
Examples of two answers
Quantitive data collected (1) allows comparison to be made between individuals or groups (1)
Eg lofter and Palmer - speed estimates given by ppt in 5 groups could be compared to see influence of different verbs (name them) on ppt memory. (1)
Allows cause and effect relationship to be established (1) so one can establish if an individual factor affects behaviour (1)
Eg for example Lofter and palmer were able to establish different speed estimates were caused by different verbs used in critical question (1)
One weakness of the cognitive area is that studies can lack ecological validity.
Explain why this is a weakness and support your answer with evidence of appropriate case study.
3 marks
Two examples
Results are unlikely to represent real life
Eg Lofter and palmer - video clips, act differently under stress, results happen spontaneously
Lab experiment = highly controlled and unrealistic
Eg Lofter and palmer
Grant et al
Can’t generalise findings
How does cognitive theory work?
(Point 1)
Basis that psychological disorder is a result of how individual thinks about situation or event that could potentially cause mental health problem.
What is the aim of cognitive therapy?
(Point 2)
Change patterns of thinking of situations/ events so they are perceived more positively in future
Give a specific example of research that shows how people with depression view loss?
(Point 3)
People prone to depression tend to view loss as their fault, as something that will always happen and as something that will always pervade other areas of their lives.
How has using cognitive therapies been successful at reducing their vulnerability to depression?
(Point 4)
Help people make external, unstable and specific attributions
How can the quote “ working like a video camera to accurately record events” from the article relate to cognitive area
As it showcases the belief that our mind follows same meditational processes of computers such as using chemical neurotransmitters compared to electricity
