Informational processing

Question 1

What do cognitive psychologists look at ?

Answer 1

how brain works compared to a computer

Question 2

First stage of informational processing and comparison to computer

Answer 2

Input : Perceiving sensory information from environment such as sight and sound, registering it then sending it through the brain

• downloading a song

Question 3

second stage of informational processing and comparison to computer

Answer 3

Encoding : Information is converted into nerve impulses ( e.g. from sound waves to nerve impulse ) where it is recognised by the brain ( nerve impulses travel to auditory cortex in brain where its decoded and converted into what we perceive as sound )

• Computer turns it into a computer code such as binary

Question 4

third stage of informational processing and comparison to computer

Answer 4

Storage : information is stored in the brain

• save sound on hard drive in a folder

Question 5

fourth stage of informational processing and comparison to computer

Answer 5

Retrieval : you search memory store for the information you want to recall

• you go into folder and find the song you saved

Question 6

fifth stage of informational processing and comparison to computer

Answer 6

Output : where information you have retrieved is used in some way

• you play the song on your computer