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Paper 2 Cognitive Theory Flashcards

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Examples of internal mental processes?

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Perception
Attention
Thinking
Memory

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Cognitive assumptions?

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Internal mental processes should be studied
By indirectly making inferences about what they are thinking to study behaviour

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What is schema?

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Packages of ideas and info developed through experience

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What does schema do/help with?

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Interprets incoming information quickly to the cognitive system using previous beliefs and expectations

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What is simple motor schema?

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A framework babies are born with to perform innate behaviours such as grasping and sucking

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What is a limitation of schema?

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It can distort our interpretation of sensory information

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What is a strength of schema?

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Prevents us from being overwhelmed by environmental stimuli

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How can we understand internal mental processes?

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By using both theoretical and computer models

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Theoretical models?

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Abstract things

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Computer models?

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Concrete things

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Example of theoretical model?

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Information processing approach

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Information processing approach?

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How information flows through the cognitive system in a sequence of stages
Input -> storage-> retrieval/output

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What is the information processing approach based off?

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Computer functions

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Examples of computer models?

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Artificial intelligence

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Brain mapping?

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This is done to align specific areas of the brain to specific cognitive functions.

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Example of brain mapping?

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Long-term memory in prefrontal cortex

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Examples of scanning techniques?

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FMRI
PET

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What are scanning techniques used for?

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To observe and describe the neurological basis of mental processes and thus establishing the neurological basis of mental disorders

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What are impacts of cognitive neuroscience?

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The use of pc-generated models led to mind-mapping techniques (brain fingerprinting)

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What are the strengths of cognitive approach?

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Scientific methods - controlled, objective, and rigorous studies
Lab studies so credible
Real world application - AI and treatment of depression so more validity
Soft determinism

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What are the limitations of cognitive approach?

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Too abstract and theoretical in nature so no direct observations
Artificial stimuli is used so not representative so low external validity
Machine reductionism

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