Cognitive Approach Flashcards

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Cognitive approach

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How our internal mental processes affect behaviour, studied through making inferences

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Schema

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A mental framework of beliefs and expectations that influence cognitive processing, developed from experience. Useful as a mental shortcut but may distort interpretations

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What do cognitive psychologists use to help understand internal mental processes?

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Theoretical and computer models

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What is cognitive neuroscience?

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The scientific study of the influence biological brain structures have on mental processes

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The emergence of cognitive neuroscience

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Advances in brain imaging technology (eg. PET, fMRI scans) has meant scientists have been able to systematically observe and describe the neurological basis of mental processes

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Strengths of the cognitive approach

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  • High internal validity (eg. Controlled scientific lab experiments, allowing cause-and-effect relationship to be established)
  • Real world application (eg. Contributes to AI, EWT and treatments for depression)
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Limitations of the cognitive approach

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  • Lacks internal validity (eg. Too abstract/theoretical inference, lacking scientific rigour)
  • Machine reductionism (eg. Computer analogies ignoring influence of human emotion, weakening validity)
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