The Cognitive Approach

Question 1

What is internal mental processes

Answer 1

How information received from our senses is processed by the brain and how this processing directs how we behave
Eg. Perception, memory, attention, thinking

Question 2

What is inference

Answer 2

Drawing a conclusion from evidence and reasoning

Extra info; we use clues from observable behaviour to build an explanation of what is going on inside the brain/mind

Question 3

What is the multi store model

Answer 3

Shows how information is processed inside the brain through a sequence of stages that involve input, storage retrieval and storage

Question 4

How does computers compare to the mind

Answer 4

CUP= brain
Coding= info changed into usable format (electrical signals)
Stores= sensory/ STM/LTM

Question 5

What is a schema

Answer 5

A mental framework of beliefs and expectation that influence cognitive processing and help us to interpret our world

Question 6

How are schemas useful

Answer 6

Help us make sense of the world by providing shortcuts to identify things that we come across
Make is easier to predict behaviour
Allows us to process new information more easily

Question 7

How can schemas be less helpful

Answer 7

Can lead to bias and generalisation
Can lead to mistakes
Lead to inaccurate eye witness testimony

Question 8

What is the method of bartletts study supporting schemas

Answer 8

• Bartlett asked 20 males to recall the war of the ghosts story a period of time after being told
• a lot has difficulty recalling the story accurately and shortened it
• participants changed subjects of the story to fit their own culture
  This shows that memory is reconstructive and that we process information when we recall it which can lead to inaccuracies. We used schema to fill in gaps

Question 9

How does neuroscience help with understanding the brain

Answer 9

Brain scanning technologies are able to describe the locations and neurological basis of mental processing and so many disorders
Can be used to identify where brain injuries occur and the symptoms the patient will experience

Question 10

Where in the brain is the speech production function found

Answer 10

Brocas area

Question 11

Where in the brain is the language composition function found

Answer 11

Wernicle area

Question 12

Where in the brain is the body movement RHS function found

Answer 12

Left motor cortex

Question 13

Where in the brain is the episodic LTM function found

Answer 13

Hippocampus

Question 14

Where in the brain is the procedural LTM function found

Answer 14

Cerebellum

Question 15

Where in the brain is the visual processing function found

Answer 15

Occipital lobe/ cortex

Question 16

Where in the brain is the motional regulation function found

Answer 16

Amygdala