Approaches- The Cognitive approach

Question 1

Schema

Answer 1

Mental framework of beliefs and expectations that influence cognitive processing developed from experience

Question 2

Internal Mental Processes

Answer 2

‘private’ operations of the mind such as perception and attention that mediate between stimulus and response

Question 3

1860’s Paul Broca did…
R.S

Answer 3

Identified how damage to the frontal lobe can impair speech production

Question 4

1997 Tulving did…
R.S

Answer 4

research showed that different types of long-term memory may be located on opposite sides of the pre-frontal cortex

Question 5

Computer Model

Answer 5

Stimulus-> Input Processes->Storage Processes->Output Processes->Response

Question 6

2 Assumptions of Cognitive approach

Answer 6

Internal processes are private and cannot be observed

Cognitive psychologists study these processes indirectly by making inferences about what’s going on inside peoples minds

Question 7

Do cognitive psychologists use direct observation

Answer 7

No

Question 8

Evolution involves changes in behaviour from one generation to the next

True or false

Answer 8

False