Cognitive Flashcards
1
Q
Assumptions
A
- mental processes
- internal processes in the mind affecting behaviour
2
Q
Features
A
Theoretical & computer models
- IP approach - multi storage model
Computer model = AI
Schema
- info package learnt through experience
- mental framework for interpretation of info
3
Q
research methods
A
- scientific & objective
- lab
- highly controlled
- low ecological validity
4
Q
Strenghts
A
- Helps AI
- cognitive neuroscience
- MRI & PET scans to test episodic and semantic memory
- mental disorders such as OCD
5
Q
Limitations
A
- Machine reductionism - doesn’t take into account the influence of human emotion
6
Q
Debate
A
Soft determinism
Nature
Reductionist
