Cognitive Approach

Question 1

Cognitive

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Relating to mental processes

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Internal mental processes

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Thinking and knowing shapes our behaviour
Information processes →information received from our senses is processed by our brain and directs how we behave

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Inference/Inferring

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Making assumptions from findings
Reaching a logical conclusion on the basis of evidence & reasoning
Cognitive psychologists- makes a reasoned conclusion about mental processes based on observable behaviour

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Schema

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A collection of ideas about a person, object or item of information
Formed through experience which helps the individual to understand & predict the world around them & to make sense of new information

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Theoretical models

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Simplified representations of a particular mental process based on current research evidence

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Computer models

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The process of using computer analysis analogies as a representation of human cognition

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Cognitive neuroscience

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An area of psychology dedicated to the underlying neutral bases of cognitive functions