Cognitive Approach

Question 1

What is as Schema?

Answer 1

A mental framework of beliefs and expectations that affect cog processing. Developed from experience. Used from John Piaget, he said that children use assimilation and accommodation (quick radical change).

Question 2

What are Internal Mental Processes?

Answer 2

‘Private’ operations of the mind such as perception and attention that mediate between stimulus and response. Can be compared to that of a computer.

Question 3

What is a Theoretical Model?

Answer 3

Pictorial representations of a particular mental process based on current research evidence.

Question 4

Wha is a Computer Model?

Answer 4

The mind is compared to a computer by suggesting there are similarities in the way the information is processed.

Question 5

What is Cognitive Neuroscience?

Answer 5

The scientific study of biological structures that underpin cognitive processes.

Question 6

Benefits of Schemas?

Answer 6

• Enables us to process vast amounts of information rapidly
• Can help us predict what will happen in our world based o our experiences, therefore, process lots of info quickly.
• Prevents us from becoming overwhelmed by environment stimuli.

Question 7

Cons of Schema?

Answer 7

• Distort our interpretation of sensory information, leading to perceptual errors
• Can cause bias recall / see what we expect which has implications for memory and EWT.
• Faulty schema may have negative impact on mental health, e.g. depression.