Research Methods In Cognitive Approaches To Psych

Question 1

Cog psych experiments

Answer 1

Uses experiments to establish cause + effect
Manipulates IV
Quantitvely measure DV
Uses statistical tests

Question 2

Important ideas in Cog Psych:

Answer 2

Bottom-up processing: process thats directly influenced by environmental stimuli
Top=down processing: processing influenced by pre-existing knowledge

Question 3

What is double dissociation?

Answer 3

Where 3 groups, each with different areas of brain damage + each has deficits that other group doesn’t

Question 4

Strengths of cognitive neuropsychology:

Answer 4

• double dissociation gives strong evidence for modularity
• casual links can be shown between brain damage + cognitive preformance
• important in study of language + memeory

Question 5

Weakness’ of cognitive neuropsychology:

Answer 5

• assumption of modularity neglects network interconnections
• patients develop compensatory strategies
• brain damage effects several areas of brain

Question 6

Weakness’ of

Answer 6

• assumption of modularity neglects network interconnections
• patients develop compensatory strategies
• brain damage effects several areas of brain