The cognitive approach

Question 1

Study of mental processes

Answer 1

Private, cannot be observed directly
Make assumptions about what is going inside someone’s head

Question 2

Theoretical method

Answer 2

Multi-store model of memory
Suggests way we process information

Information processing approach, information flows through sequence of stages

Question 3

Computer models

Answer 3

suggests similarities in how computers and human minds process information

e.g CPU - control centre = brain

Change info into useable code, humans acoustic/semantic coding for memories

Store info on hard-disk, long-term memory

RAM = working memory

Question 4

Schema

Answer 4

Mental framework - interpretation of incoming information received by system

How to act in posh areas
Can affect how we perceive world

Question 5

Emergence of cognitive neuroscience

Answer 5

Scientific study of influence of brain structures on mental processes
Neuroscience able to link certain areas of brain to specific cognitive functions (problem solving)

-brain scans
-broca
-wernicks

Question 6

AO3

Answer 6

Treatment
CBT
Schema

Humans + computers not the same

Lacks ecological validity

Question 7

AO3 neuroscience

Answer 7

Objective

Important role in establishing mental disorders