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Cognitive Approach Overview
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A Level Psychology Mind Map on Cognitive Approach Overview, created by Jordan van Steenderen on 30/06/2017.
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Cognitive Approach Overview
The study of internal mental processes
Cognitive primacy
Only uses people and scientific experimentation
Cannot be directly observed- inferences made
Theoretical and computer models to explain mental processes
The information processing approach
We approach info in linear, systematic way
Eg. Stimulus--> STM---> LTM---> Retrieval etc
The computer analogy
Sees human minds similiar to computers
"Central processing unit" and use of "coding"
The role of schema
Mental/cognitive structure which contains knowledge about an object/person/activity
Developed by Jean Piaget
Bartlett (1932)- big role in how memories encoded. Used to simplify the world, however creates stereotypes
The emergence of cognitive neuroscience
Searches for neuroanatomical, chemical and/or mechanisms responsible for cognitive processes
Looks for physical basis of cognitive processes
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