The Cognitive Approach

The cognitive approach is concerned with studying:

• Internal mental processes

• Unconscious processes

• Social learning

• Observable behaviour

According to cognitive psychologists, the mind works like a _______________

____________ are the mental representations of experience and understanding.

Schemas are based on:

• Past experiences

• Future experiences

• An individual's biology

• An individual's family environment

Identify the correct statement

• Assimilation of information into our schema causes them to strengthen

• Accommodation of information into our schema causes us to adapt them

• Accommodation of information into our schema causes us to strengthen them

• Assimilation of information into our schema causes us to adapt them

Which of the following evaluative statements about schema are correct?

• Schema enable us to rapidly process vast amounts of information

• Schema ensure our memories are accurate

• Schema can distort our interpretation of sensory information

• Schema enables us to predict what may happen in our environment.

• Schema can lead us to becoming overwhelmed by environmental stimuli

What models do cognitive psychologists use to make inferences about mental processes?

• The iceberg analogy model

• Theoretical models

• Computer models

• Human biology models

Which statements are true about making inferences?

• It involves going beyond immediate evidence

• It only uses immediate evidence

• It involves making assumptions about observable behaviours

• It involves making assumptions about mental processes that cannot be observed

__________ Models refer to the use of flow charts and diagrams to represent and simplify the process of human thinking.

Theoretical models are:

• Easy to read, interpret and understand

• Difficult to read, interpret and understand

• Frequently adapted

• Consistent across time