Cognitive Approach

The term ‘cognitive’ has come to mean...

Private actions/processes of the mind such as perception and attention.

• Internal mental processes

• Inferences

• Indirect learning

• Thinking

"Drawing a conclusion about the way mental processes work by making assumptions based on observable behaviour" - which term best describes this?

• Internal mental process

• Inference

• Schema

• Stroop Effect

Theoretical models are simplified _______________ based on current research.

"organized units of knowledge that we have developed through experiences” - which term best describes this?

• Internal mental processes

• Inferences

• Schema

• Stroop Effect

Schemas are useful because they... (select all that apply)

• help us predict what will happen based on our past experiences.

• they help us forget memories we don't want to remember.

• enable us to process lots of information quickly.

• help us take our time to focus on specific information.

What is a potential downside of schemas?

Which of the following best describes the aim of cognitive neuroscience?

• to relate mental processes to brain structures.

• how cognitive scientists study the brain.

• to relate theoretical models to mental processes.

• to use computers to explain mental processes.

Which famous case study is an example of 'cognitive neuroscience'?

• Little Albert

• Louis Victor Leborgne

• Carl Wernicke

• Endel Tulving

Paul Broca discovered in patient 'Tan' discovered a lesion in his ...

• Left frontal lobe

• Right frontal lobe

• Left temporal lobe

• Right temporal lobe