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WorksheetsCognitive Approach
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
The cognitive approach is not likely to use which of the following methods?
lab experiments
self reports
observations
case studies
The cognitive approach is primarily concerned with our.......
unconscious processes
internal mental processes
biological processes
behaviours
Which of the following is not an example of an internal mental process?
language
memory
perception
aggression
The computer analogy sees the human mind operating like a computer, where we input information > store it and then?
output it
lose it
change it
Which of the following is not a memory store according to the multistore model of memory?
sensory
episodic
short term
long term
Schemas can be described as (select all / any that are true) .....
stored mental representations of our world
previous bias or stereotypes
derived from past experiences
expectations and stored knowledge
Cognitive Psychology sees mental illness as....
caused by learnt behaviour
caused by dysfunctional thinking
caused by dysfunctional brain activity
caused by repressed past trauma
Which of the following is NOT one of the components of the CBT cognitive triad?
thoughts of self
thoughts of others
thoughts of positivity
thoughts of the future
The dysfunctional thought diary asks patients in CBT to make a note of their....
automatic negative thoughts
automatic positive thoughts
pleasant activities
behaviours
cognitive restructuring encourages clients to .....
change their behavioural response
avoid their thoughts
confirm their negative beliefs
challenge reality of their thoughts
Loftus and Palmer (1974) study the effect of what on memory?
(a)
In total, how many participants are studied across Loftus and Palmer's two experiments?
45
195
150
50
What Verb was shown to have the highest speed estimate in Loftus and Palmer's study?
Hit
Smashed
Contacted
Collided
What was further tested in the second experiment by Loftus and Palmer?
Different verbs
Post-event misinformation
impact of different events
short term memory
How many participants from the smashed condition in experiment 2, said that they saw broken glass ?
16
7
6
29
Reconstructive memory - What does Loftus conclude from her experiments about why memory is reconstructive?
real eyewitnesses memory is not reconstructive
Our answers are influenced by leading questions, not our memory
information gained during the event is merged with information after the event.
information gained after the event is merged with what we are told to believe
Role of emotion in reliability of EWT - Christianson and Hubinette (1993) found what witnesses were more accurate in their recall of robbers’ clothing and behaviour?
Customers in the bank
Employees that were working from home
Employees who had been directly threatened during the robberies,
Witnesses who were closest to the robbers
Children as witnesses - Pozzulo & Lindsay (1998) when presented with a lineup of suspects where the suspect was present, what did they find?
Children aged 4-7 were less likely to make correct identifications
Children aged 5-16 were less likely to make correct identifications
Children aged 4-7 were more likely to make correct identifications
Adults were less likely to make correct identifications
Which of the following is seen to be a weakness of the Cognitive Approach?
It is scientific as uses lab experiments
It is nomothetic and reductionist as assumed our minds all work like a computer
It is useful as can be applied to reducing the cases of wrongful convictions
It can be seen that we have free will to change our way of thinking through CBT
Which of the following is seen to be a strength of the Cognitive Approach?
It is subjective as relies on self reports
It is nomothetic and reductionist as assumed our minds all work like a computer
It can be seen to reflect american culture more as research tends to be conducted here
It can be seen that we have free will to change our way of thinking through CBT
