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The Cognitive Approach - Coggle Diagram
The Cognitive Approach
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Evaluation
Machine reductionist, computer analogy ignores human emotions and motivations so doesn't take into account all the factors which influence someone.
Uses scientific and objective methods therefore results are accurate, reliable and easily replicable. But this means artificial tasks are used so potential for demand characteristics and low ecological validity.
Has practical applications to society especially in mental health. This means effective treatments can be developed to benefit the patient, wider society and the economy.
Researchers have to infer what's going on therefore open to researcher bias and confirmation bias and no way to test if they are definitely correct.
It is less determinist than other approaches - based on soft determinism, recognising our cognitive system can only operate within certain limits but we are free to think before responding to stimuli.
The Role of Schemas
A package of knowledge, ideas and information which has developed over time through experiences. They act as a mental framework for all information you achieved and help you to respond appropriately to the information you process.
SELF-SCHEMA: beliefs about oneself, could be positive or negative.
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Help us to interpret information quickly, may lead to distortions.
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Cognitive Neuroscience
The scientific of the influence of brain structures on mental processes. Scientists have been able to observe and describe the neurological basis of mental processes in the last 20 years.
We can use scanning techniques like fMRIs and PET scans to see the brain areas involved in cognitive functioning.
Research in memory that has linked episodic and semantic memories to opposite sides of the prefrontal cortex in the brain.
Scanning techniques have also proven useful in establishing the neurological basis of some disorders e.g. OCD and the parahippocampal gyrus.