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Cognitive Approach - Coggle Diagram
Cognitive Approach
Assumptions
Behaviour is a result of conscious mental processes
Mental processes between stimuli and response
Scientific, experimental methods to measure mental processes
Human and computer analogy
Stores and retrieves info
Has programmes to determine responses to certain stimuli
Humans actively organise info from the environment
Not just learning through association and reinforcement
Animal behaviour can't be compared to human behaviour
Against behaviourist
Research
Broca (1985)
Looking at the brain
Cognitive processes changing with brain damage
Experimental
Quantitative
Neuropsychology
K.F
H.M
Clive Wearing
Use of Models
Memory model
Long term and short term memory
Computer analogy
Senses pick up info on stimulus
Information taken to brain, brain processes it
We respond to stimulus
We are active processors
Not passive like behaviourism
Evaluation
Strengths
Scientific
Experiments
Can predict behaviour as it's based on theory
Practical applications
Therapy e.g. depression
Helps patient to have positive thoughts
Focuses on internal mental processes
Other approaches ignored this
Weaknesses
Ignores biology
Ignores individual differences and personality
Against humanist
Takes complex behaviour and simplifies it
Reductionist