COGNITIVE

Question 1

Assumption of approach

Answer 1

all behaviour is driven by internal mental processes, thinking drives behaviour
if we change thinking we should change the behaviour

Question 2

what areas of humans does the cognitive approach investigate that are ignored by behaviourists

Answer 2

memory
perception
thinking
all cannot be observed - therefore they are studied indirectly by making inferences

Question 3

what is a schema

Answer 3

mental framework of beliefs and expectations that influence cognitive processing
they are developed from experiences
they are ‘packages’ of ideas and information developed through experience

Question 4

definition of cognitive neuroscience

Answer 4

scientific study of those biological structures that underpin cognitive processes