Cognitive Approach
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- Q1What is it that cognitive psychologists study?The mindInternal mental processingObservable behavioursThe unconscious30sEditDelete
- Q2What do cognitivists compare the brain to, and compare thoughts to. What is this known as?A computer, The computer modelAn Ipad, The apple modelRobots, Artificial intelligenceAnimals, The evolution model30sEditDelete
- Q3Describe making an inferenceUsing dream analysis to understand the inner workings of the brainObserving a behaviour and then making a logical assumption about the underling mental processesOnly using case studies to make assumptions about the internal mental processesLooking inside the brain and making conclusions about it30sEditDelete
- Q4What is a Schema?our unconscious telling us how to behaveour reactions to the environmentOur brain telling us how to behaveMental short cuts to make assumptions about the world around us30sEditDelete
- Q5Which one of these is NOT an example of how schema are usedSee into the futurePackages of information that help us navigate the worldExpect behaviourProcess large amounts of information30sEditDelete
- Q6What of the following is a positive of schema?StereotypesPrejudiceActively predict others behaviours and respond appropriatelyWrong assumptions30sEditDelete
- Q7Once cognitive psychologists have made a model of how an internal mental process works, what do they do with each part?Test them/ experiment with scientific methods to see if they are accurateLeave them alone and expect them to be correctForget about them and create a new oneTest them/ experiment with scientific methods to see if they are reliable30sEditDelete
- Q8Which of these is not a method used by cognitive psychologistsPost MortemsFMRIsEEGsERPs30sEditDelete
- Q9Which of the following is a practical application of the cognitive approach?FloodingImproving eye witness testimonyAntidepressantsPrisons30sEditDelete
- Q10Which of these relates to the cognitive approach the most?NatureSoft DeterminismDeterminismFree Will30sEditDelete
- Q11What is machine reductionism?Humans are studied in the same way as a machine and oversimplifies the impact of emotionPredicts that humans minds will be able to be put into a machine one dayOver emphasises the impact of technology on your behaviourSees humans as being animal like and ignores free will30sEditDelete
- Q12Cognitive Psychology is scientific because....Use of highly controlled lab experimentsMakes inferencesIgnores NatureLacks ecological validity30sEditDelete
- Q13Cognitive Psychology is not scientific because....It makes inferencesIt ignores nurtureIt studies observable behaviourIt's deterministic30sEditDelete