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What does the word " cognitive" mean? |
To come to know |
Realising you know |
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What is cognitive psychology? |
Cognitive psychology is the study of human mental processes and their role in thinking, feeling, and behaving. |
Human mentality |
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What is the information processing model? |
This is the idea that in cognitive psychology an individual is a processor of information, the same way that a computer takes in information and follows a program to produce an output. |
Processor; computer ; output |
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Name some basic assumptions for cognitive psychology? |
1) Information made available by the environment is processed by a series of processing systems E.g. Attention, perception, short-term memory.
2) processing system transform/ alter the information in systematic ways.
3) Aim of research is to specify the processes and structures that underline cognitive psychology.
4)Information processing on humans resembles that in computers. |
Attention perception memory Environment Systematic ways Research Computers |
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Computer mind analogy |
The human brain resembles a computer.
It codes ( I.e. Changes ) info, stores info, uses info, and produces an output ( retrieves info ) |
=human brain Coding; stores ; use; output |
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Explain how a eye is an example of computer = mind |
The eye receives visual information and codes information into electric neutral activity which is fed back to the brain where it is stored and coded. |
Visual info Storage Coding |
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What tends to happen when we are attending to 1 activity? |
We tend to ignore other stimulation, although our attention can be distracted by something else, like the telephone ringing or someone using our name. |
Ignoring Distracted Telephone ringing |
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What are the levels presented with a stimulus to get a response? |
1-Stimulus. 2- Input processes. 3- storage processes. 4- output processes. 5- response. |
5 stages including stimulus and response |
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What does input processing do? |
Input processing are concerned with the analysis of the stimuli. |
Analysis |
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What does storage processing do? |
Storage processing cover everything that happens to a stimuli internally in the brain and can include coding and manipulation of the stimuli. |
Stimuli in brain ; manipulation |
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What does output processes do? |
Output processes are responsible for preparing an appropriate response to a stimulus. |
Response and stimuli |
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What other fields has cognitive psychology influenced? |
Social learning theory Cognitive neuropsychology Artificial intelligence (AI ) |
Ai Slt Another one |
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What is schema? |
A cognitive framework that helps organise and interpret information. |
Framework Organise info |
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What is script? |
A type of schema involving organised sequences of events. |
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