Information Processing Model

What does the information processing model do?

Represents similarities between mind and computers.

Why do psychologists use the information processing model?

Used to explain human behaviour.

What are the 3 stages of the information processing model?

• Input

• Processing

• Output

What’s an input?

Information from environment via our senses

What’s processing?

Once information is encoded, it can be processed , e.g creating schemas

What’s output?

behavioural response, emitted following the processing

Rob is 24 and is in Tesco when he sees an old lady struggling to reach the top shelf for a packet of custard creams. He offers to get them for her and reaches up for them, now use the 3 stages to explain behaviour.

Input (sensory) -Rob sees lady struggling with eyes

Processing (thoughts) - Robs schema, old lady is vulnerable and weak

Output (action) - Reaches to get her biscuits, judges she can’t get it