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Key terms for the cognitive approach
Cognitive approach
this approach is focused on how our mental processes affect behaviour
Internal mental processes
‘private’ operations of the mind such as perception and attention that mediate between stimulus and response
Schema
A mental framework of beliefs and expectations that influence cognitive processing. They are devleoped from experience
Inference
The process whereby cognitive psychologists draw conclusions about the way mental processes operate on the basis of observed behaviour
Cognitive neuroscience
The scientific study of biological structures that underpin cognitive processes
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