cognitive

-suggests that internal mental processes can and should be studied

-study private processes such as memory, perception and thinning

-make inferences using peoples behaviour to study what is going on inside peoples minds as they can’t be studied directly

Schemas

- mental packages that live in the mind which help us understand the world

-develop through experience

-schemas process information quickly so we know what to do in situations e.g know how to act in a restaurant or exam hall

-faulty schemas can have a negative impact on mental health e.g phobias

Theoretical and computer models

Theoretical- simplified models of how the brain works, models are often pictorial in nature such as the multi store model(abstract)

Computer- suggest how sensory information is passed through the brain, info is input, encoded into the memory and combined with previously stored info to complete a task(concrete)

Information processing

Input —> Processing —> Output

(Comes from the environment) (knce info is encoded it can be processed (behavioural E.g schemas) response)

Cognitive neuroscience

How the brain helps us think, feel and behave. It looks at how different parts of the brain work together to help us do things like remember, make decisions or understand language.

Scientist use tools like brain scans to see which parts of the brain are active when doing different mental tasks.

Applications of cognitive neuroscience

• Broca’s area is responsible for speaking

• Understanding memory issues such as anterograde and retrograde amnesia- Clive wearing suffered from both, brain scans showed the extent of the damage to his frontal lobe

• Understanding where types of LTM are stored

• Understanding adhd or autism

AO3

+Practical applications- contributed to ai

-relies on interference- uses interference to understand human behaviour rather than direct observation

-uses tasks in research that are often artificial