Cognitive Psychology

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Cognitive Psychology
The study of internal mental activities using methods other then observation and mental prcesses are private and cannot be observed.
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Mental Processes
Perception, Thinking, Attention, Memory and Problem Solving.
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Theoretical Models
Suggests a cognitive system of input storage and retrieval using MRI and PET scans. Suggests the mind is like a computor.
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SCHEMA
A package of ideas and information developed through experience. They help us interpret information coming into the cognitive system. For example recognising a chair.
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Cognitive Neuroscience
How brain structures influence mental processes.
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Scientific Credibility
Experiments are reliable, objective and highly controlled.
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Machine Reductionism
Idea mind works like a computor, doesn't consider emotion or motivation.
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Application (everyday)
Lacks internal validity. Abstract and theoretical as it uses artificial stimuli.
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Application (real life)
Works when making artificial intelligence.
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Soft Determinism
It is bounded by what we know and what this theory assumes.
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