The Cognitive Approach (OCR A-Level Psychology): Quizzes
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What is the main focus of the cognitive approach?
What is the main focus of the cognitive approach?
Internal mental processes & memory
Which are examples of internal mental processes in the cognitive approach?
Which are examples of internal mental processes in the cognitive approach?
Thinking & perception
According to the cognitive approach, how is behaviour largely explained?
According to the cognitive approach, how is behaviour largely explained?
By how the mind operates
What analogy does the cognitive approach use to describe how the mind works?
What analogy does the cognitive approach use to describe how the mind works?
Computer analogy
What three stages describe how the mind works like a computer?
What three stages describe how the mind works like a computer?
Inputting, storing & retrieving info
How does the cognitive approach view humans?
How does the cognitive approach view humans?
As information processors
Why is inference used in the cognitive approach?
Why is inference used in the cognitive approach?
Mental processes can't be studied directly
What does the cognitive approach use inference to study?
What does the cognitive approach use inference to study?
Internal mental processes
How should psychology be viewed according to the cognitive approach?
How should psychology be viewed according to the cognitive approach?
As a science