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The Cognitive Approach in Psychological Science

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The cognitive approach in psychology examines internal mental processes like thinking, perception, and problem-solving to understand behavior. It emerged as a counter to behaviorism, emphasizing the mind's information processing akin to computers. Cognitive neuroscience and models like the multi-store memory framework and schemas are discussed, alongside practical applications in education and cognitive behavioral therapy.

Exploring the Cognitive Approach in Psychological Science

The cognitive approach in psychological science is a framework that focuses on the internal mental processes as the key to understanding human behavior. It suggests that cognitive functions such as thinking, perception, problem-solving, and language are fundamental in interpreting and interacting with the world. This approach emerged as a response to behaviorism, which limited its focus to observable behaviors, and gained prominence with the development of the digital computer, which served as an analogy for the human mind's capacity for information processing, including encoding, storing, and retrieving data.
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Investigating the Unseen: Internal Mental Processes

Cognitive psychologists study internal mental processes that influence behavior, even though these processes are not directly observable. They employ scientific methods to explore the intricacies of memory, perception, reasoning, and language. These cognitive functions are essential for decision-making, problem-solving, creativity, memory retention, and communication. Research, such as the study by Simons and Chabris on selective attention, reveals the selective nature of cognitive processing and how attention shapes our perception of the environment.

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The development of the ______ computer helped the cognitive approach gain prominence by providing an analogy for the mind's information processing.

digital

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Cognitive functions essential for

Decision-making, problem-solving, creativity, memory retention, communication.

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Simons and Chabris study focus

Selective attention and its impact on perception of the environment.

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