Psychological Approaches 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyApproachesASOCR Created by: lcarter37Created on: 16-05-15 13:20 what is the main assumption of the cognitive approach? the main assumption is that behaviour can be explained by how the mind works. Mental processes. 1 of 9 what experimental method do cognitive researchers prefer? the experimental method. it allows high levels of control and manipulation is then made easier. 2 of 9 what other methods might they use? self reports. as the only way to find out how or what a person is thinking or feeling is to ask them. 3 of 9 what mental processes does the cognitive approach study? thinking, problem-solving, memory, language, perception 4 of 9 how do we see mental processes? we do not, we only see them displayed through behaviour. 5 of 9 name the studies in this approach? Loftus and Palmer, Baron-Cohen, Savage Rumbaugh 6 of 9 what did Loftus and Palmer study? the effects of leading questions on memory of an event. 7 of 9 what did Baron-Cohen study? autism and how it could effect cognitive processes. 8 of 9 what did Savage Rumbaugh study? whether chimps were born with the ability to acquire language or whether they developed it. 9 of 9
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