The Cognitive Level of analysis
Introduction
At the second level of analysis, the products of our biological machinery can be seen in our cognitive system, which includes our cognition, emotions and behaviors.
Around the 1950s psychologists began systematically to explore cognition to further understanding of human behavior. This shift in focus from studying observable behavior to studying mental processes, such as memory and perception, is called “the cognitive revolution”. Cognitive psychologists suggested that humans form internal mental representations that guide behavior, and they developed a range of research methods to study these. In recent years, researchers within social and cultural psychology have
used findings from cognitive psychologists to understand how mental processes may be influenced by social and cultural factors.
Cognitive psychology represents a vast array of research areas including cognitive psychology, cognitive science, cognitive neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience. Topics such as memory, perception, artificial intelligence, amnesia and social cognition are studied. Cognitive psychologists use traditional research methods (for example, experiments and verbal protocols) but there is an increasing focus on the use of modern technology.
Cognitive psychologists collaborate increasingly with neuroscientists, social psychologists and cultural psychologists in order to explore the complexity of human cognition. This approach is illustrated in the field of cultural and social cognitive neuroscience, indicating the complementary nature of social, cognitive and biological levels of analysis. Research that integrates these three levels can develop more meaningful theories to explain the mechanisms underlying complex behavior and the mind.
Source: Diploma Programme Psychology Guide for first exams 2011, International Baccalaureate Organization 2009
At the second level of analysis, the products of our biological machinery can be seen in our cognitive system, which includes our cognition, emotions and behaviors.
Around the 1950s psychologists began systematically to explore cognition to further understanding of human behavior. This shift in focus from studying observable behavior to studying mental processes, such as memory and perception, is called “the cognitive revolution”. Cognitive psychologists suggested that humans form internal mental representations that guide behavior, and they developed a range of research methods to study these. In recent years, researchers within social and cultural psychology have
used findings from cognitive psychologists to understand how mental processes may be influenced by social and cultural factors.
Cognitive psychology represents a vast array of research areas including cognitive psychology, cognitive science, cognitive neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience. Topics such as memory, perception, artificial intelligence, amnesia and social cognition are studied. Cognitive psychologists use traditional research methods (for example, experiments and verbal protocols) but there is an increasing focus on the use of modern technology.
Cognitive psychologists collaborate increasingly with neuroscientists, social psychologists and cultural psychologists in order to explore the complexity of human cognition. This approach is illustrated in the field of cultural and social cognitive neuroscience, indicating the complementary nature of social, cognitive and biological levels of analysis. Research that integrates these three levels can develop more meaningful theories to explain the mechanisms underlying complex behavior and the mind.
Source: Diploma Programme Psychology Guide for first exams 2011, International Baccalaureate Organization 2009
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