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What the cognitive approach studies

What the cognitive approach studies

Flowchart showing external stimulus, internal mental processes, observable response, researcher inference, and models in the cognitive approach

The cognitive approach says behaviour is shaped by how people process information, not just by the stimulus itself. It studies internal mental processes such as perception, attention, memory, language, thinking, and decision-making.

Cognitive approach Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Cognitive approach

Step-by-step lessons on AQA A Level Psychology Cognitive approach. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the compulsory core topics before tackling the more evaluation-heavy optional and issues-and-debates content.

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