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No model of human cognition can be complete, unless it incorporates both mental representations and information processing. Discuss
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TMA07/08 - Option 3: Representation and Processing No model of human cognition can be complete, unless it incorporates both mental representations and information processing. Discuss Cognitive Psychologists have developed models in cognitive terms, to help explain and understand how the human mind functions and what attributes are important. Their aim is to evaluate cognitive architectures by investigating the mental activities taking place inside the mind. Our knowledge and experiences of the external world are stored as internal representations which require mental interactions or processes to assist with gaining access to the relevant stored material. An important aspect of Cognitive Psychology is the investigation of internal processes which can produce the appropriate actions for problem solving through knowledge of the environment and through past experience. Mental operations are the processes helping to make use of existing knowledge which in turn lead to greater understanding and greater scope. Let us look at what is meant...
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