Cognitive approach revision guide

Reliability of cognitive processes

Emotion and cognition

For each of the following questions, be able to do the following:

1. Think about which terms and/or theories would be necessary to define or explain.
2. Provide 2 - 3 studies that could be used to answer the question.
3. How would you demonstrate critical thinking relevant to the question?
4. How would different command terms lead to different responses? (SAQ: Outline,
describe, explain); ERQ (Discuss, evaluate, contrast, to what extent)

Question 1. Discuss research on reconstructive memory.

Key vocabulary /
description of theory

Research Neisser & Harsch

Loftus and Pickrel (Lost in the Mall)

Critical thinking

Different command SAQ’s: outline, describe explain one study….

terms ERQ’s: Evaluate

Question 2. Discuss one or more biases in thinking and decision making.

Key vocabulary /
description of theory

Research Hamilton & Gifford

Englich and Mussweiler

Critical thinking
Different command SAQ’s: outline, describe explain one study….
terms ERQ’s: Evaluate research on….

Question 3. Discuss the influence of emotion on one cognitive process.

Key vocabulary /
description of theory

Research Brown and Kulik

Mc Gaugh and Cahill

Critical thinking

Different command SAQ’s: outline, describe explain one study….

terms ERQ’s: Evaluate research on….

Question 4. Discuss ethical considerations in the study of the reliability of cognitive processes.

Key vocabulary /
description of theory

Research Loftus and Palmer.

Neisser & Harsch

Critical thinking

Different command SAQ’s: outline, describe explain one ethical consideration...

terms ERQ’s: This question may only be asked with Discuss.

Question 5. Discuss the use of one or more research methods in the study of the reliability of
cognitive processes.
Key vocabulary /
description of theory

Research Loftus and Palmer.

Neisser & Harsch

Critical thinking

Different command SAQ’s: outline, describe explain one research method...

terms ERQ’s: Evaluate, Contrast

Question 6. Discuss ethical considerations in the study of emotion and cognition.

Key vocabulary /
description of theory

Research Brown and Kulik

Mc Gaugh and Cahill

Critical thinking

Different command SAQ’s: outline, describe explain one ethical consideration.

terms ERQ’s: This question may only be asked as a discuss question.

Question 7. Discuss the use of one or more research method in the study of emotion and cognition.

Key vocabulary /
description of theory

Research Brown and Kulik

Mc Gaugh and Cahill
Critical thinking

Different command SAQ’s: outline, describe explain one research method...

terms ERQ’s: Evaluate, Contrast