Cognitive Information Processing Evaluation

Cognitive Information Processing Evaluation

Abstract

This piece of study aims to talk about Cognitive Information Processing and its numerous major aspects. The motive here is to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the Cognitive Information Processing, applying the theory to a practical situation, analyze the process of transfer and memory in Cognitive Information Processing, and to compare social cognitive theory, behaviorism and Cognitive Information Processing. Moreover, the study also highlights the two-store memory model on which the Cognitive Information Processing centers, and where networks are formed in memory. The main focus of this theory is the storage, acquisition, and retrieval of information and it is also compatible with the findings in neuroscience and brain research.

Introduction

The CIP or the Cognitive Information Processing is an approach to career development and services. This theory is related to decision making and problem solving and it was first developed by a group of researchers' joint efforts at the Career Center of Florida State University. According to this theory, all the major components that are involved in problem solving effectiveness and in determining career decision making are the processes and contents of career decisions. However, one can understand the importance of processes and contents by using the metaphor of a recipe. For example, in order to prepare a good dish, that is a decision, one should have all the necessary ingredients with him, that is the content, and one should also know how to make best use of all the cooking instructions. Thus, Cognitive Information Processing is the theory which is mainly a composition of numerous theoretical perspectives, and it seeks to explain the process of human learning as the development of multiple networked memory structures.

Discussion

One can understand the human brain as a form of neural computer and in opposition to the black box of behaviorism. Human brain is capable of storing all the procedural, declarative, and conditional knowledge in it. Thus, the process of problem solving depends largely on two most important factors including stored information, and the capability of processing information. However, in this information processing system, there are certain bottlenecks that cause limitations in the capacity of processing information, and particularly limit human brain during this process. Moreover, these limitations or bottlenecks are handled with the help of information management and proper flow of information (Fitts, et.al, 1963).

Process of memory and transfer in CIP

Managing information

The inputs that are provided to the system, that is to the brain, are mainly arrived with the help of five senses including hearing, smell, touch, taste, and sight. Once brain receives the required information from these five senses, then the next step is of processing this information. Thus, because of the fact that there may be vast amount of information that could be received at a time through the five main senses, the Cognitive Information Processing (CIP) theory aims to postulate that there are certain executive process that could help us in governing how much attention should be given to each set of ...