cognitive approach AO3
- Created by: serena.sangha
- Created on: 15-10-22 15:31
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- one strength- psychologists emphasis on scientific methods
- cognitive approach AO3
- one limitation- research evidence lacks ecological validity
- for example- experiments like memory testing use random word lists which are irrelevant and meaningless in everyday life
- this suggests- results of the experiment cannot be generalised to everyday life and therefore may not accurately explain why behaviour occurs
- thus limiting- the validity
- this suggests- results of the experiment cannot be generalised to everyday life and therefore may not accurately explain why behaviour occurs
- for example- experiments like memory testing use random word lists which are irrelevant and meaningless in everyday life
- another strength- its application to treatment of psychological disorders
- for example- the cognitive approach has been used to explain how faulty thinking processes can cause mental health disorders like depression and has led to the development of treatment like CBT
- this matter because- cognitive approach has helped improve the lives of many people who suffer from these illnesses
- for example- the cognitive approach has been used to explain how faulty thinking processes can cause mental health disorders like depression and has led to the development of treatment like CBT
- one criticism- human minds are ot computers
- explain- the cognitive approach uses computer analogies to explain human behaviour, however there is an important distinction between human minds and computers
- for example- computers do not make mistakes or forget information. this results in an inaccurate representation of the human mind and these theories should be treated with caution
- this analogy can be considered to be reductionist as it compares the complexity of the human mind with a simple computer
- for example- computers do not make mistakes or forget information. this results in an inaccurate representation of the human mind and these theories should be treated with caution
- explain- the cognitive approach uses computer analogies to explain human behaviour, however there is an important distinction between human minds and computers
- one limitation- research evidence lacks ecological validity
- for example- experimental methods provides cognitive resarchers wih methods for collecting and evalutaing evidence to reach accurate conclusons
- this therefore suggests- conclusions are based on more than just common sense and introspection, making this approach more reliable
- thus strengthening the approach to explaining beaviour
- this therefore suggests- conclusions are based on more than just common sense and introspection, making this approach more reliable
- cognitive approach AO3
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