8. The Cognitive Approach AO3

Question 1

Name a limitation of the cognitive approach

Answer 1

Lacks external validity

Question 2

Why does the cognitive approach lack external validity

Answer 2

cognitive psychologists only able to infer mental processes from what they observe - approach suffers from being too theoretical

Question 3

Name two strengths of the cognitive approach

Answer 3

1. Uses scientific, objective methods

2. Application to everyday

Question 4

Explain how the cognitive approach uses scientific and objective methods

Answer 4

Cognitive psychologists have always used controlled methods of study to infer cognitive processes at work

Question 5

Explain what using scientific and objective methods has enabled to happen

Answer 5

Two fields of biology and cognitive psychology to come together

Question 6

What is is called when the two fields of biology and cognitive psychology to come together

Answer 6

Cognitive neuroscience

Question 7

What does using objective methods mean for the cognitive approach

Answer 7

Study of the mind has established credible scientific basis