Cognitive Approach Flashcards
1
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One assumption of the cognitive approach
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The mind actively processes information from our senses (touch, taste etc)
2
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One strength of the Cognitive approach
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The methods used are normally scientific. This means that results can be easily compared as they used standardised procedures and have high reliability
3
Q
State a weakness of this approach
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One weakness is that the data is normally gathered through unrealistic tasks so results lack a lot of ecological validity
