Cognitive Approach Flashcards

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What research method is typically used?

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lab experiments

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What are some of the strengths of a lab experiment?

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  • high control
  • standardised
  • highly scientific
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What are some of the weaknesses of a lab experiment?

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  • relies too heavily on artificial research
  • lacks ecological validity
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What data is typically collected?

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quantitative

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What are the strengths of this data collection method?

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  • easy to analyse and compare
  • objective
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What are the weaknesses of this data collection method?

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  • subjective
  • hard to analyse and compare
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What some practical applications from the cognitive area?

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  • police forces
  • teachers
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What side of the reductionism vs. holism debate is the cognitive approach?

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reductionist

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Why is the cognitive approach reductionist?

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  • disregards humanity and emotion (computer analogy)
  • removes free will
  • doesn’t account for the fact that people think differently
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What is a problem about the mind that interferes with testing?

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  • hard to test
  • impossible to observe the mind
  • internal processes cannot be measured
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