cognitive approach

Question 1

strength: soft determinism

Answer 1

behavior caused by internal factors, internal mental processes, have some choice over behavior, individuals feel more in control, possible to alter any faulty thought processes (depression), more appropriate positive approach

Question 2

strength: scientific methods

Answer 2

scientific enquiry to investigate behavior, objective and empirical techniques (brain scans, lab experiments), internal processes and inferences, high control extraneous variables, establish cause and effect between mental process and behavior, inc overal internal validity, raising psych scientific status

Question 3

strength: practical applications

Answer 3

principles of theory, behavior caused by internal mental processes, led to CBT, effective in treating depression, dispute irrational thoughts and negative schemas, important part of applied psych

Question 4

THINK FURTHER: economy

Answer 4

people able to function better in everyday life, be more productive in work, increasing wages and tax, helps improve economy

Question 5

limitation: machine reductionism

Answer 5

breaks down complex human behavior of iinternal mental process, simple basic units, mind operating like a machine (computer) input, processing, output, ignores influence of holism and human emotion, anxiety and memory in EWT, weakens as can’t understand behavior in context