Cognitive Approach Flashcards
1
Q
What are the key assumptions of the cognitive approach?
A
The mind should be studied completely scientifically
The mind is like a computer
Lab experiments should be used
2
Q
What are schemas?
A
Organised patterns of thoughts and behaviour
3
Q
What are the three main cognitive research methods?
A
Case studies
Lab experiments
Medical imaging
4
Q
What are the advantages of the cognitive approach?
A
Useful in understanding how the memory works
Influential in teaching e.g. with people with language disorders
Very scientific - highly reliable
Useful medical treatments e.g. CBT
5
Q
What are the weaknesses of the cognitive approach?
A
The brain should not be compared to a computer - lacks emotion
It sees humans like a machine
the experimental research lacks validity
