cognitive approach p2

Question 1

limitation:its use of the computer model

Answer 1

E:one key difference between the mind and a computer is that the mind is able to perceive and interact with the world. the mins has the ability to adapt to new situations and learn from experience whereas a computer can only perform tasks which has been programmed
E:to conclude ,the analogy between the mind and a computer can be useful to understand certain aspects of cognition but the mind works differently to a machine when processing information.

Question 2

strength:shows that the mind could be studied scientifically

Answer 2

E:by using the empirical method , cognitive psychologists collect objective evidence of human behaviour via carefully controlled replicable experiments.
E:this means cognitive psychologists have successfully applied the key features of the scientific method to study the mind. this method has undermined the central assumption of the behaviours approach that the mind cannot be studied scientifically.