Cognitive PEEL Flashcards
How has the cognitive approach been applied to the real world
It is very effective + applicable
Cognitive therapy and CBT in treatment of depression
Aims to identify eradicate faulty thinking
Assumed to be the root cause of maladaptive behaviour
How does the cognitive approach show soft determinism
Suggest that we are the choosers of our thoughts + behaviours
These choices can only operate within the limits of what we know and have experienced
Our behaviour is determined by our own thought process the individual has some degree of control over their behaviour
How is the cognitive approach reductionist
Machine reductionism by presenting people as information processing system and ignores the influence of emotion on behaviour
How does the cognitive approach show psychology as a science
Most of its proportions can be easily tested
Because mental processes are largely unobservable
A lot of interference is necessary to develop models of cognitive processing
Is the cognitive approach nature or nurture and why
Thought process may be a product of innate factors or our experiences
We all share the same cognitive process
Problems may arise when people develop irrational thoughts and beliefs as a result of experiences
