Compare Social area with the cognitive area

Question 1

What is the assumption of the social area?

Answer 1

Assumes behaviour is influenced by the environment and the people around us e.g. authority figures

Question 2

What is the assumption of the cognitive area?

Answer 2

Assumes behaviour is caused by high mental functioning such as perception, memory, attention and thinking

Question 3

What are 2 strengths of the social area?

Answer 3

1) Improves understanding of human behaviour

2) Research can help explain real world events

Question 4

What are 2 weaknesses of the social area?

Answer 4

1) May not be true all the time (social situations can change over time)
2) Difficult to stay within ethical guidelines

Question 5

What are 2 strengths of the cognitive area?

Answer 5

1) Improves understanding on human behaviour

2) Favours the scientific method

Question 6

What are 2 weaknesses of the cognitive area?

Answer 6

1) May lack ecological validity

2) Limitations in the way data is gathered

Question 7

1 similarity

Answer 7

Both debrief ps

Question 8

1 difference

Answer 8

C doesn’t cause harm

S does