Evaluating The Cognitive Approach: Weaknesses Flashcards
What Are The 3 Weaknesses Of The Cognitive Approach?
- Nature And Nurture
- Determinist Approach
- Mechanistic Approach
What Are Examples Of Nature And Nurture In The Cognitive Approach?
- Nature: Mediational Processes
- Nurture: The Formation Of Schemas
Despite Considering Some Aspects Of Both Nature And Nurture In The Cognitive Approach, Why Is Nature And Nurture Considered A Weakness?
The cognitive approach fails to consider important elements of nature and nurture.
What Aspect Of Nature Does The Cognitive Approach Ignore?
The role of genetics in human cognition.
How Is Ignoring The Effects Of Genetics In The Cognitive Approach, Contradictory?
Research into intelligence has looked at the influence of genes, through the use of twin studies.
What Aspect Of Nurture Does The Cognitive Approach Ignore?
Social and cultural factors.
What Aspect Of Nurture Did Piaget (1970) Fail To Consider, When Researching The Development Of Thinking In Children?
Piaget failed to consider the role of culture and gender on the development of thinking in children.
What Cognitive Assumption Makes The Cognitive Approach A Determinist Approach?
Schemas
What Ways Can People Acquire Schemas?
Through direct experiences or social interaction.
How Do Humans Acquire Steretypes?
Stereotypes about people and situations are acquired through social interactions.
What Are 2 Examples Of Stereotypes?
- Blonde women are stupid but fun.
- People with glasses are clever.
Why Are Stereotypes Determinist?
They determine the way we interpret a situation.
Why Are Stereotypes Bad For Society?
They can cause social issues such as racism or xenophobia, and cause people to act in a manner which is not appropriate for the situation.
What Is Meant By A Mechanistic Approach?
A mechanistic approach is one that portrays human behaviour as being similar to a machine.
What Is The Main Objection Of Mechanistic Approaches?
Mechanistic approaches tend to ignore social and emotional factors.
