Evaluation Flashcards
What are 2 strengths of the Cogntive approach?
It’s a scientific approach
It has had very successful applications
Why is the cognitive approach being a scientific approach a strength?
The approach’s theories can be tried and tested under strict lab conditions. For example , brain scans are used to pinpoint brain function to help researchers to look into the effected area
What areas have the cognitive approach been applied to?
CBT has been used to help people with depression
Piaget (1970) also applied cognitive approach theories to school , claiming that children learn diffrently to grown ups. Which is still used in primary schools to this day
What are 3 weaknesses of the cognitive approach?
Its a favours nature over nurture
Its a Determinist approach
Its a Mechanistic approach
Why is the cognitive approach favouring nature in the debate a weakness?
It ignores any external factor, such as genes, environments and other factors. However it focuses solely on mental processes, making it a significant weakness
Why is the cognitive approach being a mechanistic approach a weakness?
It likens humans to computers , meaning that we go through the exact same process every single time we encounter information , which removes the humanity from humans
Why is the cognitive approach being a deterministic approach a negative?
The Cognitive approach removes the choice we have and instead it claims that we are slaves to our thought processes, schemas and sterotypes. Meaning that all our behaviour hangs on these assumptions
