Research Methods - Addendum Flashcards
What are the strengths of the cognitive approach?
Strong scientific methods
Useful applications
What are the weaknesses of the cognitive approach?
Can be over-simplistic and reductionist.
Ignores free will in humans.
Low ecological validity.
What are the similarities of the cognitive and social approach?
They both use lab experiments
They both lack ecological validity
What are the differences of the cognitive and the social approach?
Social scientists can make cause and effect claims
Cognitive is internal processes
Social can have a time and cultural bias whereas cognitive does not
What are the similarities between cognitive and individual differences?
They both have practical applications
They both have useful research
What are the differences between cognitive and individual approaches?
Cognitive is more scientific
Individual differences implies that everyone is different whereas cognitive implies we are all the same
What are the similarities of the cognitive and developmental approach?
They both use small samples to collect their research
They are both useful
What are the differences between the developmental approach and the cognitive approach?
Cognitive gains mostly quantitative data whereas developmental gains mostly qualitative
What is the similarities between the physiological and the cognitive approach?
Both use lab experiments and studies in controlled conditions
What is the Cognitive Approach?
Behaviour can be explained in terms of how the mind works.
The mind works in a way that is similar to a computer e.g. Imputing, storing, and processing data.
