cognitive approach

Question 1

specific and objective methods

Answer 1

highly controlled methods of study- make inferences about mental processes. cognitive neuroscience= cognitive+biological to enhance scientific basis. means study has credible scientific basis

Question 2

real life application

Answer 2

AI and robots, huge advt in techno. applied to treatment of mental disorders+improve eyewitness testimony.

Question 3

machine reductionism

Answer 3

similarities between human mind and computer. however, this ignores influence of human emotion+motivation on thought process. (eg: eyewitness testimony-memory is affected by anxiety) means its not comprehensive

Question 4

lacks external validity

Answer 4

too abstract/theoretical. only make inference of mental processes and study them indirectly. most study uses lap exp= artificial stimuli. therefore it cant be applied to real life environment

Question 5

soft determinism

Answer 5

suggests mental processes are determined by certain internal+external factors, but free will is used sometimes. this is better than hard determinism. limited processing capacity and mental framework