Evaluation Of Cognitive Area

Question 1

Principles:

Answer 1

1);Behaviour is a result of information processing and we actively process the information around us through experiences,
2) Coginitve area cannot be observed therefore we deduce behaviour from observing how other people choose to behave in certain situations.

Question 2

Determinism or Freewill?

Answer 2

Freewill - We have the Freewill to decide what outcome we want after processing information around us, active agents.
However can be deterministic as our internal processes are out of control.

Question 3

Nature or Nature

Answer 3

Interactionist approach - some cognitive processes are innate

Question 4

Reductionist or holistic

Answer 4

Reductionist as some people think only cognitive processes help behaviour not biological or social.

Question 5

Individual or situational

Answer 5

Both as individually our thoughts and processes and how we communicate is internal.
Situational as our experiences and what we take in are external use.

Question 6

Useful?

Answer 6

Labelling people as some may lead to mistypes and stereotypes. As in stereotype of victim eye witness is social sensitive as impacted people.

Question 7

Scientific or not ?

Answer 7

Yes as there is hypothesis testing and level of controls and standardised instruction

Question 8

Ethical or not

Answer 8

Ethical as some were debriefed and gained consent. And right to withdraw.

Question 9

Strengths of cognitive area-

Answer 9

1) Useful to psychology as it enchanted knowldege of how information processing affects important parts of behaviour like memory and attention
2) highly scientific - controlled lab experiments that shows better cognitive processes

Question 10

Weaknesses of cognitive area

Answer 10

1) reductionist - only considers the role information processing has on behaviour and doesn’t consider the role our physiology may play in behaviour
2) usefulness is limited as lab based research to be able to measure cognitive researches, so lowers ecological validity.