Whole evaluation of the cognitive approach Flashcards
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What ares some of the strengths of the cognitive approach?
Influenced many areas of pyschology - usefully applied in therapy like CBT that successfully treat disorders like depression - also applied to developmental pyschology - piaget - developing the theory that children don’t think the same way as adults - 8 or 9 year olds not thinking abstract thought - solve math problem - see in concrete form like counting sticks - had an affect on primary schools - making the use of concrete examples
A strength would further be that it is objective and controlled research - memory research conducted in strict lab conditions - using bran scan techniques - like the PET scan to see what is with the LTM and the STM
What may be some of the weaknesses which is then further involved with the cognitive approach?
Does not consider internal external factors and internal factors of behaviour, fails to consider the important elements to do with both nature and nurture - roles of genes for the human cognition is ignored, research in intelligence has looked at the influence of genes, through the twin studies - social and cultural factors often being ignored - piaget failing to consider gender and culture on the development of children
Determinism (actions being determined by are internal and external forces) People acquire there schemas through direct experiences - piaget suggesting cognitive development being the development of schemas - young age - 4 legs and fur a dog - later learning more schemas like the one for a cat - schemas developing through social interaction - stereotypes - like women with blonde hair being considered as being stupid - cultural sterotypes and could determine the way we are interpriting the situations
