Cognitive Area

Question 1

What is our behaviour influenced by, according to the Cognitive Area?

Answer 1

Inner mental Processes

Question 2

What word describes how our minds process things like a computer?

Answer 2

Mechanistic

Question 3

What are strengths of the Cognitive Area?

Answer 3

• Cause and effect can be established due to it favouring the scientific methods
• It is useful as it helps scientists understand the mind more

Question 4

What are the weaknesses of the Cognitive Area?

Answer 4

• Lacks ecological validity as the studies are unlikely to represent real life situations
• It is reductionist as it ignores social/ biological influences on behaviour

Question 5

What were some similarities between the Loftus and Palmer study and the Grant study?

Answer 5

• Both used independent measures design
• Both were lab experiments
• Both use students
• Both ethical
• Both collect quantitative data

Question 6

What were some differences between the Loftus and Palmer study and the Grant study?

Answer 6

• L&P exp 2 was nominal data and Grant was interval data
• L&P had a low ecological validity and Grant had a higher ecological validity
• L&P was longitudinal and Grants’ was snapshot