The Cognitive Perspective

You need to be able to:

Describe and evaluate the cultural context and development, the conceptual framework, the methodology, and the application of the cognitive perspective.

Describe and evaluate theories and empirical studies within this perspective.

Explain how cultural, ethical, gender, and methodological considerations affect the interpretation of behaviour from a cognitive perspective.

Compare theories, empirical studies and the conceptual framework of this model with the other perspectives.

Identify and explain the strengths and limitations of cognitive explanations of behaviour.

Explain the extent to which free will and determinism are integral in this perspective.

Assess the extent to which concepts and models of information processing have helped the understanding of cognition.  

Assess claims that this perspective lacks ecological validity, and be able to consider alternative research methods.

 

Review notes

Review key theorists and their findings