1. 4.5 Evaluation of the Cognitive Approach
Approach 4: The Cognitive Approach
4.5 Evaluation of the Cognitive Approach

2. First thoughts
With the person next to you, come up with one strength or one weakness of the cognitive approach

3. In three groups
In three groups, you will have one of the debates (not nature/nurture)
In your group, you need to decide where on that debate does the cognitive approach stand.
How is this a strength and a weakness?
Speed date!

4. How useful is it? Applied vs pure cognitive psychology
Use the information on page 82 to answer the following questions.
How has the cognitive approach been applied in therapy?
How has the cognitive approach aided the legal system?
How has the cognitive approach been applied in education?

5. Is it Scientific? One of the assumptions “Psychology is a science”
Read the scientific criteria, provide evidence to explain why the cognitive approach is scientific

6. Other evaluation What are the limitations of the computer analogy?
Read back through all the evaluation points on this handout. Highlight in two different colours the strengths and the weaknesses. Make sure to write down a key somewhere to help you when you revise.

7. Evaluation
Fill out the PEE table which will help you answer the evaluation question.

8. Half Term Homework
Read Dream Analysis essay, and highlight it using the 5 bits on the bottom of the CBT sheet
Write the CBT essay
Do PEE table for cognitive Eval
Write the Evaluation essay
Revise for end of topic test for cognitive.

9. Exam Practice
Exam corner on pg 83
Evaluation tasks on pg 85