Research methods used in the cognitive approach

The contribution of research methods used in the cognitive approach to understanding human behaviour

When answering exam questions, only use research methods from the following list:

  • Laboratory Experiments
  • Case Studies
  • Observations
  • Interviews

SAQ Practice Questions

  1. Describe how and why one research method is used to investigate cognitive processing. (9)
  2. Outline how one research method is used to investigate the reliability of cognitive processes. (9)
  3. Explain why one research method is used to investigate emotion and cognition. (9)
  4. Describe the use of one research method used to investigate the cognitive approach. (9)

Sample writing for each sub-topic

This sheet provides a scaffold to help you write about case studies using the example of KF 🙂 case-study using KF as example

ERQ Practice Questions: Methods and Ethics Essays can only be asked at the ‘topic level’.

  1. Evaluate the use of one or more research methods used to investigate cognitive processes. (22)
  2. Discuss the use of two research methods used to investigate the reliability of cognitive processes. (22)
  3. Contrast the use of two research methods used to investigate cognition and emotion. (22)

Essays can also use command term to what extent however it is difficult to know how this might be worded for an methods question.