What are the similarities and differences between traditional research methods of cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience?

The traditional research methods of cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience have both similarities and differences. Both of them are based on the methodology of positivism, emphasizing the description, explanation, prediction and control of a cognitive psychological phenomenon through scientific research.

But there are also some key differences between them. The traditional cognitive research method focuses on establishing a theoretical model, and then verifies its rationality through investigation and experiment. However, the research methods of cognitive neuroscience emphasize finding anatomical principles and verifying an objective existence mechanism of cognitive psychology, rather than just staying in an imaginary model.

In a word, the traditional research methods of cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience have both similarities and significant differences. They all tried to reveal the essence of cognitive phenomena and made contributions to cognitive science research from different angles.