A Student Complains, "I Hate the Information-Processing Perspective with Its

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Essay

A student complains, "I hate the information-processing perspective with its computer analogy. It make me feel that the person is nothing more than a ghost in a biological machine." What are the pros and cons of this criticism?

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Definitions:

Opioid Overdoses

A potentially fatal incident resulting from the excessive consumption of opioids, a class of drugs that include both illegal substances like heroin and prescription pain relievers.

Conflict

A struggle between opposing forces or interests, which can occur on individual, group, or societal levels.

Structural Strain Theory

A theory that interprets deviance as originating in the tensions that exist in society between cultural goals and the means people have to achieve those goals.

Cultural Goals

The aims and objectives that a society values and encourages its members to strive towards.