QUESTION 55) In Tracey's school the traditional African cognitive approach of intuitive rationality underpins the manner in which students are taught, while in Thandeka's school the Western emphasis on the logical and rational aspects of cognition are emphasised Based on your appreciation of the accuracy and/or inaccuracy of the following statements, select the most correct alternative/s below (a) The syllabus at Thandeka's school is more demanding than at Tracey's school, as the rational approach of Western cognition requires more concentration than the intuitive functioning of traditional African cognition (b) The approach favoured in Thandeka's school is associated with Pascal's view on the 'logic of the heart'

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QUESTION 55) In Tracey's school the traditional African cognitive approach of intuitive rationality underpins the manner in which students are taught, while in Thandeka's school the Western emphasis on the logical and rational aspects of cognition are emphasised Based on your appreciation of the accuracy and/or inaccuracy of the following statements, select the most correct alternative/s below (a) The syllabus at Thandeka's school is more demanding than at Tracey's school, as the rational approach of Western cognition requires more concentration than the intuitive functioning of traditional African cognition (b) The approach favoured in Thandeka's school is associated with Pascal's view on the 'logic of the heart'. while the approach favoured in Tracey's school is associated with Descartes' 'logic of reason' (c) The approach to cognitive functioning favoured in Tracey's school allows for an understanding of the wholeness of a reality (d) The approach favoured by each school clearly expresses the accepted fact that all Africans are without reason and all Westerners' without emotion in their cognitive functioning