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Cognitive psychology . Essay
Cognitive psychology is the study of mental processes. The American Psychological Association
defines cognitive psychology as "The study of higher mental processes such as attention, language
use, memory, perception, problem solving, and thinking."[1] Much of the work derived from
cognitive psychology has been integrated into various other modern disciplines of psychological
study including social psychology, personality psychology, abnormal psychology, developmental
psychology, and educational psychology.
Cognitive psychology is the scientific investigation of human cognition, that is, all our mental
abilities – perceiving, learning, remembering, thinking, reasoning, and understanding. The term
"cognition" stems from the Latin word "...show more content...
In the mid–20th century, three main influences arose that would inspire and shape cognitive
psychology as a formal school of thought: * With the development of new warfare technology during
WWII, the need for a greater understanding of human performance came to prominence. Problems
such as how to best train soldiers to use new technology and how to deal with matters of attention
while under duress became areas of need for military personnel. Behaviorism provided little if any
insight into these matters and it was the work of Donald Broadbent, integrating concepts from
human performance research and the recently developed information theory, that forged the way in
this area.[4] * Developments in computer science would lead to parallels being drawn between
human thought and the computational functionality of computers, opening entirely new areas of
psychological thought. Allen Newell and Herbert Simon spent years developing the concept of
artificial intelligence (AI) and later worked with cognitive psychologists regarding the implications
of AI. The effective result was more of a framework conceptualization of mental functions with
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Cognitive Psychology . Essay

  • 1. Cognitive psychology . Essay Cognitive psychology is the study of mental processes. The American Psychological Association defines cognitive psychology as "The study of higher mental processes such as attention, language use, memory, perception, problem solving, and thinking."[1] Much of the work derived from cognitive psychology has been integrated into various other modern disciplines of psychological study including social psychology, personality psychology, abnormal psychology, developmental psychology, and educational psychology. Cognitive psychology is the scientific investigation of human cognition, that is, all our mental abilities – perceiving, learning, remembering, thinking, reasoning, and understanding. The term "cognition" stems from the Latin word "...show more content... In the mid–20th century, three main influences arose that would inspire and shape cognitive psychology as a formal school of thought: * With the development of new warfare technology during WWII, the need for a greater understanding of human performance came to prominence. Problems such as how to best train soldiers to use new technology and how to deal with matters of attention while under duress became areas of need for military personnel. Behaviorism provided little if any insight into these matters and it was the work of Donald Broadbent, integrating concepts from human performance research and the recently developed information theory, that forged the way in this area.[4] * Developments in computer science would lead to parallels being drawn between human thought and the computational functionality of computers, opening entirely new areas of psychological thought. Allen Newell and Herbert Simon spent years developing the concept of artificial intelligence (AI) and later worked with cognitive psychologists regarding the implications of AI. The effective result was more of a framework conceptualization of mental functions with Get more content on HelpWriting.net