Cognitive Psychology Definition and Subject Matter “Cognitive psychology is a modern approach to the study of [processes by which people come to understand the world- such processes as memory‚ learning‚ comprehending language‚ problem solving‚ and creativity. Cognitive psychology has been influenced by developments in language‚ computer science‚ and of course‚ earlier work in philosophy and psychology” – Hayes (cited by Lundin) This definition of Hayes emphasizes the notion that cognitive
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Running head: EVOLUTION OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY PAPER Evolution of Cognitive Psychology PSYCH 560 Latrice T. Colbert Julie Bruno‚ Psy.D September 6‚ 2010 Cognition is a term referring to the mental processes involved in gaining knowledge and comprehension‚ including thinking‚ knowing‚ remembering‚ judging and problem-solving. Not only is cognitive psychology central to everything a person does in his or her everyday life‚ it is also central to psychology’s quest to understand how people
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against and immediately had that feeling of unrest? That feeling is known as cognitive dissonance. Tension arises when one is simultaneously aware of two inconsistent cognitions or a cognition and behavior. Cognitive Dissonance theory is: When people behave in a way that is inconsistent with their existing attitude(s)‚ they experience discomfort. For example‚ a student researching a topic for a thesis may experience cognitive dissonance when it comes to cheating or plagiarizing material for their paper
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Importance of Cognitive Development 1. Lev Vygotsky and Jean Piaget together came up with a theory of child development known as the Cognitive Theory. This theory has to do with the development of a young child’s brain. Specifically it has to do with the development in a child’s ideas‚ beliefs‚ and assumptions ( 47). These beliefs can be altered based on everyday experiences and understandings. As a child grows and develops their cognitive development changes in a child’s schema allows a child
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Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a short-term‚ problem-centered therapy that is used to address psychopathology within the individual (Beck‚ 1995). This model of therapy is used to address issues of depression‚ anxiety‚ eating disorders‚ relational problems‚ and drug abuse‚ and can be utilized when working with individuals‚ as well as within group and family modalities. The core aspects of this therapy include collaboration and participation by the client‚ a strong alliance between therapist
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The Social Cognitive Perspective The Social Cognitive Perspective is a psychological theory on personality founded by Albert Bandura that paved the way for Behaviorism. In short‚ the perspective basically states that we learn by observing others or conditioning and model our behaviors after those situations. Mental processes are also emphasized in this theory‚ hence the “cognitive” aspect. Bandura’s perspective focuses on how we interact with our environments and the events we experience. Several
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from the indigenous methods‚ they are some similarities in terms of their theories. The Behavioral and Cognitive approaches of psychotherapy have proved to be one of the most effective psychological approaches for a wide range of behavioral problems. These approaches were developed as a result of modern psychological research and are therefore based on scientific principles. In cognitive behavior therapy‚ the psychotherapist works closely with the patient in order to identify and evaluate behavioral
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excellence‚ some people will take drugs as an enhancement for their cognitive abilities. What makes this path to excellence ethically questionable? There are two large issues to using cognitive enhancements: fairness and the pressure to use them. While there may be nothing intrinsically wrong with using cognitive enhancers‚ the use of these drugs will likely have major side-effects on society which need to be taken into consideration. Cognitive enhancements have been proven to increase mental capacity
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Cognitive development "addresses the expansion of a child’s intellect or mental abilities. [It also] involves recognizing‚ processing‚ and organizing information and then using it appropriately" (Martoz pg. 39). Cognitive development uses mental strategies of classifying‚ sorting‚ exploring‚ depicting‚ and manipulating. Piaget’s contribution to the cognitive domain holds that "cognitive development is an ongoing process of interaction between the child and his perceptual view of objects or events
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Historical Origins & Major Contributions: In the early 1960’s there was a drift towards Cognitive Behavior Therapy as people turned away out of disappointment in the psychodynamic theory for psychotherapy. Also at this time social learning theory was the new and upcoming study. This is when Cognitive theory emerged with Alfred Adler. He was the first Cognitive therapist who came up with the idea that an individuals beliefs and ideas is what makes up their behavior (Lantz‚ 1996). He believed
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