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    cognitive approach

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    Cognitive approach The cognitive approach focuses on the way information is processed by humans. It looks at how we as individuals treat information and how it leads to responses. Cognitive psychologists study internal processes such as attention‚ language‚ memory‚ thinking and perception. The main assumption of this approach is that in when information is received it is then processed by the brain and this processing directs how we as individuals behave or justify why we behave the way we

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    The Study of Cognitive  & Affective Bases of Psychology Cognitive and affective psychology is the empirical branch of psychology‚ which aims to answer all questions regarding human activities‚ related to knowledge and emotions‚ such as‚ how we think‚ learn‚ and remember. It is grounded on the theory that thoughts and emotions affect our behavior; furthermore‚ behavior can be changed through a modification of our thoughts or emotions. Cognitive psychologists examine how our minds obtain

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    FOUNDERS AND HISTORY OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THEORY The first discrete‚ intentionally therapeutic approach to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) to be developed was Rational Emotive Therapy (RET)‚ which was originated by Albert Ellis‚ Ph.D. in the mid-1950’s.  Ellis developed his approach in reaction to his disliking of the in-efficient and in-directive nature of Psychoanalysis.  The philosophic origins of RET go back to the Stoic philosophers‚ including Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius.  Epictetus

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    Emily Nichols Psych 220‚ Dr. Bikmen 4/28/2016 Lives in Social Psychology: Leon Festinger Leon Festinger was an extremely influential social psychologist‚ known for his studies about cognitive dissonance and social comparison theory. Festinger was born May 8th‚ 1919 in Brooklyn‚ New York‚ to parents Sara and Alex Festinger. His father was an embroidery manufacturer. Festinger attended Boys High School‚ a public school in Brooklyn. After graduating‚ he moved on to City College of New York for undergraduate

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    Cognitive Learners

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 Mr. Grant • Design a suitable plan for teaching cognitive learners to acquire a skill through to autonomous: 
 Skill is the ability to consistently perform movements with control and precision. The acquisition of new motor skills‚ however‚ includes a gradual developmental progression which requires an individual’s thinking processes to work efficiently with their physical abilities. Such a theory was put forward by Paul Fitts and Michael Posner in 1967‚ with the overarching

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    between The Big Bang Theory episode 211 and the Cognitive Dissonance theory. Cognitive Dissonance theory is described as a discomfort experienced by an individual whose contradiction beliefs and actions at the same time that constantly contradict‚ or is confronted by new information that conflicts with existing beliefs‚ a topic we have covered in class this quarter. How do we connect the two? Well‚ let us recap what Cognitive Dissonance theory is but in a new light. Basically‚ the theory is one or more

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    The theory of cognitive dissonance By Adam Kowol Contents: 1. INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................... 2 2. FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES........................................... 2 3. MAJOR COGNITIVE DISSONANCE PHENOMENA ...................................... 4 4. REVISIONS AND ALTERNATIVE INTERPRETATIONS .............................. 9 5. TENTATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE THEORY...........

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    Cognitive Observation

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    of children‚ specifically the 2nd youngest child‚ aged 2yrs 8 months and his cognitive response to an activity involving numeracy. The type of cognitive skill I was looking for is what cognitive developmental stage children need to be at to be able to conserve and my colleague used Piaget’s Conservation Test involving Numbers to determine this. Background Information I am using the narrative method for this cognitive observation. The room in which I carried out this observation was a pre-school

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    Cognitive Psychology

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    Cognitive Psychology “Cognitive Psychology is a psychological perspective that addresses mental processes such as thinking‚ problem solving‚ perceiving‚ remembering‚ believing‚ and speaking‚ and seeks to identify behavior by characteristics other than its obvious properties‚” (“Cognitive psychology‚” 2009). Cognitive psychology and behaviorism are comparable but the main differentiation is that behaviorism fails to address mental processes and cognitive psychology works to create a comprehensible

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    Cognitive Approach

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    COGNITIVE A main strength of cognitive psychology is that this approach has tended to use a scientific approach through the use of laboratory experiments. A strength of using laboratory experiments is that they are high in control therefore researchers are able to establish cause and effect. For example Loftus and Palmer were able to control the age of the participants‚ the use of video and the location of the experiment. All participants were asked the same questions (apart from changes in the

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