Cognitive Psychology - Psychestudy

Cite this article as: Praveen Shrestha, "Cognitive Psychology," in Psychestudy, November 17, 2017, https://www.psychestudy.com/cognitive.

Modern study of the subject matter understands brain as a complex computing system. In a nutshell, cognitive psychology is the scientific study of mind and different mental functions that we perform on a daily basis, including learning memory, perception, language, reasoning, attention, decision making, and conceptual development.

Topics

Intelligence
Gardner’s Eight Intelligences Measure of Intelligence General Intelligence Triarchic Theory of Intelligence

Thinking
Convergent Vs Divergent Thinking Divergent Thinking Convergent Thinking Psychological Steps Involved in Problem Solving

Memory
Types of Memory Sensory Memory Long Term Memory Short Term Memory Meaning and Causes of Forgetting Stages of Memory Proactive Interference Retroactive Interference Proactive and Retroactive Interference Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve Motivated Forgetting False Memories

Cite this article as: Praveen Shrestha, "Cognitive Psychology," in Psychestudy, November 17, 2017, https://www.psychestudy.com/cognitive.