Cognitive by Sofia Florin

Definition of Cognitive Psychology

doyledan — 2015-08-27 15:44:09 UTC

Cognitive Psychology studies how humans think, learn, recognize, and remember

florisof — 2015-08-27 15:45:00 UTC

Wilheim Wundt

doyledan — 2015-08-27 15:47:44 UTC

Wundt main focus was on three areas of mental functioning. This included thoughts, images and feelings. All three are three ideas studied today in cognitive psychology. The studies of Cognitive Psychology can trace back to Wundt

florisof — 2015-08-27 15:48:31 UTC

William James

doyledan — 2015-08-27 15:49:17 UTC

James in 1890 started to focus on a cognitive psychology of consciousness. He contributed to the James-Lange theory, which said that we feel emotion because of the action we take part in. For example, we infer someone is afraid because they run.

Jean Piaget

doyledan — 2015-08-27 15:50:03 UTC

Jean Piaget was the first psychologist to study cognitive psychology. His contributions included a theory of child cognitive development. It also included detailed observational studies of cognition in children.

florisof — 2015-08-27 15:52:44 UTC

1st example of cognitive psychology - memory

florisof — 2015-08-27 15:53:20 UTC

For example, if a kid doesn't remember what day his test is, then he will not be prepared and he will not get a good grade. Memory is a large part of cognitive psychology because it covers the process of acquiring, storing and retrieving memory, including facts and skills.

2nd example of cognitive psychology - learning

florisof — 2015-08-27 15:58:47 UTC

In education, teachers must be fully aware of a child's cognitive development at different ages. A 5 year-old does not quite have the ability to apply certain vocabulary to the real-world yet but a 10-year old might.

Sources

florisof — 2015-08-27 16:00:53 UTC

http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-cognitive-psychology.html

http://psychology.about.com/od/cognitivepsychology/f/cogpsych.htm

http://psych.rutgers.edu/co

we also used the book

Pros

doyledan — 2015-08-27 16:04:40 UTC

Pros of Cognitive Psychology

Theory has had a huge impact on education
-Supportive environment, social skills,
Has improved ability to communicate between each other
You can help resolve real world problems

3rd example of cognitive psychology - attention

florisof — 2015-08-27 16:04:52 UTC

Reasoning is the process of formulating logical arguments. For example, a 6 year old might not have the same attention span as a 12 year old when it comes to the amount of time spent learning in the classroom.

Cons

doyledan — 2015-08-27 16:05:04 UTC

Cons of Cognitive Psychology

It is over interested in mental processing
It lacks ecological validity
Doesn't look at whole person

florisof — 2015-08-27 16:09:40 UTC