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New page: '''Cognitive psychology''' is a paradigm of psychology that places strong emphasis on understanding the mind as a cause of behavior. Research focuses on many areas including: [[per...
'''Cognitive psychology''' is a paradigm of psychology that places strong emphasis on understanding the [[mind]] as a cause of [[behavior]]. Research focuses on many areas including: [[perception]], [[memory]], [[speech]], [[attention]], and [[action choice]]. Cognitive psychologist believe that it is possible to both systematically describe and empirically examine the components of the mind. The field draws heavily on analogies to [[computational science]] and describes the mind as a collection of [[algorithms]]. The [[computational theory of mind]] is a central component to most of cognitive psychology research.
Cognitive psychology has also expanded into clinical applications. [[Cognitive therapy]] focuses on changing the ideas in the mind and is used in treatments of a range of disorders most notably [[depression]]. It is also used in combination with [[behavioral psychology]] in [[Cognitive-behavioral therapy]] for treatment of [[phobias]] or other disorders where controlled exposure can help.
The birth of the field was predominantly during the 1960s, it was in a large way a response to the inadequacies of the [[behavioral psychology | behaviorist]] paradigm.
Cognitive psychology has also expanded into clinical applications. [[Cognitive therapy]] focuses on changing the ideas in the mind and is used in treatments of a range of disorders most notably [[depression]]. It is also used in combination with [[behavioral psychology]] in [[Cognitive-behavioral therapy]] for treatment of [[phobias]] or other disorders where controlled exposure can help.
The birth of the field was predominantly during the 1960s, it was in a large way a response to the inadequacies of the [[behavioral psychology | behaviorist]] paradigm.