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[[Noam Chomsky]] showed that language acquisition follows seemingly innate rules. Thus [[cognitive psychology]] was born as a reaction against behaviorism. Cognitive psychologist attempted to understand the "[[black box]]" of the mind through computational analysis, modeling and rigorous experimentation.  
 
[[Noam Chomsky]] showed that language acquisition follows seemingly innate rules. Thus [[cognitive psychology]] was born as a reaction against behaviorism. Cognitive psychologist attempted to understand the "[[black box]]" of the mind through computational analysis, modeling and rigorous experimentation.  
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[[Stanley Milgram]]'s [[Milgram experiment|research on authority]] demonstrated that normal individuals would obey an authority figure and endanger the health and life of other people. This was also linked to [[Philip Zimbardo]]'s work on the [[Stanford prison experiment]] demonstrating the ability for college students to quickly turn into torturers.
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[[Stanley Milgram]]'s [[Milgram experiment|research on obedience to authority]] demonstrated that normal individuals would obey an authority figure and endanger the health and life of other people. This was also linked to [[Philip Zimbardo]]'s work on the [[Stanford prison experiment]] demonstrating the ability for college students to quickly turn into torturers.
    
== Fields of Psychology ==
 
== Fields of Psychology ==
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