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In [[cognitive science]], the branch called '''cognitive psychology''' deals with human mental processes involved in thinking, feeling and behaving. It includes a variety of thinking processes, among them: [[perception]], attention, [[memory]], knowledge acquisition, categorization, [[language]], problem-solving, [[Reason|reasoning]], and | In [[cognitive science]], the branch called '''cognitive psychology''' deals with human mental processes involved in thinking, feeling and behaving. It includes a variety of thinking processes, among them: [[perception]], attention, [[memory]], knowledge acquisition, categorization, [[language]], problem-solving, [[Reason|reasoning]], and judgment.<ref name=texts/> Increasingly cognitive psychology is combined with [[neuroscience]].<ref name=Anderson/> | ||
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In cognitive science, the branch called cognitive psychology deals with human mental processes involved in thinking, feeling and behaving. It includes a variety of thinking processes, among them: perception, attention, memory, knowledge acquisition, categorization, language, problem-solving, reasoning, and judgment.[1] Increasingly cognitive psychology is combined with neuroscience.[2]
References
- ↑ For example, see Ronald T. Kellogg (2011). “Defining cognitive psychology”, Fundamentals of Cognitive Psychology, 2nd ed. Sage, p. 4. ISBN 1412977851.
- ↑ John R. Anderson (2009). “The cognitive revolution: AI, information theory, and linguistics”, Cognitive Psychology and its Implications, 7th ed. Macmillan, p. 9. ISBN 1429219483.