PSYC 2650 Chapter Notes -Piggy Bank, Edward B. Titchener, Cognitive Psychology
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Depends on our cognition what we know, what we remember, and how we think. Ex someone"s ability to cope with grief depends on how memory functions. Ex role of memory in shaping someone"s self-image-and hence their self-esteem. Claims can be made for virtually every conversation you participate in, and every social interaction you witness: In each of these settings, ones ability to understand ones world depends critically on knowledge you situation bring to the. When cognitive psychology was first launched, generally understood as the scientific study of knowledge. Questions catalogued risk a misunderstanding, make it sound like cognitive psychology is concerned only with our functioning as intellectuals. Relevance of cognitive psychology far broader -thanks to fact huge range of our actions, thoughts, and feelings all depend on knowledge. Ex look at study of memory and ask: when we investigate how memory functions, what exactly we are investigating:" or, what tasks rely on memory: