AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

SUBFIELDS IN PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which approach to psychology focuses on mental activity, such as how we encode, process, store, and retrieve information?
A
behavioral
B
cognitive
C
evolutionary
D
Gestalt
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cognitive psychology is the scientific study of mental processes such as attention, language use, memory, perception, problem solving, creativity, and reasoning.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cognitive psychology is a pure science, based mainly on laboratory experiments. Behavior can be largely explained in terms of how the mind operates, i.e., the information processing approach. The mind works in a way similar to a computer: inputting, storing and retrieving data.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Cognitive Perspective This approach focuses on how internal thoughts and feelings influence one’s behavior. The cognitive approach emphasizes the importance of memory, perception and attention, language, decision-making and problem-solving. This approach often compares the human mind to that of a computer.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are currently three main approaches in cognitive psychology: experimental cognitive psychology, computational cognitive psychology, and neural cognitive psychology.

Detailed explanation-5: -The cognitive perspective in psychology focuses on how people encode, process, store, and retrieve information.

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