COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

DEFINITION

• a branch of psychology concerned with mental processes (as perception, thinking, learning, and memory) especially with respect to the internal events occurring between sensory stimulation and the overt expression of behavior

TOPICS OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

• Some of the possible topics you might explore in this area include thinking, language, intelligence, problem solving, judgment, and decision-making

APPLICATIONS

• There are numerous practical applications for this cognitive research, such as providing help coping with memory disorders, increasing decision-making accuracy, finding ways to help people recover from brain injury, treating learning disorders, and structuring educational curricula to enhance learning.

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

• Healthcare: Cognitive psychologists might work in hospitals and mental health clinics to help people who are dealing with cognitive issues.
• Research: Cognitive psychologists also work in research settings to learn more about mental processes. Many of those who conduct research also teach in university settings.
• Business: Other cognitive psychologists are employed by private businesses to conduct research, develop products, and create marketing strategies.

REQUIREMENTS

• While there are some entry-level opportunities available to graduates with a bachelor's degree, most careers in cognitive psychology require a master's or doctorate degree. Those working in applied areas can often find employment with a master's degree. These applied areas include human factors and industrial-organizational psychology, which is expected to grow in the future.

COLLEGES

• Many universities and online educators over masters programs in cognitive psychology, some notable ones are Vanderbilt, Claremont, university of Oregon, and Illinois state.

CLASSES

• Statistical Modeling and Analysis Seminar in Cognitive Psychology Seminar in Neuropsychology Experimental Foundations of Psychology: Biological Basis of Behavior Advanced Statistical Modeling and Analysis Experimental Foundations of Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition Clinical Neuropsychology Psychological Research Methods and Procedures

JOURNALS

• Sampson, E. E. (1981). Cognitive psychology as ideology. American Psychologist, 36(7), 730–743. https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.36.7.730
• Mayer, R. E. (1992). Cognition and instruction: Their historic meeting within educational psychology. Journal of Educational Psychology, 84(4), 405–412. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.84.4.405

JOURNALS PT. 2

• Amsel, A., Bergler, E., A.P.. Blaszczynski, N., Brown, R., Freud, S., A.. Furnham, A., . . . Stumphauzer, J. (1987, January 01). The cognitive psychology of gambling. Retrieved August 10, 2020, from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01015747
• Solso, R. L., MacLin, M. K., & MacLin, O. H. (2005). Cognitive psychology (7th ed.). Pearson Education New Zealand.
• Hunt, R. R., & Ellis, H. C. (1999). Fundamentals of cognitive psychology (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill.

SOURCES

• Cherry, K. (2020, April 04). Careers in Cognitive Psychology. Retrieved August 10, 2020, from https://www.verywellmind.com/careers-in-cognitive-psychology-2795647
• Cognitive Psychology Medical Definition. (n.d.). Retrieved August 10, 2020, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/cognitive psychology
• Cognitive Psychology. (2019, January 28). Retrieved August 10, 2020, from https://www.gradschools.com/masters/psychology/cognitive-psychology