Cognitive Psychology Concepts

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Cognitive Psychology

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Study of mental processes

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Schema

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Mental framework for organizing information

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Working Memory

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Short-term memory system

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Cognitive Dissonance

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Psychological discomfort from conflicting beliefs

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Jean Piaget

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Theory of cognitive development

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Information Processing Theory

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Human thinking vs. computer processing

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Stroop Effect

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Delay in reaction time with conflicting colors

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Attention

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Focusing mental resources

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Noam Chomsky

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Theory of innate language acquisition

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Heuristics

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Mental shortcuts for problem-solving