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COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND FACIAL EXPRESSIONS RESEARCH
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This 6-page research provides a literature review about cognitive psychology and research on facial expressions. A discussion about cognitive psychology in general is also included. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Cognitive Psychology and the Transference of Knowledge During Problem Solving
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A 6 page paper that discusses the process and mechanisms involved in tranfering knowledge from on situation to another in problem solving. This paper considers the computer metaphor model suggested by a number of theorists as the basis for considering knowledge transfer. Also presented are the concepts of encoding and problem solving as reviewed by Siegler. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Cognitive Psychology and the View of Distinctness: A Psychology Research Proposal
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This 7 page paper provides an overview of a research proposal in cognitive psychology which relates the process of memory encoding as it can be understood through a view of distinctness. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Cognitive Psychology and Views of Nature and Madness
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This 5 page paper relates the connection between views of cognitive psychology and assessment of nature and madness. This paper integrates a view of CBT, cognitive/behavioral therapy, as it can be applied to this subject. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Cognitive Psychology and Views of Nature and Madness
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This 12 page paper provides an overview of some of the basic elements of cognitive psychology, including Erikson's theories. This paper integrates a view of cognitive psychology that can be used in an understanding of nature and madness. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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Cognitive Psychology as a Neurological Framework
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A 5 page research paper that considers this topic. Cognitive neuropsychology is a branch of cognitive psychology. The goal of cognitive psychological research is to ascertain more information about the "architecture of cognition," and this generally involves formulating and testing "information –processing models," which are intended to explain how people go about accomplishing specific cognitive tasks (Coltheart, 2008). This goal is often pursued by research psychologists by examining the behavior of people are who are skilled in the performance of the focused task; however, the real of cognitive neuroscience generally pursues research goals by examining the cognitive functioning of people who have experienced some sort of brain damage (Coltheart, 2008). In other words, in cognitive neuropsychological investigation, cognitive psychology's goals are examined using a neurological framework as its guiding assumption. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Cognitive Psychology: Lack Of Ecological Validity?
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6 pages in length. Cognitive psychology is occasionally criticized for having a lack of ecological validity; the extent to which one might argue against this accusation is found in the fundamental basis of what cognitive psychology is all about. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Cognitive Psychology: Prototype and Causal Based Theories of Category Formation
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This is an 8 page paper comparing and contrasting the prototype and causal-based theories of category formation. In cognitive psychology, category formation is considered one of the most fundamental aspects of understanding mental representation. Within the area of category formation however, there are several theories which appear to conflict in some aspects. Two of these theories are the prototype theory of category formation and the causal theory of category formation. In the most basic sense, the prototype theory argues that individuals categorize items based on the typicality level of the objects in comparison with the “prototype” concept or image that an individual has. When new objects are encountered by an individual, a comparison of features based on prototypes takes place until that object is categorized. From a causal model theory perspective however, the categorization process also takes into account prior knowledge and theories of how the world works in addition to the causal relationships between features. Causal theorists find that the prototype theories base categorization from an independent and “probabilistic” viewpoint whereas individuals in fact use their causal knowledge in order to categorize and build relationships conceptually. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Cognitive Rehabilitation
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7 pages in length. The student discusses past and present theoretical approaches as they relate to cognitive psychology and rehabilitation. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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Cognitive Restructuring
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6 pages in length. People have choices in relation to how they perceive a given situation, however, those caught up in the cyclical nature of mental disorders are not as readily capable of tapping into the control they innately have over their thought processes. Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck were two instrumental forces behind the mental health community coming to realize how such negative thoughts can be sidelined when patients are guided toward cognitive restructuring. Allowing the mind to think only about carefully selected thoughts - those that do not have the tendency to instigate the vicious cycle of anxiety and loss of control - is what Ellis and Beck introduced as being a highly practicable approach to helping people realign their perspective based upon reality rather than what they believe to be true in their minds. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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