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Write a 700-1050 word paper in which you define cognitive psychology. Identify at least four key milestones in the development of cognitive psychology as a discipline. Discuss the importance of behavioral observation in cognitive psychology.
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Running Head: COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
Cognitive psychology
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Introduction
Cognitive psychology is one of the branches of psychology that examines the mental
processes (thought processes) concerning that how different people think, perceive, learn or
remember (Cherry, 2015). American Psychologist, Ulric Neisser, used the term of cognitive
psychology in 1967 for the first time in his book “Cognitive psychology”. He said that cognition
is possibly a part of everything that a human being does. This branch is closely related to other
disciplines that are involved in the development of this new psychology discipline, for example,
linguistics, philosophy and neuroscience. The major focus of this discipline is to consider that
how people can obtain, process and store information in their minds. Cognitive psychology is
applicable in improving decision-making, and improving memory, problem-solving, perception,
intention, etc. The development of cognitive psychology is related to several disciplines.
However, this paper will focus on important milestones in the development of cognitive
psychology and the importance of the behavioral observations in the cognitive psychology.
Milestones in the development of cognitive psychology
The four key milestones in the development of cognitive psychology are behaviorism,
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