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Cognitive Psychology

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COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY 2

COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Cognitive psychology is concerned with the way people think. Its three antecedents are

structuralism, functionalism, and behaviorism. Structuralism sought to establish how perception

elements configure to constitute more complex perceptions. The functionalists argued that this

approach was far too narrow to give a comprehensive understanding of thought (Gans, 2019).

Their approach focused more on the human mind functioning more specifically on what and why

people do certain things. The approach was more inclined towards things that could be observed

and ideas that could be expressed as opposed to the mind's structural components. The

Behaviorism approach, on the other hand, is based on the belief that one's behavior is a depiction

of what goes on in their mind. The approach sought to disregard the other approaches as it was

objective and disregarded mental processes (Gans, 2019).

I believe that functionalism had the most influence on the development of cognitive theory.

This is because the approach emphasizes the determination of reasons for people’s behavior. This

is a depiction of the unique cognitive patterns of thought upon which cognitive psychology is

inclined.

Skinner's work was rooted in the view that that classical conditioning was far too simplistic

to be a complete explanation of complex human behavior. He believed that the best way to

understand behavior is to look at the causes of an action and its consequences (McLeod, 2018). He

called this approach operant conditioning. I agree with these views as they fully outline the cause

and effect of our action as we are likely to repeat an act that has pleasant consequences as opposed

to one that results in unpleasant consequences. For instance, if when you were younger, you tended

to climb trees and the consequence was that you hang out with those friends you wanted, you

would get positive reinforcement and thus have a tendency to continue climbing trees. However,

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Running Head: COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY 1 Cognitive Psychology Name Institution COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY 2 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY Cognitive psychology is concerned with the way people think. Its three antecedents are structuralism, functionalism, and behaviorism. Structuralism sought to establish how perception elements configure to constitute more complex perceptions. The functionalists argued that this approach was far too narrow to give a comprehensive understanding of thought (Gans, 2019). Their approach focused more on the human mind functioning more specifically on what and why people do certain things. The approach was more inclined towards things that could be observed and ideas that could be expressed as opposed to the mind's structural components. The Behaviorism approach, on the other hand, is based on the belief that one's behavior is a depiction of what goes on in their mind. The approach sought to disregard the other approaches as it was objective and disregarded mental processes (Gans, 2019). I believe that functionalism had the most influence on the development of cognitive theory. This is because the approach emphasizes the determination of reasons for people’s behavi ...
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