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cognitive psychology
noun
- the branch of psychology studying the mental processes involved in perception, learning, memory, and reasoning.
cognitive psychology
noun
- the psychological study of higher mental processes, including thinking and perception
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cognitive psychology1
First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences
When it comes to policy making, applications of social or cognitive psychology are now routinely labeled behavioral economics.
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The seminal paper on streakiness in sports is “The Hot Hand in Basketball”, a piece published in Cognitive Psychology in 1985.
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