By: Group 4 Cognitive Psychology
Cognition Power of suggestion Repressed memory Neuroscience Philosophy Linguistics Key Terms
Cognitive Psychology: The study of how the brain processes, learns, thinks, and remembers Cognition: The mental processes in the brain associated with thinking, knowing and remembering Definitions
Albert Bandura: The most influential psychologist of all time. Created the Bobo doll study, and was responsible for shifting focus of psychology Elizabeth Loftus: Made great strides in proving “the power of suggestion”, conducted the “lost in the mall” experiment Gerald Echterhoff: Concluded that seeing something happening, creates an image in the brain and can create false memories. Thinkers
Cognitive psychology is the branch of psychology that studies mental processes including how people think, perceive, remember and learn The main focus for cognitive psychology is “the power of suggestion”, it has been proven by numerous studies Summary