The Seven Psychological Perspectives Of Cognitive Psychology

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Overall out of the seven psychological perspectives Cognitive psychology has to be my favorite since it is the most versatile since it explores the how someone thinks, remembers, perceive, and learns. This complex computing system can be used in many different work fields since knowing how the brain processes information can actually make someone's job whole lot easier. This psychological perspective along with developmental psychology all can relate back to my education major, and when teaching young children these two perspective can come in handy. Learning more about cognitive psychology can used to help change the way students are taught in a classroom, and especially since I'm focusing on special education the more progress that can be

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