Cognitive psychology

Psychology is a a complex science which studies the mind and behaviour of an individual. Psychologists have established 5 approaches to understand the human mind and behaviour: the behaviour approach, which only focuses on the different behaviours of each individual, , the cognitive approach, which concentrates on the way the mind processes knowledge, memory and language learning, after, the psychodynamic approach, which studies the impact of emotions and feelings on a person’s mind or behaviour…

The theory of speech act was originally proposed by British philosopher J.L. Austin, and later American philosopher Searle made further improvements to this theory. The theory of speech act begins by studying the functions of everyday language. Austin believes that the unit of verbal communication is not a sentence, but a verbal behavior through sentences, such as thanks, warnings, promises, and so on. Austin divides speech acts into three categories: intra-behavioral behavior, illocutionary…

external issues. Psychology is defined as the study of the mind, by changing unwanted behaviors and actions need to begin with addressing the thought process were they are created. Cognitive therapy behavior has some therapies that has stemmed from it, one being cognitive therapy which deals with changing unwanted beliefs and thoughts in the mind. This…

This essay provides different perspectives on rationality within social science, especially in economics and psychology. Also, this essay uses different theories in economics and psychology to show what causes us to do what we do or why we make choices that we make. Bloome & Wilkinson (2012) define rationality as “people being open to others’ arguments and working toward consensus”. But what rationality really mean in simple definition? Rationality is being reasonable depending on our believes…

a many schools of psychology. Throughout this course we only focused on eight schools, but there are many more than that. In order to understand which school of psychology is most important, we need to describe what a school of psychology should be. There are two priorities I believe are important for ranking the schools of psychology; interesting and practical. An interesting school of psychology will appeal to more people and would develop more support. A school of psychology should also be…

future. I have been interested in the cognitive and neuro portion of psychology since I enrolled in my first psychology class in high school. In order to prepare myself for this career track, I began to build a strong foundational background in both the biopsychology courses and courses that pertain to diversity in psychology. I always try to ensure that my knowledge in modern psychological research is current. As a result, I have joined several psychology organizations, that sends its member…

theory that people drink because they are rewarded by their peers. This is an example of the theoretical perspective of functionalism better defined as looking at human thought and behavior as why. Baird’s definition for functionalism is “a school of psychology focused on how organisms use their learning and perceptual abilities to function in their environment” (6). In Dr. Wilson’s case, he is looking at why college students drink. His theory is trying to explain why college students feel the…

explain psychology disorders, such depression and anxiety. For this perspective, I intend to use Ciccarelli and White’s “The Biological Model: Medical Causes for Psychological Disorders” and McLeod’s “Biological Psychology.” The cognitive perspective examines how people think, mentally organize information, and remember things. Psychologists within this study believe that psychological disorders are formed by irrational thinking patterns. I will be using Ciccarelli and White’s “Cognitive…

The humanistic approach The humanistic approach was initially developed as a therapy and its theories are not accepted in mainstream psychology. However, it has made a marked influence on clinical psychology and counselling. It believes individuals have free will rather than being influenced by external forces. It is optimistic as it assumes that people have the choice to choose their own destiny and they endeavour to achieve their potential for psychological growth within the confines of any…

Perspectives in Psychology Biological: The biological perspective in psychology suggests that disorders, like the one that Andrea is suffering from, are caused by genetic issues and/or damage to the brain and/or hormones. Key terms that are used within this perspective are words like “mental illness,” “diagnosis,” “mental patient,” “mental hospital,” “therapy,” as well as “remission.” Contributors: This perspective was influenced by: Charles Darwin: Developed a scientific theory about evolution…