Cognitive science

III, France, 1993-1998), studying how the content of propositional (digital) and analogue representations frame the structure of human reasoning and deciding. I developed a model for modeling reasoning and decision processes based on Sternberg’s Cognitive Styles, which are close to meta-programs, and some pure NLP meta-programs. After 10 years in the research and R&D worlds (1988-1998), I went back to New Caledonia. In 1998, I created a company, IOD (www.iod.nc), focusing on the one hand, in…

How cognitive theories have contributed to the study of psychology This essay reads that human memory can be sub-divided into different systems, therefore psychologists produce theories of memory based on research which can be applied for practical use to support their ideas. The aim of the theories are to help explain how memory works and whether they can be of help to science. For example, understanding how memory is affected by suffers of amnesia or brain injuries. James argued that memory…

What is perception? To some it is the recognition of things using the senses while to others perception of something or someone is your understanding of them According to my studies in Psychological science, perception is the process of attaining awareness or understanding of sensory information. There are two basic theories of perception: Passive Perception and Active Perception. The passive perception is addressed could be surmised as the following sequence of events: surrounding → input…

Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligence The theory of multiple intelligences was developed in 1983 by Dr. Howard Gardner after he suggests or questions that the traditional notion and definition of intelligence, based on I.Q. testing, is far too limited. He found that people had many other gifts and talents that weren't necessarily reflected in the traditional ideals of intelligence. Instead, Dr. Gardner proposes eight different intelligences to account for a broader range of human potential in…

in psychology called Introspection is a study where researchers use themselves as the subjects of study instead of using someone else and then observing them. Watson didn’t want to be a part of McPherson 2 this since he thought that the natural sciences would be a good field of study for him that involved observational studies. This brought him to his famous research in later years. Mr. Watson was fond of the human body and wanted to learn more about it and how it reacted to certain scenarios…

Mechanization, naturalism, and humanitarian reform are also considered modern intellectual developments that paved the way for psychology as a system of ideas (King et al., 2009). Franz Joseph Gall (1758-1828) produced the first map of the mind which became to be known as phrenology. This was the first attempt to map brain functions, although modern brain imaging technology has debunked his theories as being inaccurate and overly simplified. Naturalism asserts that all phenomenon are…

The cognitive theories are focus on conscious thoughts which highlight the mental aspects of development such as logic and memory. The structure and development of the individual’s thought processes is the main factors of cognitive theories and it can be said that these processes can effort the person’s understanding of the world. Therefore, the cognitive theories study on how this understanding, and the expectations it creates can affect the individual’s behavior. There are three types of…

and ideas, gave words of encouragement to the ones that were complaining about the vocabulary. Mrs. Stevens was able to use cognitive development within her classroom by rehearsing and allowing numerous opportunities to practice the vocabulary. She incorporated the vocabulary within the IPAD education game, the reading lesson and the T-Shirt opportunity. She also used cognitive development by organization her classroom was well organized and her students knew exactly what they needed to be…

For example, in a study assessing the academic achievements of bilinguals, Rumberger and Larson (1998) found that there was a positive relationship between bilingualism and cognitive abilities, by concluding that bilinguals had better grades and lower dropout rates compared to monolinguals. Similarly, in their study, Kovacs and Mehler (2009) suggested that bilingual infants employ certain mechanisms to efficiently process the…

well as conducting the experiment on a child that is six to eight years old. I was able to see what different types of thinking processes a child might have when they are five verses when they are eight. After studying a chapter on what an infant cognitive process is I was able to take that knowledge and put it fourth when I went to do my field work. Taking what I learn from Piaget’s theory on sensorimotor sub stages, I was able to gather that information learned and use it well conducting an…