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Cognitive Psychology


What is Cognitive Psychology?

In answering this question in his best-selling student handbook Michael Eysenck states that cognitive psychology is "concerned with the internal processes involved in making sense of the environment, and deciding what action might be appropriate. These processes include attention, perception, learning, memory, language, problem solving, reasoning and thinking."


Learn About Cognitive Psychology

Cognitive Daily

Cognitive Daily is a top quality website featuring fascinating peer-reviewed developments in cognition from the most respected scientists in the field. It is hosted and maintained by Greta and Dave Munger.

Greta Munger is Professor of Psychology at Davidson College. Her teaching subjects include General Psychology, Cognitive Psychology and Perception & Attention. Professer Munger's primary research interest is perception (how we organize and understand the world around us). Her work is regularly published in journals such as The Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition and Visual Cognition.

Dave Munger is a freelance writer and former editor whose works include What Every Student Should Know About Researching Online

Cognitive daily is a must visit and bookmark site for anybody wanting to discover more about cognitive psychology. All the research articles are arranged into appropriate categories for easy access. Namely:

  • Art
  • Attention
  • Color perception
  • Development & Aging
  • Emotion
  • Face perception
  • Film
  • Intentionality
  • Language
  • Learning & testing
  • Memory
  • Movement & exercise
  • Music
  • Perception
  • Reasoning
  • Social
  • Taste
  • Video Games & Technology
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    Cognitive Psychology 2.0

    This part of the cognitive psychology page is dedicated to the move towards what is known as web 2.0. Web 2.0 links people, it's a place where people contribute, share, collaborate and learn. To access some of the links below, you will need to register and/or login.

    Cognitive Science

    Facebook group with over 1200 members.

    Understanding Memory

    Intuition: The Marvels & the Flaws

    Lecture by internationally renowned psychologist Daniel Kahneman.


    Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research and Everyday Experience by Bruce Goldstein

    Book Description

    Bruce Goldstein's cognitive psychology connects the study of cognition to your everyday life. This accessible book introduces you to landmark studies as well as the cutting-edge research that defines this fascinating field.

    To help you further experiment with and understand the concepts in the text, you can use COGLAB 2.0: The online cognitive psychology laboratory. COGLAB contains dozens of classic experiments designed to help you learn about cognitive concepts and how the mind works.

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    Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research and Everyday Experience (with Coglab 2.0 Online Booklet)

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