Cognitive psychology
Attention, memory, language, perception and thinking.
Areas within Cognitive psychology
Cognitive psychology
Attention, memory, language, perception and thinking.
689 wordsSocial psychology
How people think, feel and behave in social settings.
8 wordsDevelopmental psychology
Psychological change across the lifespan.
67 wordsClinical psychology
Assessment and treatment of psychological difficulties.
116 wordsBehavioural psychology
Learning, conditioning, reinforcement and observable behaviour.
28 wordsNeuroscience
The nervous system and the biological basis of behaviour and cognition.
1 wordsPersonality psychology
Enduring patterns of thought, emotion and behaviour.
22 wordsPsychometrics
The design and evaluation of psychological measurement.
0 wordsAbnormal psychology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
85 wordsEmotion motivation
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
4 wordsHealth psychology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
7 wordsLearning memory
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
17 wordsOrganisational psychology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
2 wordsPerception
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
114 wordsPsychological neuroscience
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
14 wordsPsychology research methods
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
10 words120 featured terms
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the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
Decidingnounthe cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"
Decision makingnounthe cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"
Immediate memorynounwhat you can repeat immediately after perceiving it
Internal representationnouna presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
Knowledgenounthe psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
Long-term memorynounyour general store of remembered information
LTMnounyour general store of remembered information
Mental representationnouna presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
Noesisnounthe psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
Representationnouna presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
Short-term memorynounwhat you can repeat immediately after perceiving it
STMnounwhat you can repeat immediately after perceiving it
working memorynounmemory for intermediate results that must be held during thinking
Problem solvingnounthe area of cognitive psychology that studies the processes involved in solving problems
AttentionnounThe process of focusing the mind on something.
CognitionnounThe processes used for thinking, remembering and understanding.
cognitive biasnounA predictable way in which thinking can become distorted.
confirmation biasnounThe habit of noticing evidence that agrees with what you already think.
executive functionnounMental skills used for planning, focus and self-control.
MemorynounThe ability to keep and recall information.
PerceptionnounHow the brain makes sense of what the senses detect.
SchemanounA mental pattern that helps organise knowledge and expectations.
working memorynounThe small amount of information the mind can actively use at one time.
Abilitynounpossession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discr…
Abstractionismnouna representation having no reference to concrete objects or specific examples
Alternativenounone of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there is no other alternative"; "my only choice is to r…
Antitypenouna person or thing represented or foreshadowed by an earlier type or symbol; especially a figure or event in the New Testament having a counterpa…
Appearancenouna mental representation; "I tried to describe his appearance to the police"
Attitudenouna complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"
Blurnouna hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz"
Brainnounthat which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "…
Change of mindnouna decision to reverse an earlier decision
Choicenounone of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there is no other alternative"; "my only choice is to r…
Choicenounthe person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"
Closurenounsomething settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "they finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a fin…
Cognitive contentnounthe sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
Cognitive factornounsomething immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result
Cognitive operationnoun(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the co…
Cognitive processnoun(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the co…
Concrete representationnouna representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms
Concretismnouna representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms
Contentnounthe sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
Convergencenouna representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals"
Cullnounthe person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
Declarative memorynounmemories that can be consciously recalled such as facts and knowledge.; "The fact that medial temporal lobe structures, including the hippocampu…
Determinationnoundeciding or controlling something's outcome or nature; "the determination of grammatical inflections"
Eclectic methodnounmaking decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style
Eclecticismnounmaking decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style
Episodic memorynounmemory for episodes in your own life
Epistemenounthe body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intellectually certain at any particular time
Equivalentnouna person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc; "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps"
Examplenouna representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example"
Flip-flopnouna decision to reverse an earlier decision
Fuzznouna hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz"
General knowledgenounknowledge that is available to anyone
groupthinknoundecision making by a group (especially in a manner that discourages creativity or individual responsibility)
Headnounthat which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "…
Historynounall that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge; "the dawn of recorded history"; "from the beginning of history"
Imagenounan iconic mental representation; "her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate"
Inabilitynounlack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something
Informationnounknowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
Instantiationnouna representation of an idea in the form of an instance of it; "how many instantiations were found?"
Interpretationnouna mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
Intersectionnouna representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals"
Judgementnounthe cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
Judgingnounthe cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
Judgmentnounthe cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
Lexiconnouna language user's knowledge of words
Lexisnounall of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function
Memorynounsomething that is remembered; "search as he would, the memory was lost"
Mental attitudenouna complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"
Mental imagenounan iconic mental representation; "her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate"
Mental lexiconnouna language user's knowledge of words
Mental objectnounthe sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
Mental processnoun(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the co…
Mindnounthat which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "…
Modelnouna representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example"
Motor memorynounyour memory for motor skills
Muscle memorynounyour memory for motor skills
Nousnounthat which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "…
Officiatingnounthe act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent"
Officiationnounthe act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent"
Operationnoun(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the co…
Optionnounone of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there is no other alternative"; "my only choice is to r…
Overlapnouna representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals"
Perceptnounthe representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
Perceptionnounknowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception"
Perceptionnounthe representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
Perceptual experiencenounthe representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
Personal memorynounmemory for episodes in your own life
Phantasmagorianouna constantly changing medley of real or imagined images (as in a dream)
Picknounthe person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"
Placenounan abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prom…
Powernounpossession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discr…
Practicenounknowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner"
Processnoun(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the co…
Processnouna mental process that you are not directly aware of; "the process of denial"
Psychenounthat which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "…
Psychosexualitynounthe mental representation of sexual activities
Public knowledgenounknowledge that is available to anyone
Readingnouna mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
Refereeingnounthe act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent"
Rejectnounthe person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
Resolutionnounsomething settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "they finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a fin…
Reversalnouna decision to reverse an earlier decision
Schemanounan internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
Schemenounan internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
Selectionnounthe person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"
Semantic memorynounyour memory for meanings and general (impersonal) facts
Settlementnounsomething settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "they finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a fin…
Stereotypenouna conventional or formulaic conception or image; "regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding"
Structurenounthe complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; "his lectures have no structure"
Turnaboutnouna decision to reverse an earlier decision
Turnaroundnouna decision to reverse an earlier decision
Umpiragenounthe act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent"
Unconscious processnouna mental process that you are not directly aware of; "the process of denial"
Unrealismnouna representation having no reference to concrete objects or specific examples
Versionnouna mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
Vocabularynouna language user's knowledge of words
