Cognitive Psychology

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

Understanding the Three Phases of Memory Encoding, Storage, and Retrieval in Social Science

Memory has 3 phases that are….. 1. Sensory 2.short term-memory 3.long-term memory The three phases of memory are: 1. Encoding: This first phase involves the process of...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

Breaking the Barrier: How to Overcome Mental Set and Unlock Creative Problem Solving

Mental Set a tendency to approach a problem in a particular way, often a way that has been successful in the past Mental set is a cognitive...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

Mastering metacognitive skills for academic and professional success

Metacognition reflecting upon the way you think Metacognition refers to the awareness and understanding of one’s own thinking processes. It involves thinking about thinking and being able...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

How Missed Statistical Information Can Have Serious Consequences in Social Science-Understanding False Negatives and Type II Errors

miss, false negative, type II error correct stimuli, no response Miss is a term used in statistics to refer to a scenario where a statistical model fails...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

Understanding the Modal Model of Memory: Sensory, Short-Term, and Long-Term Memory Processing and Storage Explained.

Modal Model of Memory sensory memory, short-term memory, long-term memory The modal model of memory is a theoretical framework proposed by Atkinson and Shiffrin in 1968 to...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

Mastering Monocular Cues: How One Eye Can Provide Depth and Distance Perception

Monocular Cues provide depth information when viewing a scene with one eye •Partial Occlusion -ex: king of clubs blocking king of spades makes king of clubs look...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

Understanding Mood-Congruent Memory: The Impact of Emotional States on Memory Retrieval.

mood-congruent memory the tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one’s current good or bad mood Mood-congruent memory is a phenomenon where a person’s current emotional...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

Wechsler’s legacy: Understanding the Evolution of Intelligence Testing with the WISC-V

Most modern intelligence tests, such as the newly developed WISC-V, are based on work done by David Wechsler. David Wechsler in the early 20th century. Wechsler believed...