Abstract
Cognitive psychology attempts to understand the nature of the human mind by using the information-processing approach. In this article, the fundamentals of the cognitive approach will be presented. It will be argued that the human mind can be described at three levels-computational, algorithmic-representational, and implementational- and that the cognitive approach has both important theoretical and practical/clinical implications. Finally, it will be suggested that the study of cognitive psychology can provide a foundation for other fields of social science, including the field of clinical psychology.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 353-368 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Journal of Clinical Psychology |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cognitive psychology
- Human mind
- Information-processing approach