cognitive theory
Mind-based learning model
Cognitive theory is a framework in psychology emphasizing mental processes—how people perceive, think, remember, and learn.
It treats the mind as an information processor, focusing on internal thought patterns rather than just observable behavior.
Cognitive theory underlies approaches to education, therapy, and artificial intelligence: Cognitive theory suggests that changing thought patterns can alleviate depression.
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- metacognitionAwareness of own reasoning
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
critical thinking · neuroscience · learning disabilities · problem-solving · decision-making · mental model · constructivism · artificial intelligence · schema · information processing · eye · developmental psychology · Noam Chomsky · psycholinguistics · philosophy of mind · mind map · thinking · stages
cognitive theorybehaviorism
Psychology studying observable conduct
operant conditioning · associationism · classical conditioning
cognitive theoryevolutionary psychology
Study of adapted minds
Freudian theory · genetic determinism · depth psychology · nativism
cognitive theoryphenomenology
Study of subjective experience
empiricism · situated cognition · irrationalism · intuitionism · depth psychology