Essays on Cognitive Psychology

“Behaviourism is not the science of human behaviour; it is the philosophy of that science”. Behaviourism emerged in the early twentieth century and became a driving force in American psychology. This school of psychology was championed by psychologists such as John B. Watson and J.F....

Repression is the consent where a person goes through a traumatic experience so the person unconsciously pushes the information out of consciousness and becomes unaware of its existence, repressing them and leaving them in the unconscious mind. Sigmund Freud talks about repression himself in “Five...

Every day, whether intended or not, the brain is constantly making little notes about everything one sees on a daily basis. One’s mind already decides what it’s doing and what it thinks without any effort of the person. Opinions are influenced unconsciously in one’s everyday...

The unconscious mind can be used to explain human behaviour and personalityю Freud coined the term psychoanalysis and published his theory in 1896 which focused on the treatment of neurotic disorder by bringing unconscious conflicts into the conscious awareness. Unconscious determinism states that our unconscious...

Human mind has always been a mystery for the researchers and scientist. The mind can either be in consciousness state or unconsciousness state. Consciousness is the state where the entity is aware of its surrounding, thoughts, memories and the feelings; while Unconsciousness is the state...

From the ancient to modern period, theories of learning have varied along with the support and criticism of each new theory. Philosophers like Plato and Aristotle have depended on nature or nurture to explained human behavior (Kan et al., 2013). Plato believed knowledge was inborn...

Autism spectrum disorder is a condition that impacts how a person interacts with others. It focuses on communication and cognitive difficulties. It can also affect the child socially in school and work. There may be no cure for autism, but with the right amount of...

Among humans, the term intelligence is a characteristic used to describe the cognitive ability of individuals. Intelligence can be explained as a mental ability to reason, problem solve and learn (1). According to the book, Riveted: The Science of Why Jokes Make Us Laugh, Movies...

In everyday life, in contrast, there are many cases in which memories come to us, so to speak, without any deliberate effort being made by us. Such memories are generally referred to as involuntary memories (or “mind popping”, “thoughts that come unbidden”, “involuntary remembering”, etc.)....

I never thought that being intelligent could be so draining and make me feel so empty. Ever since I was little, I’ve wanted to make a change in the world. I wanted to do something to impact the lives of those around me and to...

Introverts. Extroverts. Ambiverts. These are some examples of people with different types of personalities. There are those that are outgoing, those that are closed off, and some a mix of both. And these types of personalities are influenced by a lot of factors around them....

Psychology is the study that mostly focuses on the mind and the behavior. In this field, there are five major types of perspectives. These perspectives answer the fundamental questions of life regarding how we think, feel and act the way we do. The one that...

We use robots every day. From our laptop to our vacuum, robots are consistently around us. But have you ever wondered if a robot could be more than just an technological machine, could they be conscious? A robot is a programmable, self-controlled device consisting of...

It is assumed that what is learned inside a classroom is relevant to determining our intelligence and everything else is not. Many assume that street smarts does not equate the same amount of intelligence as what is learned in school, because a standardized test contains...

This essay will discuss the different strengths and weaknesses of different neuroimaging techniques that cognitive neuroscientists use to understand different mental processes and different biological bases of behaviour. These examples include fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging), PET (positron emission tomography), MEG (magnetoencephalography) and TMS (transcranial...

The brain in a vat thought experiment is a scenario designed to make you think skeptically about the world around you. In the scenario, the world you are in is perfectly simulated by a computer that is connected to your brain which is floating in...

Introduction Since the advancements of medical science from the beginning of civilisation also came advancements of Philosophy/Psychology from the first established civilisations such as the Greeks who were fascinated with personality, specifically Hippocrates who developed his own diagnostic tool based on personality of a person...

Psychological therapies, also referred to as talking therapies, are used to support people who are suffering from psychological issues such as depression, anxiety and/or obsessive compulsive disorder. There are a range of these therapies available, a few of the well-established ones are Cognitive Behavioural Therapy...

Contentions in the psychological literature abound when it comes to intrapsychic phenomena, and self-deception is no exception. Self-deception is understandably difficult to measure, since it is difficult to discern whether a person is subconsciously aware of the truth or not. It is even further to...