Recap of Cognition and its use In part 1 of this post, I described the differences between thought and cognition in how they are used in science. I talked about the “cognitive revolution”: how theorists took the ‘black box’ of cognition – recognizing that the brain’s information processing changes the behavior that results – and… Continue reading Psychological Misinformation: Cognition (2)
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Psychological Misinformation: Cognition (1)
Psychological misinformation: Does cognition = thought? There’s a word that gets thrown around a lot in psychology: cognition. It is used in scientific circles, and it has permeated into the community. And when I hear it, it seems to be used interchangeably with thought. Including by mental health workers, making it potential misinformation. In this… Continue reading Psychological Misinformation: Cognition (1)