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What Is the Cognitive Psychology Approach? 12 Key Theories

By Jeremy Sutton — 2022

This article explores the cognitive psychology approach, its origins, and several theories and models involved in cognition.

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Cognitive Psychology Simply Explained

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The Embodied Mind: Cognitive Science and Human Experience

This classic book, first published in 1991, was one of the first to propose the “embodied cognition” approach in cognitive science. It pioneered the connections between phenomenology and science and between Buddhist practices and science—claims that have since become highly influential.

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The Expectation Effect: How Your Mindset Can Change Your World

You’ve heard of the placebo effect and how sugar pills can accelerate healing.

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From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds

One of America’s foremost philosophers offers a major new account of the origins of the conscious mind.

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Daniel C. Dennett
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How Your Brain’s Executive Function Works—and How to Improve It | Sabine Doebel

You use your brain’s executive function every day—it’s how you do things like pay attention, plan ahead and control impulses.

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2019
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How Language Shapes the Way We Think | Lera Boroditsky

There are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world—and they all have different sounds, vocabularies and structures.

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The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

The information age is drowning us with an unprecedented deluge of data. At the same time, we’re expected to make more—and faster—decisions about our lives than ever before.

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Cognitive Psychology Explained in Less than 5 Minutes

In the middle of the 20th Century, Psychology transformed thanks to the Cognitive Revolution. So what is Cognitive Psychology, and what is its story from the 1960s to today?

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2020
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Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think (Second Edition)

Discover simple yet powerful steps you can take to overcome emotional distress—and feel happier, calmer, and more confident.

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Dennis Greenberger, Christine A. Padesky
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Redesign Your Mind: The Breakthrough Program for Real Cognitive Change

Experience a complete mental fitness and cognitive change program through simple visualization exercises. Eric Maisel, PhD. guides you through techniques that change not only what you think―but how you think.

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Eric Maisel
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