Understanding Cognitive Psychology

Cognitive psychology is the study of the mental processes that affect behavior. Attention, memory, perception, language acquisition and metacognition are some of the mental processes that are studied under this field. It involves conducting psychological experiments with human subjects with the aim of gaining insights into how the human mind absorbs, processes and functions based on the inputs received from the outer world. Such studies are incorporated in applied domains of educational psychology, personality psychology, social psychology, developmental psychology, abnormal psychology and economics. This domain of psychology is closely related to applied psychology. This book is compiled in such a manner, that it will provide in-depth knowledge about the theory and practice of cognitive psychology. It unfolds the innovative aspects of this field, which will be crucial for the holistic understanding of the subject matter. This book, with its detailed analyses and data, will prove immensely beneficial to professionals and students involved in this area at various levels.