Cognitive Processes

Chapter 8

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Concept of Cognition

Concept of Cognition

Domain of Cognitive Psychology

Concept of Cognition

Domain of Cognitive Science

Studying Cognition

Mental Processes and Mental Resources

Breaking down High-

Level Cognitive Activities

Mental Processes

Mental Processes

Language Use

Language Use

Language Use

Speech Execution and Speech Errors

Speech Execution and Speech Errors

Language Understanding

Brain Bases of Ambiguity Resolution

Products of Understanding

Language and Evolution

Critical Thinking in Your Life

• Why and how do people lie?

• How might people’s motives for lying affect the validity of research on lying?

• What does the study on page 219 of your text suggest about ethical constraints for studying lying in a laboratory setting?

Language, Thought, and CultureDoes language affect thought?

Visual Cognition

Rotated R Used to Assess Mental Imagery

Problem Solving and Reasoning

Problem Solving

Problem Solving

Problem Solving

Problem Solving

Problem Solving

Problem Solving

Making Judgments about Creativity

Reasoning

Deductive Reasoning

Inductive Reasoning

Judging and Deciding

Heuristic and Judgment

Psychology of Decision Making

Recapping Chapter 8 Main Points

Recapping Chapter 8 Main Points

Recapping Chapter 8 Main Points