The Cognitive Approach emphasizes the role of mediating processes in human behavior. The central assumption is that behavior can best be understood by looking at the processes which come between an environmental stimulus and the behavioral response.
Memory is regarded as having three separate stages- sensory memory, short term memory(STM) and long term memory(LTM) . Each stage has distinctive characteristic with transfer between stages dependent on attention, rehearsal and coding .
*Cognition literally means “knowing”. In other words, psychologists from this approach study cognition which is ‘the mental act or process by which knowledge is acquired.’
*They focus on the way humans process information, looking at how we treat information that comes in to the person (what behaviourists would call stimuli) and how this treatment leads to responses. In other words, they are interested in the variables that mediate between stimulus/input and response/output. Cognitive psychology assumes our behaviour is an internal process including perception, attention, language, memory and thought.
Memory is regarded as having three separate stages- sensory memory, short term memory(STM) and long term memory(LTM) . Each stage has distinctive characteristic with transfer between stages dependent on attention, rehearsal and coding .
*Cognition literally means “knowing”. In other words, psychologists from this approach study cognition which is ‘the mental act or process by which knowledge is acquired.’
*They focus on the way humans process information, looking at how we treat information that comes in to the person (what behaviourists would call stimuli) and how this treatment leads to responses. In other words, they are interested in the variables that mediate between stimulus/input and response/output. Cognitive psychology assumes our behaviour is an internal process including perception, attention, language, memory and thought.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Theory?
So now that we know a little bit about the history of cognitive behavioral theory, let's understand in detail about what this theory has to say, in modern day. Cognition, the term itself means, to conceptualize, to know, to recognize. Precisely, it is the thought process which covers grasping the knowledge, remembering it, applying it, developing beliefs on it, reasoning it and retaining it. So a cognitive behavioral theory is a study that is descriptive about how the concept of cognition plays an important role in determining the behavioral pattern of a person. Let's figure out, how the cognitive behavioral theory is applicable in understanding and judging various personalities.
*Cognitive behavior is a vast subject which cannot be covered in a day. However, I hope this article on cognitive behavioral theory has been informative. Cognitive behavioral therapies, based on this theory have helped a great deal in identifying many personality disorders and treating them. Human mind is a complicated make which needs to keep a balance of the positive and negative emotions in order to sustain a sane thought process. So before I conclude this article, I would like to share the famous lines of David Burns with my readers: Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life. Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism. Confronting your fears and allowing yourself the right to be human can, paradoxically, make yourself a happier and more productive person.. So true!
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