title: The information-processing approach to the human mind: Basics and beyond.
abstract: Cognitive psychology attempts to understand the nature of the human mind by using the information-processing approach. In this article, the fundamentals of the cognitive approach will be presented. It will be argued that the human mind can be described at three levels-computational, algorithmic-representational, and implementational-and that the cognitive approach has both important theoretical and practical/clinical implications. Finally, it will be suggested that the study of cognitive psychology can provide a foundation for other fields of social science, including the field of clinical psychology.
authors.affiliation: Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania. danieldavid@psychology.ro
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: Mircea
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miclea
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Opre
mesh_terms: D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008606:Mental Processes; D011586:Psychology, Clinical