The information-processing approach to the human mind: Basics and beyond.
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.
David
Daniel
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Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania. danieldavid@psychology.ro
Miclea
Mircea
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Opre
Adrian
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D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008606:Mental Processes; D011586:Psychology, Clinical