How attention shapes thought in cognitive psychology

Cognitive psychology is the scientific study of human mental processes, including attention, memory, perception, and reasoning. These lessons answer how attention shapes what we think and help readers understand its role in mental processes. They connect attention with perception, awareness, and the ways people guide their own thinking.

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   Attention and Awareness Uncoupled - Neuroscience News · Neuroscience News · 3 min read

   Neuroscience experiments found that paying attention to the target almost doubled BOLD activity in the visual cortex, while sheer visibility of the target had almost no effect. Masataka Watanabe, the scientist summarizing the results, said, "Here the BOLD signal is not modulated by awareness."

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   cognitive psychology · Wikipedia · 25 min read

   A study at the Center for Ecological Study of Perception and Action at the University of Connecticut examines how people perceive their physical environment and how that shapes their navigation through it.

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   Can you trust your memory? This neuroscientist isn't so sure | André Fenton · YouTube · 6 min watch

   Neuroscientist André Fenton explains how three kinds of memory work together to shape reality, and how memories can change with experience and mindset.

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   Thinking, Fast and Slow · Bookshop.org

   Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman focuses on two modes of thought: fast, instinctive and emotional System 1, and slower, more deliberative and logical System 2. In the author's "Two systems" section, Kahneman discusses how these modes relate to human reasoning and decision-making.

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