Question

Cognitive psychology truly emerged as its own discipline, emphasizing the study of information processing, thinking, reasoning, and problem solving in the late: ? 1950s O 19705 1920 O 1990s A hypothesis would be best described as: A system of interrelated ideas used to explain a set of observations An objective description of behavior An educated guess about a given research outcome The application of research to practical problems

Answer 1

• Cognitive psychology truly emerged as a discipline emphasizing information processing in late 1970s.
• Before the 1970s, many mental health approaches were focused more on psychoanalytic, behavioral, and humanistic approaches. The so-called "cognitive revolution" that took place during this period put a greater emphasis on understanding the way people process information and how thinking patterns might contribute to psychological distress.
• Hypothesis is objective description of behaviour.A tentative statement about the relationship between two or more variables.