Information processing

Information processing changes information in a manner detectable by observers. Cognitive psychology studies mental processes consisting of language use, attention, memory, creativity, perception, thinking, and problem-solving. Information processing in cognitive psychology aims to improve human understanding and think about how they process it in the same kind as computer receives, stores, and brings up information. information theory outlines that our mind  process and handle our surrounding events by attending, encoding, storing and retrieving (Ariel & Shlomo, Revised 2012)

Piaget’s theory of cognitive development differs because it says that its only perspective should be viewed correctly. His approach is guided by assuming that children’s information processing depends on their environment, integrated knowledge, and information into existing knowledge. Vygotsky’s cognitive development theory refers to the cultural, historical approach that focuses on social and cultural interaction.  In his view, he explains that essential speech becomes more complex as children develop. (Goldstein & E. Bruce, 2020)

Atkinson and Shiffrin illustrate the Model theory of how human memory can break into three subsections that consist of sensory, short-term, and long-term memory. The model theory outlines that Short memory holds information needed shortly for about 30 seconds—for instance, someone sleeping on the computer. The theory explains that sensory memory stores information that the human mind receives through auditory and visual senses. For example, when a dog barks, the human mind knows that dogs are barking because it is held in brief sensory memory. It can store long-term memory for an extended period, from the beginning of our life, because it has an unlimited amount of space. When the stored information is needed, the memory is tapped to remember an invent of their previous experience. (Engle, 2002)

References

Ariel & Shlomo. (Revised, 2012). Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training. An Information Processing Theory of Family Dysfunction.

Engle, R. W. (2002). Current Direction in Psychology Science. Working Memory Capacity as Executive Attention.

Goldstein & E. Bruce. (, 2020). connecting mind, research, and everyday experience. Cognitive Psychology.