Cognitive Psychology

What is ACTIVE LISTENING?: characteristics, exercises and examples

What is ACTIVE LISTENING?: characteristics, exercises and examples

Have you ever wondered how good you are at listening to other people? Knowing how to really liste...

Aaron Beck COGNITIVE Therapy: What It Is And What It Is

Aaron Beck COGNITIVE Therapy: What It Is And What It Is

Aaron Beck's cognitive therapy was developed to treat depression and the concept of this type of ...

Types of multiple intelligences and Howard Gardner's theory

Types of multiple intelligences and Howard Gardner's theory

Years ago, the paradigm based on a single type of intelligence lagged behind. It has been observe...

CREATIVE INTELLIGENCE: characteristics, examples and how to develop it

CREATIVE INTELLIGENCE: characteristics, examples and how to develop it

Creative intelligence, despite not being a formal part of what Gardner calls "multiple intelligen...

Ausubel's Theory of Meaningful LEARNING

Ausubel's Theory of Meaningful LEARNING

David Paul Ausubel, creator of the theory of meaningful learning, was a leading psychologist and ...

Types of motivation in psychology: definition and examples

Types of motivation in psychology: definition and examples

We know little about that energy that drives us and encourages us to pursue a goal. Motivation ac...

The cognitive approach to learning and educational informatics in higher education

The cognitive approach to learning and educational informatics in higher education

The objective of this article is to assess different arguments, from the cognitive psychology app...

What is SIDE or divergent thinking?

What is SIDE or divergent thinking?

¿What is lateral or divergent thinking? This concept tries to find original and creative solution...

Modeling: Definition, key factors and fields of application in psychotherapy

Modeling: Definition, key factors and fields of application in psychotherapy

Modeling, also called imitation, observational learning or vicarious learning is a fundamental st...

FORER EFFECT (Barnum): what it is and examples

FORER EFFECT (Barnum): what it is and examples

The tendency to take as truth the words of the oracles, ancient or modern, is known in psychology...