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Cognitive Psychology: A Basic Science for Cognitive Linguistics

Article Summary by: TsingHua    

Original Author: Shandong Foreign Language Teaching Journal
This abstract was translated from 认知语言学的基础学科:认知心理学观察
This article aims to expound the definition,the origins,the study scope,the research methods and the contributions of cognitive
psychology to cognitive linguistics.As is well recognized, cognitive psychology deals with how people perceive,learn,remember and think about information.The origin can date back to two ancient Greek philosophers,Plato and Aristotle,concerning the debate between rationalism and empiricism.Its scope of research includes the nervous system,perception,attention and consciousness,knowledge representation,memory,problem solving and creativity,the development of expertise,reasoning and decision making,language and individual differences in cognition.The research methods usually employed by cognitive psychologists are self-report,natural observation,case study,psychobiological research,computer simulations and artificial intelligence,and controlled laboratory experiments.Last but not least,cognitive psychology has made great contributions to the study of cognitive linguistics.
Published: February 28, 2006
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