Discussions are fundamental to shared learning, be sure to participate early and often!
After you have completed the Reading, and without reviewing your classmate’s responses, post your initial response to the following Discussion. Your post should be at least 200-250 words in length and should extend the discussion of the group supported by your course materials and/or other appropriate resources.
After you have submitted your initial post, take time to review your classmates’ responses and to respond specifically and substantially to at least two of them. Refer to the Discussion Rubric in Course Resources for specific grading explanation.
Introduction to Cognitive Psychology.
In this course you will be learning about cognitive psychology and how we use cognitive processes all the time. This week you will be discussing what you have learned about cognition. Please make sure you answer all parts of the question below.
In your own words, what is cognition? Provide an example of something you have done today that involves a cognitive process, specifically mentioning the cognitive process involved. Make sure you support your discussion with information from the unit’s Reading.
Response to Caitlin:
Cognition is the process of knowledge, from acquiring it to using it. Matlin (2016) describes cognition as, “a term that refers to the acquisition, storage, transformation, and use of knowledge.” There are many examples that I could give to show how I have used a cognitive process today. There are many examples that I could give to show how I have used a cognitive process today, as almost everything that we do involves a cognitive process. I had to use a cognitive process to do this assignment for example. I had to read the information in the book, which involves linguistic and visual information and pattern recognition. I then had to interpret the information and figure out how to respond to this post. I also had to use a cognitive process at work today. I had to use linguistic code and pattern recognition to understand the task at hand, then had to type out the required response for others to see and understand. Cognition is basically just all of our knowledge and using it appropriately to make sense of the world around us.
