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cognitive psychology

noun

Medical Definition of COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

:  a branch of psychology concerned with mental processes (as perception, thinking, learning, and memory) especially with respect to the internal events occurring between sensory stimulation and the overt expression of behavior—compare behaviorism
cognitive psychologist noun

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