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Scientific investigation of human cognition, studying how people acquire and apply knowledge

George Miller's concept about working memory capacity, now refined by chunking models

The prevalent analogy for the human mind in early cognitive psychology

Pre-cognitive psychology movement focusing only on observable behavior, not internal mental processes

Refers to all ways in which knowledge is acquired, stored, and used

A mid-20th century shift in psychology focusing on mental processes and complex behaviors

Developed theories of cognitive development, now studied in digital contexts