Kognitionspsychologie

cognitive psychology

noun kog-ni-TSYOHNS-psy-kho-lo-GEE Rare

Usage Note

Kognitionspsychologie is the academic discipline studying mental processes such as memory, perception, and problem-solving. It is a technical term that an advanced learner will encounter in popular science writing.

Examples

"Die Kognitionspsychologie untersucht, wie wir Informationen speichern und abrufen."

Natural Translation

Cognitive psychology studies how we store and retrieve information.

Literal Translation

The cognitive-psychology investigates how we information store and retrieve.

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