3 Attention
3 Attention
3 Attention
Processes and
Human
Decision-Making
Cognition in Psychology
Cognition involves not only the things that go on inside our heads
but also how these thoughts and mental processes influence our
actions.
Our attention to the world around us, memories of past events,
understanding of language, judgments about how the world works,
and abilities to solve problems all contribute to how we behave and
interact with our surrounding environment.
My Wife and My Mother-In-Law, by
the cartoonist W. E. Hill, 1915
Young participants would be likely to see the young woman
facing away from the observer, while older participants would be
more inclined to perceive the older lady facing the observer.
The cognitive engineering approach takes special consideration
of mental skills such as problem-solving and diagnosis.
Its main areas of application include process safety, decision
making/problem solving, and abnormal situations, which are
often encountered in digitalized operations.