Knowledge psychology

Knowledge psychology deals with human knowledge in the field of cognitive psychology . It considers processes through which humans acquire knowledge, how it is coded in the brain (translation of sensory impressions into a "language" that the brain understands), organized and stored, and through which processes it is retrieved and made available to the application.

Acquired knowledge is understood as a symbolic image / representation that humans acquire with the help of cognitive / cognitive external circumstances. For example, meanings and action patterns are shown .

Humans acquire this knowledge and store it in memory in order to use it to cope with tasks and problems in life.

Knowledge psychology works with central basic assumptions of cognitive scientific research approaches and cognitive theoretical considerations. She combines different areas of science using methodological arguments.

literature

• Martin Beckenkamp : Knowledge Psychology. On the methodology of cognitive science approaches . Asanger Verlag, Heidelberg, Kröning 1995, ISBN 3-89334-282-6 .