History of Cognitive

Psychology Lecture
 Describe the history of cognitive psychology.

 Explain how an why psychometric studies are used to

study cognitive psychology.

 Discuss the benefits of research in psychometrics.

 History of Cognitive
Psychology
 What is Cognitive Psychology

 Ties to Ancient Greece

 History of Cognitive
Psychology
 “Only in the last 150 years has it been realized that
human cognition could be the subject of scientific
study rather than philosophical speculation”
(Anderson, 2010).
 How Psychometric Studies Are
Used to Study Cognitive
Psychology
 Analysis of human differences

 Measures same construct in different ways

 Predicts future behavior

 Why Psychometric Studies Are
Used to Study Cognitive
Psychology
 Measures certain abilities
 Psychometrics

 “It is conventional to classify psychometrics into three

major areas: mental test theory, factor analysis and
associated methods and multidimensional scaling”
(Browne, 2000).
 Benefits of Research in
Psychometrics
 Valid results

 Reliable results
 References

 Anderson, J. R. (2010). Cognitive psychology and its

implications (7th ed.). New York, NY: Worth
Publishers.

 Browne, M., W. (2000). Psychometrics (95)450. 661-

665. Journal of the American Statistical Association