Affective & Cognitive Psychology

Affective psychology is the study of emotions and feelings, while cognitive psychology is the study of mental processes such as thinking, problem-solving, memory, and language. These two areas of psychology are closely interrelated. For example, our emotions can influence our cognitive processes, and our cognitive processes can influence our emotions.

Cognitive psychology focuses on understanding how we think, learn, remember, and solve problems. It explores a wide range of mental processes, including attention, perception, language, memory, decision-making, and reasoning. Cognitive psychologists are interested in how we acquire, store, and use information.