<p>Yes, cognitive psychology incorporates the study of learning. You can see this reflected in other sources that provide general descriptions of cognitive psychology, e.g.:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://psychology.about.com/od/cognitivepsychology/f/cogpsych.htm" rel="nofollow">http://psychology.about.com/od/cognitivepsychology/f/cogpsych.htm</a></li>
<li><a href="http://psych.rutgers.edu/co" rel="nofollow">http://psych.rutgers.edu/co</a></li>
<li><a href="http://infed.org/mobi/the-cognitive-orientation-to-learning/" rel="nofollow">http://infed.org/mobi/the-cognitive-orientation-to-learning/</a></li>
</ul>

<p>I'm not recommending these as especially definitive sources; these are just the other three of the first four hits for <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=cognitive+psychology+learning" rel="nofollow">a Google search of "cognitive psychology learning"</a>.</p>

<p>However, cognitive perspectives on learning are not the only perspectives available in psychological theory (see also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_behaviorism" rel="nofollow">radical behaviorism</a>).</p>

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2014-01-24T04:14:20.313Z
does learning belong to any of "attention, language use, memory, perception, problem solving, creativity and thinking"?
Tim
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It's distinct enough to deserve its own category, but it certainly involves most (if not all) of those.
Nick Stauner
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I'd even say this is actually a somewhat problematic omission on the part of Wikipedia...someone should probably fix that!
Nick Stauner
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Nick Stauner
<p>in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_psychology" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a>, </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Cognitive psychology is the study of mental processes such as "attention, language use, memory, perception, problem solving, creativity and thinking."</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I wonder if learning is also a mental process that cognitive psychology studies, although it is not mentioned in Wikipedia? Thanks!</p>

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Is "learning" part of cognitive psychology?
Tim
# Is "learning" part of cognitive psychology?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-01-24)

in [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_psychology),

> Cognitive psychology is the study of mental processes such as "attention, language use, memory, perception, problem solving, creativity and thinking."

I wonder if learning is also a mental process that cognitive psychology studies, although it is not mentioned in Wikipedia? Thanks!

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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-01-24. Score: 3

Yes, cognitive psychology incorporates the study of learning. You can see this reflected in other sources that provide general descriptions of cognitive psychology, e.g.:

* <http://psychology.about.com/od/cognitivepsychology/f/cogpsych.htm>
* <http://psych.rutgers.edu/co>
* <http://infed.org/mobi/the-cognitive-orientation-to-learning/>

I'm not recommending these as especially definitive sources; these are just the other three of the first four hits for [a Google search of "cognitive psychology learning"](https://www.google.com/search?q=cognitive+psychology+learning).

However, cognitive perspectives on learning are not the only perspectives available in psychological theory (see also [radical behaviorism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_behaviorism)).

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: does learning belong to any of "attention, language use, memory, perception, problem solving, creativity and thinking"?  
> **username_1**: It's distinct enough to deserve its own category, but it certainly involves most (if not all) of those.  
> **username_1**: I'd even say this is actually a somewhat problematic omission on the part of Wikipedia...someone should probably fix that!  

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