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The cognitive perspective of psychology focuses on?

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Cognitive perspective focuses on the mental thinking process of how we acquire knowledge. The meaning of the word cognitive come directly from the Latin word cognito. Cognitive psychologist study how we learn, solve problems, make decisions and more.

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