Psychological Processes

Definition

Psychological processes refer to all mental activities involved in thinking, perceiving, remembering, problem-solving, decision-making, and other cognitive functions.

Related terms

Cognition:

The mental process involved in acquiring knowledge, understanding, reasoning, problem-solving, and decision-making.

Perception:

The process by which we interpret sensory information from our environment.

Memory Encoding:

The process of transforming sensory information into a form that can be stored and retrieved later on.