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Cognitive Psychology MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Cognitive Psychology
Tree Number(s)
F04.096.628.017
F04.096.628.255.750
Unique ID
D000090182
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000090182
Scope Note
Branch of psychology that explores the operation of mental processes related to perceiving, attending, thinking, language, and memory, mainly through inferences from behavior. (APA Dictionary of Psychology. https://dictionary.apa.org/cognitive-psychology, accessed 3/22/2021).
Previous Indexing
Psychology (2000-2021)
Public MeSH Note
2022
History Note
2022
Date Introduced
2022/01/01
Last Updated
2022/01/01
Cognitive Psychology Preferred
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