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title: 'Cognitive Psychology'
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Cognitive Psychology  
_The branch of psychology that studies mental processes including how people think, perceive, remember and learn._

*   [Cognitive Styles: Get inside the user's head](http://uxmag.com/articles/cognitive-styles)  
*   [Designing for Human Memory](https://uxplanet.org/designing-for-human-memory-a2cdc0b6a75a)  
*   [Improving Usability with Fitts' Law](http://sixrevisions.com/usabilityaccessibility/improving-usability-with-fitts-law/)  
*   [Reducing Cognitive Overload For A Better User Experience](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2016/09/reducing-cognitive-overload-for-a-better-user-experience/)
*   [Reducing Reliance on Superstition](http://www.humanfactors.com/downloads/sep00.asp)  
*   [The Psychologist's View of UX Design](http://uxmag.com/articles/the-psychologists-view-of-ux-design)