CognitivePsychology.com aims to make psychological concepts understandable and the research behind them easy to explore. Its articles connect explanations with published sources and interactive activities so readers can investigate both the ideas and the evidence for themselves.
Articles use APA 7 conventions to introduce students to academic writing and provide a familiar format for experienced researchers. Interactive tasks and simulations demonstrate concepts such as the Stroop effect and heuristics. Students can explore these activities and build on or refine them when designing their own research experiments.
Much of the topic list draws on Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). Articles explore how these subjects relate to cognitive psychology, including their implications for perception, attention, memory, learning, and thinking.
“Key Researchers” sections introduce scholars whose work has shaped each topic. Where available, links to ORCID records, Google Scholar profiles, and university faculty pages help readers explore their publications, affiliations, and expertise. These sections recognize contributions to the field; inclusion does not imply authorship, review, or endorsement of the website’s articles.
References include DOI links where available, alongside relevant books and other publications. These references help readers locate the underlying scholarship and independently evaluate the evidence supporting the claims presented.
The website’s author holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Tarleton State University and enjoys creating interactive educational games based on cognitive psychology principles. The author is also interested in developing software that is easier to use, particularly for people with sensory issues or learning disabilities, and improving usability for everyone.
While the author was his student, Dr. Clinton Dennard asked the author to fix code that was frustrating a graduate student at another university. That experience inspired the author to create psychology games in a format better suited to the web. The author also assisted Dennard with his master’s thesis by developing a website designed to gauge reactions to playing poker. Subsequently, the author created a website and Facebook advertising campaign for their own research project examining how language influences financial decision making.
Further inspiration comes from software written in Python for laboratory research and the challenge of adapting such tools for effective use on the web. The project also draws inspiration from iPad games that have introduced cognitive psychology to a new generation, allowing people to explore psychological concepts interactively in their own homes.
This website is dedicated to Dr. Clinton Dennard, whose encouragement helped inspire the author’s work in cognitive psychology. The Clinton David Dennard Center in Texas is named in his honor but is not affiliated with this website.