A Career As A Cognitive Psychologist

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The career I am most interested in is to be a Cognitive Psychologist. A question a person might wonder when hearing that is “What does cognitive mean?”. Most people grasp the general concept of what a psychologist does, study people. Cognitive is just a more specific type of Psychologist. Cognition is a term used in Psychology, it is used to explain the process that our brain takes to perceive and use information that we gather with our senses (Coviello, Kehley. January 2013). Cognitive function is often divided into four groups which are thinking, feeling, sensing, and intuition. The combination of all these working together is commonly believed to be what makes us unique, and what gives us our own personalities. It also helps us make the …show more content…

I have tried to compare similar traits to people who do similar things and have similar reactions to different things happening in their lives. I really enjoy learning about how people work and operate and about how they react to things that drastically change their lives, its always been an interesting topic to me. I enjoy learning new things and learning about how masses act towards certain political leaders and about how individuals will react to assignments given to them. I really enjoy knowing how others work and I believe this job will help me further my knowledge in that area. An employer that I might be interested in is UW Medicine. Often times Psychologist and medical professionals can work together. Research is a very important part of medical practices and a medical building would benefit greatly from having a Psychologist (UWMedicine). UW Medicine is a large organization that started in 1946 and since then has helped further technological advances in medicine. UW Medicine has helped pioneer research in areas such as cell replication, signal transduction, the biomolecular structure of proteins, and the development of medical ultrasound. The organizations mission is to help people and further research in the medical field (UWMedicine). UW Medicine offers many different things, mainly those that help a person who is sick. They offer information on things …show more content…

You will complete a Bachelor’s degree taking courses in Cognitive Psychology. Completing an undergraduate degree in Cognitive Psychology will help you prepare yourself for many different careers all in the same area. These careers include Human Factors Specialist, Research Assistant, Psychiatric Technician, Public Relations Specialist or Human Resources Representative. Many different Master Degrees can be gotten such as a Master in Cognitive and Biological Psychology, a Master in Brain, Behavior and Cognition, a Master in Cognitive Neuroscience, a Master in Cognitive and Social Processes and many more. After obtaining your Master’s degree you can seek out a higher tier job such as a Research Coordinator, Human Factors Engineer, a Cognitive Therapist, and many more. Some of these might require more education. While working one of these jobs you have an option of getting a Ph.D in Cognitive Psychology. With this you can become qualified for expert roles that include Professor, Consultant, and Lead Researcher (Psychologycareers). The best places to obtain this training and education would be through a college. You will need to acquire experience in the field as well, so doing an internship would also be very beneficial in attempting to learn more and getting into a working

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