Cognitive Processes Associated with Language Jess Britos, Vanessa Durkin, Robynlea Gentile, Lauren Looney, and LaShanda McMahon PSYCH 640 December 5, 2016 Dr. Samantha Hickman Weinstein

Cognitive Processes Associated with Language Language is very complex and is used to convey feelings, thought and ideas. There are many different dialects and methods of language, such as body language, verbal speech and sign language. Defining language has proven to be difficult due to linguistics. Researchers have spent decades studying the origins of language, by using research methods such as cognitive neuroscience and computer theories along with cultural psychology. Researchers have linked language to cognitive psychology, stating that language is influenced through problem solving, memory,...