Explanation Answer and explanation The emergence of cognitive psychology can be traced back to late 1940s, with Tolman's research on cognitive maps and the development of digital computers. While these computers emerged in the 1940s, it was not until 1954 that IBM developed a computer that the general public could access. This meant that researchers could easily analyze bulk data and by studying how a digital computer worked, theorists began to develop a new conceptualization of the mind. The information processing approach, which states that humans process information in stages, emerged during this time. Many researchers began to study the process of acquiring and attending to information. One of the most influential experiments during this time was Cherry's experiment (1953) on how individuals attend to auditory stimuli, which further led to the development of Broadbent's filter model of attention (1958)...

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Cognitive revolution began in the 1950s and led to the re-emergence of the study of the human mind and a decline in the influence of behaviorism in psychology. Various factors contributed to this revolution, including the availability of digital computers and criticism of behaviorism.

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