Cognitive psychology is concerned with the internal processes involved in making sense of the environment and deciding what action may be appropriate. These processes include attention, perception, learning, and reasoning (Eysenck and Keane, 2010). There are numerous approaches that can be used in this field, however for the purposes of this essay only two will be compared; cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology. The goals of cognitive neuroscientists are often similar to those of cognitive psychologists; they are both interested in the brain and cognition (Medin and Ross, 1996). However, it could be argued that there are also some fundamental differences between the two approaches, especially in the research methods used. This assignment will explain and evaluate the models by comparing them to each other. Historically, cognitive psychology has been unified by an approach based on a similarity between the mind and a computer (Eysenck and Keane, 2010). Cognitive neuroscientists argue persuasively that we need to study the brain while people are engaged in cognitive tasks. Clearly, the internal processes involved in human cognition occur in the brain, and there are now several sophisticated ways to study the brain in action, including various imaging techniques (Sternberg and Wagner, 1999, page 34). Neuroscience studies how brain activity is related to cognitive operations (Eysenck and Keane, 2010). On the other hand, cognitive neuropsychologists believe that general conclusions can be drawn about how the intact mind and brain function by studying primarily the behavior of neurological patients rather than their physiology (McCarthy and Warrington, 1990). ethical limit... half of the document... ck, M., Keane T. (2010). Cognitive Psychology Student Manual. Hove: Psychology Press.Fodor,J. (1983). The modularity of the mind. Cambridge, MA: MIT PressMedin, D., Ross, B. (1996), Cognitive psychology. 2nd edition. Orlando: HarcourtBrace & Company.McCarthy, R., Warrington, E. (1990), Cognitive neuropsychology: a clinical introduction. San Diego: Academic Press Ltd. Payne, D., Wenger, M. (1982). Cognitive psychology. New York: Houghton Mifflin CompanyRuff, R. (2003) A Friendly Critique of Neuropsychology: Meeting the Challenges of Our Future, Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 18(8), 847-864. Sternberg, R., Wagner, R. (1999), Readings in Cognitive Psychology. Orlando: Harcourt Brace & Company.Wessinger, C.M., Clapham, E. (2009) Cognitive neuroscience: an overview, Encyclopedia of Neuroscience. 12(4) 1117-1122.