ABSTRACT
Whenever we think, we unconsciously receive and process information around us. Most of us do not think too much about how we think, yet our cognitive abilities are what make us capable. At the same time, these same cognitive abilities possess flaws and limitations that occasionally hinder effective task performance. A good grasp of our cognition in action would allow us to mitigate our weaknesses, harness our strengths, and support our task performances appropriately. A popular and effective framework of understanding how we think is the information processing model. This model highlights key cognitive components: attention, short-term memory, and long-term memory. Within each component, various concepts are employed and used in our everyday activities. While the knowledge about our cognition is vast and expansive, this chapter should serve as a good first step toward making sense of what goes on inside our minds when we attend to and mentally process information.
