Cognitive psychology began around the 19th century. Different approaches have been used to trace the roots of psychology. It is also known that cognitive psychology, outnumbered by behaviorism, was subsequently revived, giving rise to the cognitive revolution. The article discusses the cognitive revolution in the history of cognitive psychology as the most influential aspect in the practice of modern psychology. Introduction A scientific branch of psychology that deals with the study of cognition is called cognitive psychology. Cognition has aspects involved in mental processes that include perception, attention, memory, problem solving, reasoning, and decision making. Perception is associated with recognition, attention with focusing, memory as an aspect of remembering, while reasoning and decision making are associated with resolution and deciding which path to take. Research shows that cognitive psychology began when the first research on the mind was conducted. With the advent of the behaviorist approach, the study of the mind was discouraged and cognitive psychology faded. Subsequently, cognitive psychology established itself as an important psychological area following the cognitive revolution. This led to the rebirth of the science of mind. This has developed into the modern approaches used in the study of the mind. According to Goldstein (2007), cognitive psychology research began in the 19th century, long before the field of psychology, which Franciscus Donders pioneered. The decline of behaviorism initiated the cognitive revolution. Behaviorism brought the idea that by studying stimulus-response relationships, it is possible to understand behavior. Around the 1950s, several events occurred that led to the cognitive revolution. The cognitive revolution can be defined as a shift towards... middle of the paper... based on these specifications, it is therefore good to engage in the practice of developing cognitive models that support the required skills. The behavioral concept, on the other hand, should not be quashed as it is still used by psychologists in their analysis of the mind. Works Cited Anderson, J.R., Reder, L.M., & Simon, H.A. (2000). Applications and misapplications of cognitive psychology to mathematics education. Texas Education Review. Retrieved from: http://act-r.psy.cmu.edu/papers/misapplied.htmlBaars, J.B., (1986). The cognitive revolution in psychology. Guilford PressBenjamin, T.L., (2007). A brief history of modern psychology. Wiley-BlackwellGoldstein, B.E., (2007). Cognitive psychology: Connecting mind, research, and everyday experience. United States: Cengage Learning.Royer, M.J., (2005). The cognitive revolution in educational psychology. IAP.