Cognitive psychology is the scientific study of mental processes such as perception, memory, reasoning, and problem-solving, focusing on how people understand, diagnose, and respond to information. It emphasizes internal mental states and uses experimental methods to study how people acquire, process, and store information.
The illusion of movement is a perceptual phenomenon where static images or frames of images create a sense of motion in the observer's mind. This occurs due to the brain's interpretation of sequential visual stimuli, often influenced by factors such as timing, patterns, and cognitive expectations.