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Cognitive Psychology, 7/E
ISBN-10: 0205410308
ISBN-13: 9780205410309
Publisher: Pearson
Copyright: 2005
Format: Cloth; 624 pp
Published: 07/27/2004
Description
One of the top sellers in the field, Cognitive Psychology is well-written, humorous, and contains up-to-date research in a rapidly changing area.
This best-selling textbook remains the most comprehensive and balanced text in the area of cognition. The Seventh Edition retains the strengths that made it one of the most popular texts among students and professors and now includes the latest studies and current findings in cognitive neuroscience. It also explores the critical issues in cognitive psychology through both a historical and contemporary context. Students will develop a better understanding of how cognitive psychology is practiced today through the historical perspectives and the “Try This” and “Cognition in Everyday Life” boxes, which encourage readers to become engaged and involved with the material.
Features
- Provides a historical framework for the modern issues in cognition, enabling students to see the evolution of the field.
- Includes recent studies in cognitive neuroscience and artificial intelligence, keeping the material as up-to-date as possible for today's students.
- Offers “preview questions” to assist students in reading and digesting information.
- Asks students to consider how cognitive psychology manifests itself daily in “Cognition in Everyday Life” boxes.
- Involves students through “Try This!” boxes, which focus on an easy activity or observation for students to try.
New To This Edition
- Focuses on particular studies in cognitive neuroscience through the new feature “Spotlight on Cognitive Neuroscience” in each chapter (starting with Chapter 3).
- Includes updated language, contemporary examples, as well as new art and photos to keep the look and feel of the text as modern as its content.
- Streamlines and clarifies the function of the boxed features throughout.
- TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE–CogSim. This multimedia simulation resource engages students and reinforces learning. Simulations designed to illustrate the key concepts in Cognitive Psychology help students better understand and retain information from your course. Powered by CourseCompass™, CogSim also contains a complete suite of course management tools to help you administer your course. In addition to exciting simulations, students have unlimited access to Research Navigator, Allyn & Bacon's online database of journals and periodicals to help them research important topics in psychology. Research Navigator contains peer reviewed journals and magazines, as well as archived editions of The New York Times and Financial Times.
Table of Contents
Preface.
1. Introduction to Cognitive Psychology.
2. Cognitive Neuroscience.
3. Perception and Attention.
Spotlight on Cognitive Neuroscience: Visual Attention.
Spotlight on Cognitive Neuroscience: Pattern Recognition.
5. States of Consciousness.
Spotlight on Cognitive Neuroscience: Consciousness in the Brain.
6. Memory Processes.
Spotlight on Cognitive Neuroscience: Autobiographical Memory.
7. Memory Models.
Spotlight on Cognitive Neuroscience: Working Memory.
8. Mnemonics and Experts.
Spotlight on Cognitive Neuroscience: Chess Experts.
9. The Representation of Knowledge.
Spotlight on Cognitive Neuroscience: Representation of Knowledge.
10. Mental Imagery.
Spotlight on Cognitive Neuroscience: Cognitive Maps.
11. Language: Structure and Abstractions.
Spotlight on Cognitive Neuroscience: Linguistics.
12. Language: Words and Reading.
Spotlight on Cognitive Neuroscience: Dyslexia.
13. Cognitive Development.
Spotlight on Cognitive Neuroscience: Cognitive Development.
14. Thinking: Concept Formation, Logic, and Decision Making.
Spotlight on Cognitive Neuroscience: Decision Making.
15. Thinking: Problem Solving, Creativity, and Human Intelligence.
Spotlight on Cognitive Neuroscience: Creative Problem Solving.
16. Computerized Cognition: Artificial Intelligence.
Spotlight on Cognitive Neuroscience: Artificial Face Recognition.
Glossary.
References.
Name Index.
Subject Index.
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CogSim is a multimedia simulation resource that can be used as a supplement to your course in Cognitive Psychology to engage students and to reinforce learning. With simulations designed to illustrate the key concepts in Cognitive Psychology, CogSim helps students to better understand and retain information from your course. Powered by CourseCompass™, CogSim also contains a complete suite of course management tools to help you administer your course. In addition to exciting simulations, students have unlimited access to Research Navigator™, Allyn & Bacon's online database of journals and periodicals to help them research important topics in psychology. Research Navigator™ contains peer reviewed journals and magazines, as well as archived editions of The New York Times and the Financial Times.
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- How Good Is Your Cognitive Map?
- Distinguishing Dependent and Independent Variables.
- Distinguishing Figure from Ground.
- Experiencing the Stroop Effect.
- The Serial Position Curve.
- The Mind's Organization of Conceptual Knowledge.
- Lexical Bias in Slips of the Tongue.
- How Good Is Your Memory for Stories?
- Intuition and Discovery in Problem Solving.
- Anchoring and Adjustment in Problem Solving.
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