Cognition: Exploring The Science Of The Mind

by Reisberg, Daniel

• ISBN13: 9780393925425
• ISBN10: 0393925420
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-07-01
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
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Summary

Now in use at over 200 colleges and universities,Cognition: Exploring the Science of the Mindis one of the premier textbooks in the field. This exciting text challenges students to explore core concepts in cognitive psychology by focusing on the ideas behind the research, asking "Why is it important?" and "What does it really mean?" Professor Reisberg's unique approach draws on examples from a wide range of disciplines, including biology, linguistics, political science, economics, and philosophy, among others, and clearly demonstrates the real-world implications of theoretical issues. Carefully revised to be more concise and accessible, the Third Edition features strengthened coverage of neuroscience, over 300 new citations, and a new Student Web Site.

Author Biography

Daniel Reisberg is a professor of psychology at Reed College in Portland, Oregon

Table of Contents

Preface	viii
PART ONE The Foundations of Cognitive Psychology	1	(58)
The Science of the Mind	3	(20)
Preview of Chapter Themes	4	(1)
The Scope of Cognitive Psychology	4	(3)
A Brief History	7	(7)
Research in Cognitive Psychology: An Example	14	(8)
Chapter Summary	22	(1)
The Neural Basis for Cognition	23	(36)
Preview of Chapter Themes	24	(1)
Capgras Syndrome: An Initial Example	24	(4)
The Principal Structures of the Brain	28	(13)
The Visual System	41	(16)
Chapter Summary	57	(2)
PART TWO Learning About the World Around Us	59	(80)
Recognizing Objects in the World	61	(41)
Preview of Chapter Themes	62	(1)
Visual Perception	62	(8)
Object Recognition	70	(3)
Word Recognition	73	(4)
Feature Nets and Word Recognition	77	(10)
Descendants of the Feature Net	87	(6)
Different Objects, Different Recognition Systems?	93	(4)
Top-Down Influences on Object Recognition	97	(3)
Chapter Summary	100	(2)
Paying Attention	102	(37)
Preview of Chapter Themes	103	(1)
Selective Listening	103	(3)
Perceiving and the Limits on Cognitive Capacity	106	(19)
Divided Attention	125	(6)
Practice	131	(5)
Chapter Summary	136	(3)
PART THREE Memory	139	(110)
The Acquisition of Memories and the Working-Memory System	141	(37)
Preview of Chapter Themes	142	(1)
The Route Into Memory	143	(6)
A Closer Look at Working Memory	149	(9)
Entering Long-Term Storage: The Role of the Intent to Learn	158	(6)
The Role of Meaning and Memory Connections	164	(3)
Organizing and Memorizing	167	(7)
The Study of Memory Acquisition	174	(2)
Chapter Summary	176	(2)
Interconnections Between Acquisition and Retrieval	178	(35)
Preview of Chapter Themes	179	(1)
Retrieval Hints and Cues	179	(6)
Encoding Specificity	185	(2)
Different Forms of Memory Testing	187	(3)
Implicit Memory	190	(7)
Theoretical Treatments of Implicit Memory	197	(7)
Amnesia	204	(7)
Chapter Summary	211	(2)
Remembering Complex Events	213	(36)
Preview of Chapter Themes	214	(1)
Memory Errors, Memory Gaps	214	(1)
Memory Errors: Some Initial Examples	215	(2)
Memory Errors: A Hypothesis	217	(11)
Evaluating Human Memory	228	(7)
Autobiographical Memory	235	(10)
Chapter Summary	245	(4)
PART FOUR Knowledge	249	(152)
Associative Theories of Long-Term Memory	251	(37)
Preview of Chapter Themes	252	(1)
The Network Notion	252	(3)
Evidence Favoring the Network Approach	255	(2)
More Direct Tests of the Network Claims	257	(9)
Retrieving Information From a Network	266	(3)
Unpacking the Nodes	269	(5)
Evaluating Network Models	274	(6)
The Newest Chapter: Connectionism	280	(6)
Chapter Summary	286	(2)
Concepts and Generic Knowledge	288	(35)
Preview of Chapter Themes	289	(1)
Definitions: What Do We Know When We Know What a Dog Is?	289	(2)
Prototypes and Typicality Effects	291	(6)
Exemplars	297	(7)
The Difficulties With Categorizing via Resemblance	304	(8)
Concepts as Theories	312	(9)
Chapter Summary	321	(2)
Language	323	(41)
Preview of Chapter Themes	324	(1)
Phonology	324	(10)
Words and the Nature of Linguistic Rules	334	(6)
Syntax	340	(8)
Sentence Parsing	348	(7)
The Biology of Language	355	(6)
Chapter Summary	361	(3)
Visual Knowledge	364	(37)
Preview of Chapter Themes	365	(1)
Visual Imagery	365	(24)
Long-Term Visual Memory	389	(8)
The Diversity of Knowledge	397	(1)
Chapter Summary	398	(3)
PART FIVE Thinking	401
Judgment: Drawing Conclusions From Evidence	403	(33)
Preview of Chapter Themes	404	(1)
Availability	405	(7)
Anchoring	412	(1)
Detecting Covariation	413	(8)
Base Rates	421	(3)
Assessing the Damage	424	(10)
Chapter Summary	434	(2)
Reasoning: Thinking Through the Implications of What You Know	436	(37)
Preview of Chapter Themes	437	(1)
Confirmation and Disconfirmation	437	(4)
Logic	441	(12)
Mental Models	453	(2)
Decision-Making	455	(16)
Chapter Summary	471	(2)
Solving Problems	473	(37)
Preview of Chapter Themes	474	(1)
General Problem-Solving Methods	474	(9)
Relying on Past Knowledge	483	(11)
Defining the Problem	494	(5)
Creativity	499	(9)
Chapter Summary	508	(2)
Conscious Thought, Unconscious Thought	510
Preview of Chapter Themes	511	(1)
The Cognitive Unconscious	511	(8)
The Disadvantages of Unconscious Processing	519	(3)
The Function of Consciousness	522	(5)
Consciousness: What Is Left Unsaid	527	(1)
Chapter Summary	528
Glossary	1	(18)
References	19	(46)
Credits	65	(2)
Index	67