Cognitive Psychology and Its Implications

by Anderson, John R.

• ISBN13: 9781319067113
• ISBN10: 1319067115
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781319106997
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2020-01-21
• Publisher: Worth Publishers
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Summary

Cognitive Psychology 9th edition takes students to the forefront of the field and introduces them to key discoveries of cognitive psychology. With accessible and clear explanations, Anderson shows students how mental processes are investigated and how we know what we know about the mind. Cognitive Psychology 9e introduces students to both the cutting edge findings of cognitive neuroscience and classic behavioral studies. Experimental data, sample stimuli, brain images, and research tasks woven throughout the text give students a real understanding of how research is conducted and the excitement of discovery. Fascinating examples and applications of cognitive theory further keep students engaged.

Table of Contents

1 The Science of Cognition
2 Perception
3 Attention and Performance
4 Mental Imagery
5 Representation of Knowledge
6 Human Memory: Encoding and Storage
7 Human Memory: Retention and Retrieval
8 Problem Solving
9 Expertise
10  Reasoning
11 Problem Solving 
12 Language Structure   
13 Language Comprehension
14 Individual Differences in Cognition