Cognitive psychology is the basis of many applications in almost every area of technology, business, industry, and education. This book provides workers in applied arenas with presentations of research aimed directly at the problems and issues that confront them. It will cover key areas including business and industry, computers and technology, education and information, and health and law.

Francis T. Durso and Raymond S. Nickerson are the authors of Handbook of Applied Cognition, published by Wiley.

About the Editors

ix

Contributors

xi

Reviewers

xvii

Preface

xix

SECTION 1 OVERVIEWS

1

(206)

Applying Cognitive Psychology: Bridging the Gulf Between Basic Research and Cognitive Artifacts

3

(30)

Douglas J. Gillan

Roger W. Schvaneveldt

Applications of Attention Research

33

(24)

Wendy A. Rogers

Gabriel K. Rousseau

Arthur D. Fisk

Knowledge and Expertise

57

(26)

Neil Charness

Richard S. Schultetus

Memory Applied

83

(32)

David G. Payne

Celia M. Klin

James M. Lampinen

Jeffrey S. Neuschatz

D. Stephen Lindsay

Context, Process, and Experience: Research on Applied Judgment and Decision Making

115

(26)

Clarence C. Rohrbaugh

James Shanteau

Perspectives on Human Error: Hindsight Biases and Local Rationality

141

(32)

David D. Woods

Richard I. Cook

Applications of Social Cognition: Attitudes as Cognitive Structures

173

(34)

Leandre R. Fabrigar

Steven M. Smith

Laura A. Brannon

SECTION 2 BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY

207

(168)

The Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Engineering of Industrial Systems

209

(38)

Neville Moray

Cognitive Factors in Aviation

247

(36)

Christopher D. Wickens

Situation Awareness

283

(32)

Francis T. Durso

Scott D. Gronlund

Business Management

315

(28)

Stephen W. Gilliland

David V. Day

Applied Cognition in Consumer Research

343

(32)

Joseph W. Alba

J. Wesley Hutchinson

SECTION 3 COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY

375

(136)

Devices that Remind

377

(32)

Douglas Herrmann

Brad Brubaker

Carol Yoder

Virgil Sheets

Adrian Tio

Computer Supported Cooperative Work

409

(34)

Judith S. Olson

Gary M. Olson

Cognitive Engineering Models and Cognitive Architectures in Human-Computer Interaction

443

(36)

Peter Pirolli

Knowledge Elicitation

479

(32)

Nancy J. Cooke

SECTION 4 INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTION

511

(150)

Statistical Graphs and Maps

513

(38)

Stephan Lewandowsky

John T. Behrens

Instructional Technology

551

(20)

Richard E. Mayer

Cognition and Instruction

571

(24)

Martin J. Dennis

Robert J. Sternberg

Design Principles for Instruction in Content Domains: Lessons from Research on Expertise and Learning

595

(34)

Susan R. Goldman

Anthony J. Petrosino

Cognitive Psychology Applied to Testing

629

(32)

Susan E. Embrestson

SECTION 5 HEALTH AND LAW

661

(186)

Medical Cognition

663

(32)

Vimla L. Patel

Jose F. Arocha

David R. Kaufman

Designing Healthcare Advice for the Public

695

(30)

Patricia Wright

Cognitive Contributions to Mental Illness and Mental Health

725

(32)

Catherine Panzarella

Lauren B. Alloy

Lyn Y. Abramson

Karen Klein

The Natural Environment: Dealing with the Threat of Deterimental Change

757

(32)

Raymond S. Nickerson

Eyewitness Testimony

789

(30)

Daniel B. Wright

Graham M. Davies

Perspectives on Jury Decision-making: Cases with Pretrial Publicity and Cases Based on Eyewitness Identifications

819

(28)

Jennifer L. Devenport

Christina A. Studebaker

Steven D. Penrod

Author Index

847

(23)

Subject Index

870

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