Cognitive Psychology

ISBN-13: 9780470002322 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 548 str.

John B. Best

Opis

Cognitive Psychology, Fifth Edition, provides balanced coverage of the core areas of the discipline, including perception, memory, language, pattern recognition, and thinking. John Best skillfully provides a solid foundation for later studies in psychology or in related fields. Experiments throughout the book are described in detail, enhancing the readers comprehension of the concepts and helping those who have not had courses in experimental psychology or statistics to grasp the concepts. With additional demonstrations and a contemporary treatment of memory, Best addresses complex issues in cognitive neuroscience clearly and completely.

Spis treści

Part 1: INTRODUCTION Cognitive Psychology: Definitions, Roots, and Metaphors Part 2: PERCEPTION Attention and Object Recognition Part 3: MEMORY Memory as Storage Memory as Recomputation and Correspondence Part 4: ORGANIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE Structure of Knowledge: A Symbolic Approach Structure of Knowledge: A Connectionist Approach Part 5: LANGUAGE Structure of Language Cognitive Process In Speech and Language Perception Language Acquisition and Cognitive Development Part 6: THINKING Reasoning and Deciding Concepts and Categories Problem Solving

Blurb

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In this engaging and comprehensive revision, John B. Best vividly demonstrates that the ease with which we engage in cognitive processes shouldn′t blind us to their complexity; in fact, he fosters student appreciation of the nuances through real–world anecdotes, timely coverage of research, and applied demonstrations. Best′s discussions of memory consider complex issues of contemporary neuroscience. Cognitive Psychology provides balanced coverage of the core areas of the discipline, including perception, memory, language, pattern recognition, and thinking. Best skillfully relates cognitive psychology to your experience and provides a solid foundation for later studies in psychology or in related fields.