Originally published in 1978 Volume 5 of this "Handbook" reflects a single theoretical orientation, that characterized by the term "human information processing" in the literature at the time, but which ranges over a very broad spectrum of cognitive activities. The first two chapters give some overall picture of the background, goals, method, and limitations of the information-processing approach. The remaining chapters treat in detail some principal areas of application visual processing, mental chronometry, representation of spatial information in memory, problem solving, and the theory...
Originally published in 1978 Volume 5 of this "Handbook" reflects a single theoretical orientation, that characterized by the term "human informati...
Originally published in 1978, Volume 6 concludes the survey of research and theory on learning and cognitive processes that was envisaged when the plan for this "Handbook" was sketched.
The primary orientation in the planning the "Handbook" was to concentrate on research and models aimed toward the development of general cognitive theory.
The first five chapters of this volume are organized in relation to one of the research areas that had expanded most vigorously during the period of planning and writing of the "Handbook." These chapters treat aspects of psycholinguistics most...
Originally published in 1978, Volume 6 concludes the survey of research and theory on learning and cognitive processes that was envisaged when the ...