Whilst attention is a term commonly used in everyday life, for many years psychologists have struggled in their attempts to explain what it actually means. This volume introduces the main psychological research on attention and the methods that have been used to study it. It also examines the subdivisions of focused and divided attention and explores how people recognize patterns and faces.
Whilst attention is a term commonly used in everyday life, for many years psychologists have struggled in their attempts to explain what it actually m...
Animal Cognition looks at how non-human animals process information from their environment. Nick Lund has written an accessible account of this area of comparative psychology. The book contains chapters on animal navigation (including homing behaviour and migration), animal communication methods and research into animal language, and attempts to teach language to non-human animals. A chapter on memory includes models of memory in non-human animals and discusses the importance of memory in navigation and foraging behaviour.
Animal Cognition looks at how non-human animals process information from their environment. Nick Lund has written an accessible account of this area o...
Animal Cognition looks at how non-human animals process information from their environment. Nick Lund has written an accessible and engaging account of this area of comparative psychology. The book contains chapters on animal navigation (including homing behaviour and migration), animal communication methods and research into animal language, and attempts to teach language to non-human animals. A chapter on memory includes models of memory in non-human animals and discusses the importance of memory in navigation and foraging behaviour. Animal Cognition is designed to cover the AQA(A) A2...
Animal Cognition looks at how non-human animals process information from their environment. Nick Lund has written an accessible and engaging account o...
This book fulfils the need for a clear overview of this area of cognitive psychology which encompasses both language and thought. Focusing on goal directed thinking and decision making, Nick Lund looks at the relationship between our grasp of language and our problem solving abilities. Different positions on the issues are contextualised and discussed in a way suitable for the AQA-A A-Level syllabus. Supplementary detail means that the book will also be valuable to other A-Level specification candidates and undergraduates coming to this area for the first time.
This book fulfils the need for a clear overview of this area of cognitive psychology which encompasses both language and thought. Focusing on goal dir...
This textbook provides a clear overview of this area of cognitive psychology which encompasses both language and thought. Focusing on goal-directed thinking and decision making, Nick Lund looks at the relationship between our grasp of language and our problem-solving abilities. Different positions on the issues are contextualized and discussed in a way suitable for the AQA-A A-Level syllabus.
This textbook provides a clear overview of this area of cognitive psychology which encompasses both language and thought. Focusing on goal-directed th...
