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Cognition [RENTAL EDITION]
Pearson (Publisher)
7th Edition
Published on 3. July 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
496 pages
978-0-13-447802-9 (ISBN)
Description
For courses in Cognition
An accessible introduction to the study of cognition
Cognition provides a balance between classic research and current topics in the fascinating field of human memory and cognition. Using a first-person narrative, authors Gabriel Radvansky and Mark Ashcraft pose questions directly to readers, drawing them in and conveying the excitement of the field. Reflecting the increasing use of new technologies to study memory and cognition, the authors continue to integrate sections on neuroscience within individual chapters on a range of topics. The Seventh Edition has been updated with expanded coverage of important developments that are central to the field.
Cognition, Seventh Edition is also available via Revel (TM), an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience.
An accessible introduction to the study of cognition
Cognition provides a balance between classic research and current topics in the fascinating field of human memory and cognition. Using a first-person narrative, authors Gabriel Radvansky and Mark Ashcraft pose questions directly to readers, drawing them in and conveying the excitement of the field. Reflecting the increasing use of new technologies to study memory and cognition, the authors continue to integrate sections on neuroscience within individual chapters on a range of topics. The Seventh Edition has been updated with expanded coverage of important developments that are central to the field.
Cognition, Seventh Edition is also available via Revel (TM), an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience.
More details
Edition
7th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 274 mm
Width: 213 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
860 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-447802-9 (9780134478029)
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Persons
Gabriel A. Radvansky is a Professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Notre Dame. He got his B. A. in Psychology at Cleveland State University (working with Mark Ashcraft), and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Michigan State University. He studies the comprehension and memory of events experienced through real life, text, videos, and virtual reality.
Mark H. Ashcraft is a Professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He got his B. A. in Psychology at Grinnell College, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Kansas. He studies the mental processes and structures involved in mathematical cognition, including investigations of how mathematics anxiety affects cognitive processes.
Mark H. Ashcraft is a Professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He got his B. A. in Psychology at Grinnell College, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Kansas. He studies the mental processes and structures involved in mathematical cognition, including investigations of how mathematics anxiety affects cognitive processes.
Content
1. Cognitive Psychology
2. Cognitive Neuroscience
3. Sensation and Perception
4. Attention
5. Short-Term Working Memory
6. Learning and Remembering
7. Knowing
8. Memory and Forgetting
9. Language
10. Comprehension
11. Reasoning and Decision Making
12. Problem Solving
13. Emotion
14. Cognitive Development in Infants and Children
15. Cognitive Aging
2. Cognitive Neuroscience
3. Sensation and Perception
4. Attention
5. Short-Term Working Memory
6. Learning and Remembering
7. Knowing
8. Memory and Forgetting
9. Language
10. Comprehension
11. Reasoning and Decision Making
12. Problem Solving
13. Emotion
14. Cognitive Development in Infants and Children
15. Cognitive Aging