Cognition
Exploring the Science of the Mind
Published on 27. October 2009
Book
Hardback
500 pages
978-0-393-19851-5 (ISBN)
Description
Cognition: Exploring the Science of the Mind text and
workbook, work together with the ZAPS online labs to engage
students in the scientific process and emphasize the relevance of
cognitive psychology.
The textbook engages students in the scientific process through
its integrated treatment of research methods and strong coverage of
key experiments. The companion Cognition Workbook contains
essays, activities, and demonstrations that focus on the real-world
applications of cognitive psychology. The ZAPS Online Labs invite
students to experience psychological phenomena and classical
experiments in a vivid and engaging environment.
workbook, work together with the ZAPS online labs to engage
students in the scientific process and emphasize the relevance of
cognitive psychology.
The textbook engages students in the scientific process through
its integrated treatment of research methods and strong coverage of
key experiments. The companion Cognition Workbook contains
essays, activities, and demonstrations that focus on the real-world
applications of cognitive psychology. The ZAPS Online Labs invite
students to experience psychological phenomena and classical
experiments in a vivid and engaging environment.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Weight
1572 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-19851-5 (9780393198515)
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Content
Part I: The Foundations of Cognitive Psychology
Chapter 1: The Science of the Mind
Chapter 2: The Neural Basis for Cognition
Part II: Learning about the World Around Us
Chapter 3: Recognizing Objects in the World
Chapter 4: Paying Attention
Part III: Memory
Chapter 5: The Acquisition of Memories and the
Working-Memory System
Chapter 6: Interconnections between Acquisition and
Retrieval
Chapter 7: Remembering Complex Events
Part IV: Knowledge
Chapter 8: Associative Theories of Long-Term Memory
Chapter 9: Conceptions and Generic Knowledge
Chapter 10: Language
Chapter 11: Visual Knowledge
Part V: Thinking
Chapter 12: Judgment: Drawing Conclusions from
Evidence
Chapter 13: Reasoning: Thinking through the Implications of
What You Know
Chapter 14: Solving Problems
Chapter 15: Conscious Thought, Unconscious Thought
Chapter 1: The Science of the Mind
Chapter 2: The Neural Basis for Cognition
Part II: Learning about the World Around Us
Chapter 3: Recognizing Objects in the World
Chapter 4: Paying Attention
Part III: Memory
Chapter 5: The Acquisition of Memories and the
Working-Memory System
Chapter 6: Interconnections between Acquisition and
Retrieval
Chapter 7: Remembering Complex Events
Part IV: Knowledge
Chapter 8: Associative Theories of Long-Term Memory
Chapter 9: Conceptions and Generic Knowledge
Chapter 10: Language
Chapter 11: Visual Knowledge
Part V: Thinking
Chapter 12: Judgment: Drawing Conclusions from
Evidence
Chapter 13: Reasoning: Thinking through the Implications of
What You Know
Chapter 14: Solving Problems
Chapter 15: Conscious Thought, Unconscious Thought