Psychology Express: Cognitive Psychology

(Undergraduate Revision Guide)

Jonathan Ling, Jonathan Catling, Dominic Upton (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

264 Seiten

2011
Pearson Education Limited (Verlag)
978-0-273-73798-8 (ISBN)

Infos

This revision guide provides concise coverage of the central topics within cognitive psychology, designed to help you focus on assessment and exams.  The guide is organised to cater for QAA and BPS recommendations for course content. Sample questions, assessment advice and exam tips drive the organisation within chapters so you are able to grasp and marshal your thoughts towards revision of the main topics.  Features focused on critical thinking, practical applications and key research offer additional pointers for you in your revision process and exam preparation.

A companion website provides supporting resources for self testing, exam practice, answers to questions in the book, and links to further resources.

Autor

Dominic Upton, University of Worcester Jonathan Ling, University of Sunderland Jonathan Catling, University of Worcester

Inhalt

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Guided tour
Guided tour of the companion website

1. A brief history of cognitive psychology
2. Perception
3. Attention
4. Theories of memory
5. Applied aspects of memory
6. Cognition and emotion
7. Cognitive neuropsychology
8. Language 1: language production and comprehension
9. Language 2: issues in language
10. Problem solving, thinking and reasoning
11. Learning
12. Human and computer intelligence

And finally, before the exam . . .
Glossary
References
Index

 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.7.2011
• Reihe/Serie: PSE Psychology Express
• Verlagsort: Harlow
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 155 x 234 mm
• Gewicht: 420 g
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie
• ISBN-10: 0-273-73798-8 / 0273737988
• ISBN-13: 978-0-273-73798-8 / 9780273737988
• Zustand: Neuware