Cognitive Psychology

A Student's Handbook

Michael W. Eysenck, Mark T. Keane (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

838 Seiten

2015 | 7th New edition
Psychology Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84872-415-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Rigorously researched and accessibly written, Cognitive Psychology: A Student’s Handbook is widely regarded as the leading undergraduate textbook in the field. The book is clearly organised, and offers comprehensive coverage of all the key areas of cognitive psychology. With a strong focus on considering human cognition in context, the book has been designed to help students develop a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of cognitive psychology, providing them with detailed knowledge of the very latest advances in the field.





New to this edition:











Thoroughly revised throughout to include the latest research and developments in the field







Extended coverage of cognitive neuroscience







Additional content on computational cognitive science







New and updated case studies demonstrating real life applications of cognitive psychology







Fully updated companion website








Cognitive Psychology: A Student’s Handbook will be essential reading for all undergraduate students of psychology. Those taking courses in computer science, education, linguistics, physiology, and medicine will also find it an invaluable resource.

Autor

Michael W. Eysenck is Professor Emeritus in Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is also a Professorial Fellow at Roehampton University. He is the best-selling author of a number of textbooks including Fundamentals of Cognition (2006), Memory (with Alan Baddeley and Michael Anderson, 2014) and Fundamentals of Psychology (2009). Mark T. Keane is Chair of Computer Science at University College Dublin.

Inhalt

Preface. 1. Approaches to Human Cognition. Part 1. Visual Perception and Attention. 2. Basic Processes in Visual Cognition. 3. Object and Face Recognition. 4. Perception, Motion and Action. 5. Attention and Performance. Part 2. Memory. 6. Learning, Memory and Forgetting. 7. Long-Term Memory Systems. 8. Everyday Memory. Part 3. Language. 9. Reading and Speech Perception. 10. Language Comprehension. 11. Language Production. Part 4.: Thinking and Reasoning. 12. Problem Solving and Expertise. 13. Judgement and Decision Making. 14. Inductive and Deductive Reasoning. Part 5. Broadening Horizons. 15. Cognition and Emotion. 16. Consciousness. Glossary. References.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.2.2015
• Zusatzinfo: 309 Illustrations, color
• Verlagsort: Hove
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 189 x 246 mm
• Gewicht: 1973 g
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• ISBN-10: 1-84872-415-2 / 1848724152
• ISBN-13: 978-1-84872-415-0 / 9781848724150
• Zustand: Neuware