Foundations of Cognitive Psychology
Heftet /
2011
/ Engelsk
Product details
ISBN
9780077119089
Published
2011-01-16
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Weight
449 gr
Height
251 mm
Width
194 mm
Thickness
14 mm
Age
UU, 05
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
344
Biographical note
Fernand Gobet is an established Professor at Brunel University and has taught cognitive psychology for 10 years.
Phillipe Chassy is a research fellow at the National Centre for Scientific Research, Tolouse. He specialises in cognitive neuroscience, imaging work, memory and methods.
Merim Bilalic is a research fellow at Tubingen. He has taught on Intro Cognitive Psych. His interests include creativity, problem solving and intelligence – all core areas of cognition.
Cognitive psychology addresses many fascinating questions about memory, emotion and language:
This introductory text is a concise guide to the core fundamentals of cognitive psychology, rather than an encyclopaedic volume. The authors cover a broad range of topics, using their wealth of teaching experience to select the key theories and most engaging examples. Lively and thought-provoking, this new book conveys the sense of discovery that makes the subject so exciting to study.
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A guide to the core fundamentals of cognitive psychology. It addresses questions about memory, emotion, and language: Can our identity be reduced to our memories? What are emotions for? Are we born with an innate knowledge of language?
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Preface Part 1: Introduction
Introduction to Cognitive Psychology History A brief introduction to neuroscience
Part 2: Basic Processes
Perception
Attention
Short term memory
Long term memory
Part 3: Complex Cognition
Concepts and formations
Language
Reasoning and Decision Making
Problem Solving
Expertise
Creativity
Emotion and Cognition
Part 4: Advanced Topics
Computational Modelling
Advanced Cognitive neuroscience Consciousness
Social Cognition
Part 5: Putting it all together
Putting it all together
References
Glossary
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Product details
ISBN
9780077119089
Published
2011-01-16
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Weight
449 gr
Height
251 mm
Width
194 mm
Thickness
14 mm
Age
UU, 05
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
344
Biographical note
Fernand Gobet is an established Professor at Brunel University and has taught cognitive psychology for 10 years.
Phillipe Chassy is a research fellow at the National Centre for Scientific Research, Tolouse. He specialises in cognitive neuroscience, imaging work, memory and methods.
Merim Bilalic is a research fellow at Tubingen. He has taught on Intro Cognitive Psych. His interests include creativity, problem solving and intelligence – all core areas of cognition.