Cognitive psychology
Subtitle: applying the science of the mind
By: Gregory Robinson-Riegler, Bridget Robinson-Riegler.
Contributors: Robinson-Riegler, Bridget.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 584
ISBN-13: 9780205531394
Subjects: Cognitive psychology -- Textbooks
Genres: Textbooks.
Description: "Cognitive Psychology: Applying the Science of the Mind combines clear yet rigorous descriptions of key empirical findings and theoretical principles with real-world examples, strong learning pedagogy, and a straightforward organization. Engagingly written, the text weaves five empirical threads - Neuroscience, Consciousness, Development, Individual Differences, and Culture - throughout the text to help students integrate the material."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: An introduction to cognition; title: Research methods in cognition; title: Basics of perception and awareness; title: Attending to and manipulating information; title: Identification and classification; title: Encoding and retrieval processes in long-term memory; title: Memory distortions; title: Everyday memory; title: Knowledge representation and retrieval; title: Language : basic principles; title: Problem solving; title: Reasoning, judgment, and decision making.