Title: Cognitive technology
Description: "This collection of 11 essays on cognitive technology examines the interaction between the human mind and the tools people create to enhance it, studying which technologies assist cognition the most and what features are most effective. It also considers the point at which the technological enhancement of human ability begins to be a restriction of it." "Topics include the distracting characteristics of new technologies, the study of mass media through assessing memories for media experiences, the media's role in advancing gender and racial prejudices, and the misuse of cognitive technology through identity theft and cyberterrorism. Each essay concludes with a bibliography."--Jacket.
Subjects: Cognition, Interaction homme-machine (Informatique), Human-computer interaction, Artificial intelligence, Intelligence artificielle, Computer software, Human factors