Cognitive Psychology

Previous editions have established this best-selling student handbook as THE cognitive psychology textbook of choice, both for its academic rigour and its accessibility. This sixth edition continues this tradition. It has been substantially updated and revised to reflect new developments in the field (especially within cognitive neuroscience). Traditional approaches are combined with the cutting-edge cognitive neuroscience approach to create a comprehensive, coherent and totally up-to-date overview of all the main fields in cognitive psychology. The major topics covered include perception, attention, memory, concepts, language, problem solving, and reasoning, as well as some applied topics such as everyday memory. New to this edition: Presented in full-colour throughout, with numerous colour illustrations including photographs and brain scans Increased emphasis on cognitive neuroscience, to reflect its growing influence on cognitive psychology A NEW chapter on Cognition and Emotion A WHOLE chapter on Consciousness Increased coverage of applied topics such as recovered memories, medical expertise, informal reasoning, and emotion regulation incorporated throughout the textbook More focus on individual differences in areas including long-term memory, expertise, reasoning, emotion and regulation. The textbook is packed full of useful features that will engage students and aid revision, including key terms, which are new to this edition, chapter summaries, and suggestions for further reading. Written by one of the leading textbook authors in psychology, this thorough and user-friendly textbook will continue to 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. This edition is accompanied by a rich array of supplementary materials, which will be made available to qualifying adopters completely free of charge. The online multimedia materials include: A PowerPoint lecture course and multiple-choice question test bank A unique Student Learning Program: an interactive revision program incorporating a range of multimedia resources including interactive exercises and demonstrations, and active reference links to journal articles.

ISBN 1841695408   Weight (grammes) 1596 ISBN13 9781841695402 (What's this?)   Published in Hove Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd   Previous ISBN 9781841693590 Imprint Psychology Press Ltd   Height (mm) 246 Format Paperback   Width (mm) 189 Publication date 19 Jan 2010   Spine width (mm) 33 DEWEY 153   Academic level Postgraduate DEWEY edition DC22   Alternative ISBN 9781841695396 Pages 760

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.

"This is an excellent textbook, the previous editions of which I have consistently recommended to students on advanced courses in human cognition. This new edition has reinforced my view that this is the best textbook on advanced undergraduate cognitive psychology available to support student learning... The introductory chapter providing explanatory overviews is particularly helpful, and I very much welcome the increase in cognitive neuroscience elements throughout the chapters. The explanation of the various brain imaging techniques makes the descriptions of these studies very accessible to students." - Robert H Logie, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, UK "I have recommended Eysenck and Keane from the very first version, and will continue to do so with this exciting new edition. The text is among the very best for the breadth and depth of material, and is written in a clear, approachable style that students value in an area that they often find to be one of the more difficult parts of psychology. This new edition brings the area right up to date and covers all the key ideas and findings since the previous edition." -- Trevor Harley, Dean and Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Dundee, UK "The new edition of this book improves a text that was already a leader. The authors have injected more information about the neuroscientific bases of the cognitive phenomena they discuss, in line with recent trends in the field. Students will greatly profit from this text, and professors will enjoy reading it, too." - Henry L. Roediger, III James S. McDonnell Professor of Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis, USA "Eysenck and Keane present a fresh look at cutting-edge issues in psychology, at a level that can engage even beginning students. With the authority of experts well-known in their fields they organize a welter of studies into a coherent story that is bound to capture everyone's interest." - Bruce Bridgeman, Professor of Psychology and Psychobiology, University of California at Santa Cruz, USA "Each chapter is structured around the main theoretical issues associated with the chapter topic, and the behavioural and neuroscience methods, phenomena, and data that inform these theoretical perspectives. In general the coverage is remarkably thorough, and a particularly strong aspect is that in addition to providing an historical perspective on the theoretical issues, there is also a clear focus on cutting-edge research and ideas." - Charles L. Folk, Department of Psychology, Villanova University, USA "Top of the premier league of textbooks on cognition, each edition of this classic improves on the previous one. Whether you are a keen student or an active researcher, keep this book close at hand." - Mick Power, Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Edinburgh, UK "These authors are experienced and skilled at presenting cognitive psychology in a clear and accessible form. The organization of the chapters with sections on Evidence and Evaluation is particularly helpful. Their coverage of the material is excellent: they have selected the significant topics and issues and described the most important studies without overloading the reader. This sixth edition maintains the high standard of earlier ones and provides a fresh and up-to-date survey of the field." -- Gillian Cohen, Retired Professor of Psychology, The Open University, UK "In this latest edition of their leading textbook on Cognitive Psychology, Eysenck and Keane have provided an up-to-the-minute and highly readable account of the important phenomena across this diverse and fascinating field. As has previously been the case, this latest edition will rapidly become essential reading for all students of Psychology. The authors provide a comprehensive account, starting with the early research on which the discipline was founded, and moving on to the latest work using sophisticated technologies such as fMRI. The book provides an accessible ove

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