Cognitive psychology

Authors:Robert J. Sternberg, Karin Sternberg, Jeff Mio

Summary:Covers cognitive neuroscience, attention and consciousness, perception, memory, knowledge, representation, language, problem solving and creativity, decision making and reasoning, cognitive development, and intelligence. This book provides a "from lab to life" approach that covers theory, lab and field research, and applications to everyday life.

Print Book, English, 2012

Edition:6. ed View all formats and editions

Publisher: Wadsworth, Belmont, CA, 2012

Physical Description:XXIX, 609 S. :

ISBN:

9781111344764, 9781133313915, 1111344760, 1133313914

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:1073586222

Contents:

1. Introduction to Cognitive Psychology.2. Cognitive Neuroscience.3. Visual Perception.4. Attention and Consciousness.5. Memory: Models and Research Methods.6. Memory Processes.7. The Landscape of Memory: Mental Images, Maps, and Propositions.8. The Organization of Knowledge in the Mind.9. Language.10. Language in Context.11. Problem Solving and Creativity.12. Decision Making and Reasoning.Glossary.References.