Revised edition of the authors' Cognitive psychology : a student's handbook, 6th ed., published in 2010.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 733-811) and index.
Machine generated contents note: 1. Approaches to human cognition -- Introduction -- Cognitive psychology -- Cognitive neuropsychology -- Cognitive neuroscience: the brain in action -- Computational cognitive science -- Comparisons of major approaches -- Outline of this book -- Chapter summary -- Further reading -- 2. Basic processes in visual perception -- Introduction -- Vision and the brain -- Two visual systems: perception and action -- Colour vision -- Depth perception -- Perception without awareness -- Chapter summary -- Further reading -- 3. Object and face recognition -- Introduction -- Pattern recognition -- Perceptual organisation -- Approaches to object recognition -- Face recognition -- Visual imagery -- Chapter summary -- Further reading -- 4. Perception, motion and action -- Introduction -- Direct perception -- Visually guided action -- Planning-control model -- Perception of human motion -- Change blindness -- Chapter summary -- Further reading
Note continued: 5. Attention and performance -- Introduction -- Focused auditory attention -- Focused visual attention -- Disorders of visual attention -- Visual search -- Cross-modal effects -- Divided attention: dual-task performance -- Automatic processing -- Chapter summary -- Further reading -- 6. Learning, memory and forgetting -- Introduction -- Architecture of memory -- Working memory -- Working memory capacity -- Levels of processing -- Learning through retrieval -- Implicit learning -- Forgetting from long-term memory -- Chapter summary -- Further reading -- 7. Long-term memory systems -- Introduction -- Declarative memory -- Episodic memory -- Semantic memory -- Non-declarative memory -- Beyond declarative and non-declarative memory -- Chapter summary -- Further reading -- 8. Everyday memory -- Introduction -- Autobiographical memory: introduction -- Memories across the lifetime -- Theoretical approaches to autobiographical memory -- Eyewitness testimony
Note continued: Affect and cognition: attention and memory -- Affect and cognition: judgement and decision making -- Anxiety, depression and cognitive biases -- Cognitive bias modification -- Chapter summary -- Further reading -- 16. Consciousness -- Introduction -- Functions of consciousness -- Assessing consciousness and conscious experience -- Global workspace theoretical approach -- Is consciousness unitary? -- Chapter summary -- Further reading.
Note continued: Enhancing eyewitness memory -- Prospective memory -- Theoretical perspectives on prospective memory -- Chapter summary -- Further reading -- 9. Reading and speech perception -- Introduction -- Reading: introduction -- Word recognition -- Reading aloud -- Reading: eye-movement research -- Speech perception: introduction -- Listening to speech -- Context effects -- Theories of speech perception -- Cognitive neuropsychology -- Chapter summary -- Further reading -- 10. Language comprehension -- Introduction -- Parsing: overview -- Models of parsing -- Pragmatics -- Individual differences: working memory capacity -- Discourse processing: inferences -- Discourse comprehension: theoretical approaches -- Chapter summary -- Further reading -- 11. Language production -- Introduction -- Speech planning -- Speech errors -- Theories of speech production -- Cognitive neuropsychology: speech production -- Speech as communication -- Writing: the main processes
Note continued: Spelling -- Chapter summary -- Further reading -- 12. Problem solving and expertise -- Introduction -- Problem solving: introduction -- Gestalt approach: insight and role of experience -- Problem-solving strategies -- Analogical problem solving -- Expertise -- Chess-playing expertise -- Medical expertise -- Brain plasticity -- Deliberate practice -- Chapter summary -- Further reading -- 13. Judgment and decision making -- Introduction -- Judgment research -- Judgment theories -- Decision making under risk -- Decision making: emotional and social factors -- Complex decision making -- Chapter summary -- Further reading -- 14. Reasoning and hypothesis testing -- Introduction -- Hypothesis testing -- Deductive reasoning -- Theories of deductive reasoning -- Brain systems in reasoning -- Informal reasoning -- Are humans rational? -- Chapter summary -- Further reading -- 15. Cognition and emotion -- Introduction -- Appraisal theories -- Emotion regulation
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"Rigorously researched and accessibly written, Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook is widely regarded as the leading undergraduate textbook in the field. The book is clearly organised, and offers comprehensive coverage of all the key areas of cognitive psychology. With a strong focus on considering human cognition in context, the book has been designed to help students develop a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of cognitive psychology, providing them with detailed knowledge of the very latest advances in the field. New to this edition: Thoroughly revised throughout to include the latest research and developments in the field; Extended coverage of cognitive neuroscience; Additional content on computational cognitive science; New and updated case studies demonstrating real-life applications of cognitive psychology; Fully updated companion website. Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook will 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. --