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Cognitive Psychology by Robert L. Solso (2000, Hardcover)

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PublisherAllyn & Bacon, Incorporated

ISBN-100205309372

ISBN-139780205309375

eBay Product ID (ePID)1825675

Product Key Features

Number of Pages602 Pages

Publication NameCognitive Psychology

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2000

SubjectGeneral, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition

TypeTextbook

AuthorRobert L. Solso

Subject AreaPsychology

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight39 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

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Edition Number6

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN00-046880

Dewey Edition21

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Dewey Decimal153

Table Of ContentI. INTRODUCTION AND THE NEURAL BASIS OF COGNITION. 1.Introduction. What Is Cognitive Psychology? Information-Processing Model. The Domain of Cognitive Psychology. Representation of Knowledge. A Brief History of Cognitive Psychology. Conceptual Science and Cognitive Psychology. 2.Cognitive Neuroscience. Exploring and Mapping the BrainAN Introduction. Logbook: The Twenty-first CentruyBrain Science. Mind-Body Issues. Cognitive Neuroscience. The Nervous System. Neurophysiological Sensing Techniques. A Take of Two Hemispheres. II. PERCEPTION, ATTENTION, PATTERN RECOGNITION, AND CONSCIOUSNESS. 3.Perception and Attention. The Computational Brain. Sensation and Perception. Perceptual Span. Iconic Storage. Echoic Storage. Function of Sensory Stores. Attention. Processing Capacity and Selective Attention. Auditory Signals. Models of Selective Attention. Visual Attention. Automatic Processing. The Neurocognition of Attention. 4.Pattern Recognition. Perceptual Theories. Visual Pattern Recognition. Gestalt Theory. Canonic Perspectives. Bottom-Up versus Top-Down Processing. Template Matching. Feature Analysis. Prototype Matching. Form Perception: An Integrated Approach. Pattern Recognition among Experts. Pattern RecognitionThe Role of the Perceiver. 5.Consciousness. History of Consciousness. Cognitive Psychology and Consciousness. Consciousness as a Scientific Construct. Modern Theories of Consciousness. Functions of Consciousness. III. MEMORY 6.Mnemonics and Experts. A King from Texas Matches a Paul Bunyan King from Minnesota. Mnemonic Systems. Extraordinary Memories. Experts and Expertise. 7.Memory: Structures and Processes. Short-Term Memory. Long-Term Memory. 8.Memory: Theories and Neurocognition. Early Studies. The Neurocognition of Memory. Two Memory Stores. Memory in the Larger Cognitive Domain. Models of Memory. IV. MENTAL REPRESENTATIONS: MEMORY AND IMAGERY. 9.The Representation of Knowledge. Semantic Organization. Associationist Approach. Semantic Memory: Cognitive Models. Representation of Knowledge Neurocognitive Considerations. Memory: Consolidation. Connectionism and the Representation of Knowledge. 10.Mental Imagery. Historical Overview. Imagery and Cognitive Psychology. Neurocognitive Evidence. Synthesis: The Sound of Colors. V. LANGUAGE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF COGNITION. 11.Language 1: Structure and Abstractions. Language: Cognition and Neurology. Linguistics. Chomsky's Theory of Grammar. Psycholinguistic Aspects of Language. Cognitive Psychology and Language: Abstraction of Linguistic Ideas. Knowledge and Comprehension. A Model of Comprehension: Kintch. Language and Neurology. 12.Language 2: Words and Reading. Perceptual Span. Interactive Activation Model and Letter and Word Identification: A PDP Perspective. Lexical-Decision Task (LDT). Word Recognition: A Cognitive-Anatomic

SynopsisOne of the top sellers in the field, Solso's Cognitive Psychology is well-written, humorous, and contains up-to-date research in a rapidly changing field. This best-selling textbook remains the most comprehensive and balanced text in the area of cognition. The sixth edition retains the strengths that made it one of the most popular texts among students and professors and now includes the latest studies, including current findings in neuro-cognition. It is well-written, with a humorous touch, and explores the critical issues in cognitive psychology through both a historical and contemporary context. Students will understand the main thrust of cognitive psychology as it is practiced today because of the historical settings and the "Critical Thinking" boxes which encourage readers to become engaged and involved., The organization of this textbook follows an information processing sequence that starts with the perception of signals by the sensory/brain system to higher order processes such as memory, language, and thinking. The sixth edition removes some out of date studies, and adds recent findings in neuroc

LC Classification NumberBF311.S653 2001