Table Of ContentApproaches to Cognitive Psychology. Part I: Visual Perception and Attention. Basic Processes in Visual Perception. Object Recognition. Perception, Motion and Action. Attention and Performance Limitations. Part II: Memory and Concepts. Learning and Memory. Long-term Memory Systems. Everyday Memory. Concepts and Categories. Part III: Language. Reading and Speech Perception. Language Comprehension. Language Production. Part IV: Thinking and Reasoning. Problem Solving and Expertise. Creativity and Discovery. Judgement and Decision Making. Reasoning and Deduction. Part V: Present and Future.
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
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LC Classification NumberBF201