Cognitive psychology : theory, process, and methodology

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Title:

Author:

McBride, Dawn M.

ISBN:

9781452288796

Personal Author:

McBride, Dawn M.

Physical Description:

xxi, 361 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Contents:

Introduction to cognitive psychology -- Cognitive neuroscience -- Perception -- Attention -- Memory structures and processes -- Long-term memory: influences on retrieval -- Memory schemas and errors -- Imagery -- Language -- Concepts and knowledge -- Problem solving -- Reasoning and decision-making.

Subject Term:

Cognitive psychology.

Added Author:

Cutting, J. Cooper.

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Summary

This student-friendly text introduces cognitive psychology's main topics by demonstrating how cognitive processes have been and continue to be studied by researchers. Employing the lauded pedagogical approach of her best-selling The Process of Research in Psychology, author Dawn M. McBride and co-author J. Cooper Cutting put the focus on the science behind current methods of study. Rich with real-life examples, the book's engaging presentation encourages students to see core cognitive psychology topics through the eyes of the researcher.