Cognitive Psychology/
Robert L. Solso
- Sixth Edition
- India : Person, 2001.
- 602 pages : pbk. 25 cm.
Includes Index.
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. For Sale in Indian subcontinent only Special Features: The popular "Critical Thinking" boxes allow students to consider the subject matter and relate it to accessible and understandable situations. The first book to have a separate chapter on artificial intelligence . Includes recent studies in neuro-science and artificial intelligence. Provides a historical framework for the modern issues in cognition. New "preview questions" have been added to assist students in reading and digesting information. Perception and Attention chapters have been combined into one chapter (Ch. 3). Table Of Contents: INTRODUCTION AND THE NEURAL BASIS OF COGNITION. Introduction. Cognitive Neuroscience. PERCEPTION, ATTENTION, PATTERN RECOGNITION, AND CONSCIOUSNESS. Perception and Attention. Pattern Recognition. Consciousness. MEMORY. Mnemonics and Experts. Memory: Structures and Processes. Memory: Theories and Neurocognition. MENTAL REPRESENTATIONS: MEMORY AND IMAGERY. The Representation of Knowledge. Mental Imagery. LANGUAGE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF COGNITION. Language 1: Structure and Abstractions. Language 2: Words and Reading. Cognitive Development. THINKING AND INTELLIGENC