01288nam a2200205 i 4500008004100000020001800041040000800059082001300067100002500080245005000105250001900155260003600174300003000210336002700240337002800267338002700295500002000322520072500342650001501067250703s2006    |||aob|| |||| 001 0 eng d  a0-495-00699-8  aGCL  a153bSTE10aSternberg, Robert J.10aCognitive Psychology /cRobert, J. Sternberg   aFourth Edition  aUnited States :bThomos,c2006.  a595 pages :bhbk.c24 cm.  atextbrdacontent2text  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aincludes index.  aSternberg’s book presents a comprehensive survey of human cognition, blending foundational theories with cutting-edge research in areas like attention, perception, memory, language, problem-solving, reasoning, decision-making, and intelligence . It adopts a distinct “lab-to-life” approach, emphasizing how experimental findings translate into real-world behaviors—such as multitasking while driving or evaluating airport security protocols . Throughout, Sternberg highlights cognition as an adaptive system shaped by both biological evolution and cultural context . He also integrates his influential triarchic theory of intelligence, which breaks intelligence into analytical, creative, and practical process.
  aPsychology