Screen LibraryCognition : exploring the science of the mind /
"Cognition 8e is a Cognitive Science text booked aimed at intermediary to upper-level psychology majors. It covers the basic foundations and history of cognitive science, and also explores how key concepts from cognitive psychology can be seen in the world today. The book includes many illustra...
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| Published: |
W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2022] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 8e. |
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| Summary: |
"Cognition 8e is a Cognitive Science text booked aimed at intermediary to upper-level psychology majors. It covers the basic foundations and history of cognitive science, and also explores how key concepts from cognitive psychology can be seen in the world today. The book includes many illustrations and visual representations of experiments, effects, and concepts"-- |
| Item Description: | Revised edition of the author's Cognition, [2018]. |
| Carrier Form: | xxii, 572 pages, 107 variously numbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages R-1-R-55) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780393877601 0393877604 9780393877625 0393877620 |
| Index Number: | BF201 |
| CLC: | B842.1 |
| Call Number: | B842.1/R375/8th ed. |
| Contents: | Pt.1. The foundations of cognitive psychology. The science of the mind -- The neural basis for cognition -- Pt.2. Learning about the world around us. Visual perception -- Recognizing objects -- Paying attention -- Pt.3. Memory. The acquisition of memories and the working-memory system -- The many types of memory -- Remembering complex events -- Pt.4. Knowledge. Concepts and generic knowledge -- Language -- Visual knowledge -- Pt.5. Thinking. Judgment and reasoning -- Problem solving and creativity -- Intelligence -- Conscious thought, unconscious thought. |