Goldstein E., van Hooff J. Cognitive Psychology

New York: Cengage Learning EMEA, 2020. — 538 p.Cognitive Psychology is a thorough, clear introduction to the study of cognition, providing insight into the many psychological and physiological aspects of human behaviour. Fully updated with the latest research in this fascinating field, the text guides students through all the major sub-disciplines and key concepts to help them develop a comprehensive understanding of the complex relationships between mind, brain and behaviour. Through the authors’ international approach and emphasis on research, methodology and application, students learn how to interpret theories and then use them in practical applicationsAbout the AuthorsCogLab Experiments
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Preface for Instructors
Preface for StudentsIntroduction to Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Psychology: Studying the mind
Abandoning the Study of the Mind
The Rebirth of the Study of the Mind
Modern Research in Cognitive Psychology
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Cognitive Neuroscience
Why Study Cognitive Neuroscience?
Neurons: Communication and Representation
Organization: Neuropsychology
Organization: Brain Imaging
All Together Now: Neural Networks
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Perception
The Nature of Perception
Why Is It So Difficult to Design a Perceiving Machine?
Information for Human Perception
Conceptions of Object Perception
Neurons and Knowledge about the Environment
The Interaction between Perceiving and Taking Action
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Attention
Pioneering Studies: Attention as Selection
Modern Studies: Processing Capacity and Perceptual Load
Spatial Attention: Overt and Covert Attention
Divided Attention: Can We Attend to More Than One Thing at a Time?
What Happens When We Don't Attend?
Attention and Experiencing a Coherent World
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Short-Term and Working Memory
The Modal Model of Memory
Sensory Memory
Short-Term Memory
Working Memory
Working Memory and the Brain
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Long-Term Memory: Structure
Comparing Short-Term and Long-Term Memory Processes
Episodic and Semantic Memory
Procedural Memory, Priming and Conditioning
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Long-Term Memory: Encoding, Retrieval and Consolidation
Encoding: Getting Information into Long-Term Memory
Retrieval: Getting Information Out of Memory
Consolidation: The Life History of Memories
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Everyday Memory and Memory Errors
Autobiographical Memory: What Has Happened in My Life
Memory for "Exceptional" Events
The Constructive Nature of Memory
Memory Can Be Modified or Created by Suggestion
Why Do People Make Errors in Eyewitness Testimony?
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Knowledge
How Are Objects Placed into Categories?
Is There a Psychologically "Privileged" Level of Categories?
Representing Relationships between Categories: Semantic Networks
Representing Concepts in Networks: The Connectionist Approach
The Representation of Concepts in the Brain
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Visual Imagery
Imagery in the History of Psychology
Imagery and Perception: Do They Share the Same Mechanisms?
Imagery and the Brain
The Role of Gaze in Mental Imagery
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Language
What Is Language?
Perceiving Phonemes, Words and Letters
Understanding Words
Understanding Sentences
Understanding Text and Stories
Producing Language: Conversations
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Problem Solving
What Is a Problem?
The Gestalt Approach: Problem Solving as Representation and Restructuring
The Information-Processing Approach: Problem Solving as a Search Process
Using Analogies to Solve Problems
How Experts Solve Problems
Creative Problem Solving
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Judgment, Reasoning and Decisions
Making Judgments
Deductive Reasoning: Syllogisms and Logic
Decision Making: Choosing among Alternatives
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Postscript: Donders Returns
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