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Handbook of applied cognition

edited by Francis T. Durso ; associate editors, Raymond S. Nickerson ... [et al.]

Wiley, c1999

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Other four associate editors: Roger W. Schvaneveldt, Susan T. Dumais, D. Stephen Lindsay, [and] Michelene T.H. Chi

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Cognitive psychology is the basis of many applications in almost every area of technology, business, industry, and education. This book provides workers in applied arenas with presentations of research aimed directly at the problems and issues that confront them. It will cover key areas including business and industry, computers and technology, education and information, and health and law.

Table of Contents

Partial table of contents: OVERVIEWS. Applying Cognitive Psychology: Bridging the Gulf Between BasicResearch and Cognitive Artifacts (D. Gillan & R.Schvaneveldt). Applications of Attention Research (W. Rogers, et al.). Knowledge and Expertise (N. Charness & R. Schultetus). Applications of Social Cognition: Attitudes as Cognitive Structures(L. Fabrigar, et al.). BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY. The Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Engineering of IndustrialSystems (N. Moray). Applied Cognition in Consumer Research (J. Alba & J.Hutchinson). COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY. Devices that Remind (D. Herrmann, et al.). Knowledge Elicitation (N. Cooke). INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTION. Statistical Graphs and Maps (S. Lewandowsky & J.Behrens). Instructional Technology (R. Mayer). Cognitive Psychology Applied to Testing (S. Embretson). HEALTH AND LAW. Medical Cognition (V. Patel, et al.). Designing Healthcare Advice for the Public (P. Wright). Perspectives on Jury Decision-Making: Cases with Pretrial Publicityand Cases Based on Eyewitness Identifications (J. Devenport, etal.). Indexes.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA41925109
  • ISBN
    • 0471977659
  • LCCN
    98047298
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Chichester, West Sussex ; New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxii, 881 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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