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Cognitive psychology

Ronald T. Kellogg

(Advanced psychology texts, v. 2)

Sage Publications, c2003

2nd ed

  • : hbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 467-501) and indexes

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Description

"Kellogg's Cognitive Psychology is clearly written, highly informative, and consistently engaging. By integrating core material in cognitive psychology with the latest developments in cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging, Kellogg provides a broad, cutting edge view of the field today." ."-Daniel L. Schacter, Harvard University "This is a very thorough and complete text that is very well written. I was particularly impressed that the book incorporated and integrated the literatures on neuroscience and individual differences." -Randall Engle, Georgia Institute of Technology "Kellogg's textbook provides outstanding coverage of contemporary cognitive psychology. I especially welcomed chapters on Cognitive Neuroscience, providing neural underpinnings of cognition, and Intelligence. The latter topic is rarely included in books on cognition because the study of intelligence developed in a somewhat separate tradition from experimental cognitive psychology. Yet clearly intelligence should be considered as part of cognitive psychology, too. The coverage in the book is comprehensive and authoritative, but the chapters I read are also quite interesting and accessible. This book should be widely used as a text and a reference work." -Henry L. Roediger, III, Washington University in St. Louis As with his best-selling First Edition, Ronald T. Kellogg seeks to provide students with a synthesis of cognitive psychology at its best, encapsulating relevant background, theory, and research within each chapter. Understanding cognitive psychology now requires a deeper understanding of the brain than was true in the past. In his thoroughly revised Second Edition, the author highlights the tremendous contributions from the neurosciences, most notably neuroimaging, in recent years and approaches cognition in the context of both its development and its biological, bodily substrate. Features of this text: A new chapter on cognitive neuroscience at the beginning of the book, along with greater coverage of neuroscience throughout, highlights the enormous contributions from the neurosciences (particularly neuroimaging of the brain) during the last decade. A new, full-chapter coverage on memory distortions highlights this topic with great interest value to students and strong practical implications in fields such as policing, law, and court proceedings. Key terms and concepts are bolded in text and defined in margin notes for easy reference and each chapter concludes with a summary and list of key terms for student review. Graphics have been expanded to visually support the text, and an expanded four-color insert highlights recent developments in neuroimaging. An Instructor's Manual on CD-ROM is available to qualified adopters.

Table of Contents

Preface Part 1 Scope & Methods 1. Introduction Defining Cognitive Psychology. Core Concepts. Research Methods. Overview of the Text. Summary. Key Terms 2. Cognitive Neuroscience Mind & Brain. Functional Neuroanatomy. Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience. Connectionist Models. Summary. Key Terms Part II: Fundamentals of Cognition 3. Perception Visual Consciousness. Pattern Recognition. Face Perception. Speech Perception. Summary. Key Terms 4. Attention Filter Theories. Capacity Theories. Automatic Processes. Visual Attention. Summary. Key Terms 5. Memory Encoding, Storage, & Retrieval. Sensory Memory. Short-Term versus Long-Term memory. Working Memory. Summary. Key Terms Part III: Learning, Knowing, & Remembering 6. Episodic Memory Types of Long-Term Memory. Encoding & Storing Events. Retrieval Processes. Summary. Key Terms. 7. Distortions of Memory Reconstructive Retrieval. Encoding Distortions. Source Monitoring. Eyewitess Testimony. Summary. Key Terms. 8. Semantic Memory Representing Concepts. Propositions & Images. Using Semantic Memory. Summary. Key Terms 9. Learning Concepts & Skills Concept Learning. Learning Processes. Implicit Learning. Acquiring Expertise. Summary. Key Terms Part IV: Knowing and Using Language 10. Language Defining Language. Representations of Language. Thought & Language. Summary. Key Terms. 11. Language Production Speech Production. Sentence Generation. Writing. Summary. Key Terms. 12. Language Comprehension Word Recognition. Sentence Comprehension. Discourse Comprehension. Summary. Key Terms. Part V: Thinking 13. Problem Solving Types of Thinking. A General Model of Problem Solving. Creativity. Summary. Key Terms 14. Reasoning & Decision Making Syllogistic Reasoning. Conditional Reasoning. Decision Making. Summary. Key Terms. 15. Intelligence Defining Intelligence. Genetic & Environmental Influences. Sex Differences. Summary. Key Terms. Glossary References Index

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  • NCID
    BA59078002
  • ISBN
    • 0761921303
  • LCCN
    2002007104
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Thousand Oaks
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxii, 525 p., [7] p. of plates
  • Size
    25 cm
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