Cognition : EXPLORING THE SCIENCE OF THE MIND /
Daniel Reisberg ; Editor : Aaron Javsicas
- FIFTH EDITION
- xxi, 526 pages (A1-A85) : colour photographs, charts ; 25 cm
Includes index
The science of the mind -- The neural basis for cognition -- Recognizing objects -- Paying attention -- The acquisition of memories and the working-memory system -- Interconnections between acquisition and retrieval -- Remembering complex events -- Concepts and generic knowledge -- Language -- Visual knowledge -- Judgment and reasoning -- Problem solving and intelligence -- Conscious thought, unconscious thought.
One of the most successful cognitive psychology texts ever published: up-to-date, authoritative, and clearly written.