Cognitive Psychology

Based on a multidisciplinary approach, the book encourages students to make the connections between cognition, cognitive neuroscience and behaviour. The book provides an up-to-date, accessible introduction to the subject, showing students the relevance of cognitive psychology through a range of examples, applications and international research. Recent work from neuroscience is integrated throughout the book, and coverage is given to rapidly-developing topics, such as emotion and cognition.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Perception
Chapter 3 Attention And Consciousness
Chapter 4 Sensory, Short-Term And Working Memory
Chapter 5 Long-Term Memory
Chapter 6 Learning And Forgetting
Chapter 7 Concepts And Knowledge Representation
Chapter 8 Motor Control And Action
Chapter 9 Problem Solving
Chapter 10 Decision Making
Chapter 11 Reasoning
Chapter 12 Language Production
Chapter 13 Language Comprehension
Chapter 14 Cognition And Emotion