Cognitive Psychology: Mind and Brain - Hardcover

Smith, Edward E.; Kosslyn, Stephen M.

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9780205701476: Cognitive Psychology: Mind and Brain

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ISBN 10: 0205701477 ISBN 13: 9780205701476

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 2009

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This book is the first to incorporate neuroscience seamlessly into the study of cognitive psychology. The study of cognition has progressed enormously over the past decade, but no currently available book summarizes and makes accessible the key findings and theories. This book takes a fresh look at the field, and presents it as it actually is today. By integrating findings about the brain into the usual fare for this topic, it provides the foundation for readers to study current research in the field. How the Brain Gives Rise to the Mind; Perception; Attention; Representation and Knowledge in Long-Term Memory; Encoding and Retrieval from Long-Term Memory; Working Memory; Executive Processes; Emotion and Cognition; Decision Making; Problem Solving and Reasoning; Planning and Motor Cognition; and Language. For those practicing in the field of cognitive psychology.

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From the Back Cover:

The 3rd edition of Psychology by Martin, Carlson and Buskist continues to combine comprehensiveness with a fresh, lively and accessible writing style. The text presents both classic and contemporary research from Europe and around the world to give students a rounded, global picture of what psychologists are discovering. Offering a rigourous and critical coverage, this successful text introduces students to the central concepts, ideas, theories and findings in every major branch of psychology.

With an emphasis on critical thinking throughout, Psychology 3/e shows how psychology can be used in to address everyday problems and issues, such as aggression in the workplace, rehabilitation after brain injury and the effect of sleep loss on driving. Richly supported throughout by examples and photos drawn from Europe and the wider-world, this highly illustrated text will stimulate interest and actively engage students.

Features include

� NEW! An ‘international perspective’ on topical issues and research to alert students to the cross-cultural dimensions of the field

� NEW! All brand new ‘cutting edge’ sections present a study or a series of studies reporting an important, novel or exciting finding in psychology in the past two years

� NEW! ‘Levels of Analysis’ explores different ways of looking at a topic within or between a branch of psychology to encourage an appreciation of the inter-relations between the different topic areas.

� Thoroughly updated with over 200 new references

� Over 40 new photos and illustrations added to help convey idea and applications of psychology in the real world

� Two chapters on social psychology written by experts in the field, Professor Mike Hogg, and Professor Dominic Abrams.

� An appendix includes basic statistical information that an introductory psychology student might need

� Also includes a range of classic features such as ‘Controversies in psychological science’, ‘Psychology in Action, ‘Questions to think about’ and ‘extensive further reading’ suggestions to engage students and enhance understanding

The book also comes with an online interactive study guide featuring interactive experiments, exercises and animations, research updates, and additional question material all designed to enhance the learning experience.

About the authors

Dr G. Neil Martin is Principal Lecturer in Psychology at Middlesex University, UK

Dr Neil R. Carlsonis Professor of Psychology at the Universityof Massachusetts, USA

Dr William Buskistis Professor of Psychology at Auburn University, USA

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