Cognition. [History of the Cognitive Approach; Perceptual Processes; Models of Memory; Sensory Memory & Short-term Memory; Long-Term Memory; Imagery; Language Comprehension; Problem Solving & Creativity; Logical Reasoning; etc]

Matlin, Margaret W.; eds., Ted Buchholz, Christina N. Oldham, Meera Dash, Margaret Allyson, Tad Gaither, Priscilla Mingus; cover, Michael Lupino.

ISBN 10: 0155005715 / ISBN 13: 9780155005716

Published by Fort Worth, et al. : Harcourt Brace Publishers, 1994., 1994

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3rd edition ; xix, 554 pp. ; ISBN: 0155005715; 9780155005716 LCCN: 92-75763 ; OCLC: 29714027 ; LC: BF311; Dewey: 153 ; some highlighting and notes, else G. Seller Inventory # 2176

Bibliographic Details

Title: Cognition. [History of the Cognitive ...

Publisher: Fort Worth, et al. : Harcourt Brace Publishers, 1994.

Publication Date: 1994

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Edition: 3rd Edition

Book Type: Book

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Synopsis:

This text′s success has come in large part from its up–to–date coverage of important research and theories and offers the latest and most comprehensive overview of cognition on the market today. Recent developments in perception, imagery, problem solving, and creativity are highlighted along with advances in such areas as memory and language and expanded theoretical approaches.
∗ Up–to–date, carefully revised coverage of topics
∗ Clear, engaging writing with numerous examples: Students do not need to struggle to understand overly complex descriptions
∗ Extensive, useful pedagogical devices
∗ Application of cognitive psychology to other disciplines: Many applications relate to careers that students may intend to pursue, such as education, communication, business, consumer psychology, clinical psychology, social psychology, medicine, and law
∗ Margaret Matlin has a strong reputation for her research in cognitive psychology

About the Author:

Margaret W. Matlin received her bachelor′s degree from Stanford University and her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. She currently holds the title Distinguished Teaching Professor of Psychology at SUNY Geneseo, where she has taught the course in cognitive psychology for 20 years. In addition to Cognition, Harcourt also publishes her textbooks, Psychology and Psychology of Women.

Dr. Matlin is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, and the Canadian Psychological Association. She received the State University of New York Chancellor′s Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1977, the American Psychological Association′s Teaching of Psychology Award for four–year institutions in 1985, and the American Psychological Foundation′s Distinguished Teaching in Psychology Award in 1995.