Cognition: Theory and Applications

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Dr. Stephen Reed's Eighth Edition of COGNITION: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS, International Edition focuses on the theories that underlie cognitive phenomena as well as empirical data that establishes a traditional, information processing approach to cognitive psychology. This structure allows undergraduates to discover the direct relevance of cognitive psychology to many of their daily activities. The text incorporates unparalleled scholarship in a distinctive clear voice that allows for the emphasis of both contemporary and classical research through real-life examples and experiments. Revised and updated throughout to maintain a high degree of currency and accuracy, content reflects the ever-evolving field and is made relevant to students' lives through the inclusion of popular articles from well-known magazines and newspapers. By adhering to three criteria—the material must make an important contribution to cognitive psychology, be accessible, and be both understandable and interesting—the text becomes an invaluable tool in learning cognitive psychology. Key Feature The three major topics that appear throughout the text—theoretical work, research, and cognitive neuroscience—present a clear flow of ideas that tell a coherent story of cognitive psychology. The text is written in a way that challenges students to think critically about concepts and attribute them to their everyday lives. Instead of simply presenting empirical data, the text focuses on theories underlying cognitive phenomena. To facilitate students' understanding, Dr. Reed includes many descriptions of the methodology of experiments, an approach that works well with the integration of CogLab. COGNITION: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS is written at a level that appeals to an extremely broad range of students, allowing all of them to fully understand one concept before moving on to another. New to this Edition More of the ever-popular CogLab experiments, an interactive online laboratory where students can run demonstrations of more than 40 classical experiments and concepts from cognitive psychology, are incorporated into the end of appropriate chapters. New cognitive neuroscience research has been incorporated to provide more well-rounded coverage and the most up-to-date information. Additional Psychology in the News articles have been included and others are updated to reflect cognitive psychology as reported and represented in the media. The Eighth Edition features a new theme of embedded cognition—a set of ideas related to language that shows how cognitive processes are embedded in our words and speech as well as how these cognitive processes are put to use. Table of Contents Part 1: INFORMATION PROCESSING STAGES. 1. Introduction. 2. Pattern Recognition. 3. Attention. 4. Short-Term Working Memory. 5. Long-Term Memory. Part 2: REPRESENTATION AND ORGANIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE. 6. Memory Codes. 7. Visual Images. 8. Categorization. 9. Semantic Organization. Part 3: COMPLEX COGNITIVE SKILLS. 10. Language. 11. Comprehension and Memory for Text. 12. Problem Solving. 13. Expertise and Creativity. 14. Decision Making.