David Groome

An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Processes and Disorders

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Produktbeschreibung

The fourth edition has been revised to provide a comprehensive introduction to the core topics of cognition, memory, perception, thinking, and language. It also includes chapters on clinical disorders such as agnosia, amnesia, and aphasia, providing a more balanced insight into the nature of cognition and its related disorders.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 4 ed
• Seitenzahl: 12
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 174mm x 245mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 1096g
• ISBN-13: 9781138496699
• ISBN-10: 1138496693
• Artikelnr.: 61411235

Autorenporträt

David Groome was formerly Principal Lecturer and Senior Academic in Psychology at the University of Westminster, where he worked from 1970 to 2011. He retired from teaching in 2011 but continues to carry out research and write books. His research interests include cognition and memory, and their relationship with clinical disorders. He has published a number of research papers on these topics and is the co-author of ten previous textbooks.

Inhaltsangabe

Ch1 Introduction to cognitive psychology (David Groome)
Ch2 Perception (Graham Edgar, Helen Edgar, & Graham Pike)
Ch3 Attention (Graham Edgar, Helen Edgar, & Elizabeth Styles)
Ch4 Disorders of perception and attention (Tom Manly & Hayley Ness)
Ch5 Short-term memory (David Groome & Robin Law)
Ch6 Long-term memory (David Groome & Robin Law)
Ch7 Disorders of memory (David Groome)
Ch8 Thinking and problem-solving (Fernand Gobet)
Ch9 Disorders of thinking and problem-solving (Fernand Gobet & Nicola
Brace)
Ch10 Language (Sophie Scott)
Ch11 Disorders of language (Sophie Scott)
Ch12 Cognition and emotion (Michael Eysenck)