Daniel T. Willingham, Cedar Riener

Cognition

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Fully revised and updated for the fifth edition, Cognition offers an approachable yet deep introduction to the science of the mind. Avoiding the pitfall of a grab bag of phenomena, Willingham and Riener survey key mental processes such as memory, language, and problem-solving and connect them to experimental process. This new edition has been fully revised and updated with new references, figures, and experiments, with particular attention to the intersection of cognition and culture. Written in a down-to-earth narrative prose that avoids jargon, addresses the reader directly, and cracks a few jokes, Cognition offers an accessible introduction that is ideal for students of all levels.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 488
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 208mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 1259g
• ISBN-13: 9781009244374
• ISBN-10: 100924437X
• Artikelnr.: 71910175

Autorenporträt

Daniel T. Willingham is Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia, where he has taught since 1992. He has won multiple department and university teaching awards. His research focuses on the application of cognitive principles to K-16 education, and his work on that subject has appeared in twenty-three languages. In 2017, he was appointed by President Obama to serve as a Member of the National Board for Education Sciences.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Cognitive psychologists' approach to research
2. Methods of cognitive psychology
3. Visual perception
4. Attention
5. Sensory and working memory
6. Long-Term memory structure
7. Long-Term memory processes: Memory encoding
8. Long-Term memory processes: Memory retrieval
9. Concepts and categories
10. Language structure
11. Language processing
12. Decision making and reasoning
13. Problem solving
Glossary
References
Index.

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1. Introduction: cognitive psychologists' approach to research; 2. Methods of cognitive psychology; 3. Visual perception; 4. Attention; 5. Sensory and working memory; 6. Long term memory structure; 7. Long term memory processes. Memory encoding; 8. Memory retrieval; 9. Concepts and categories; 10. Language structure; 11. Language processing; 12. Visual imagery; 13. Decision making and reasoning; 14. Problem solving.

Rezensionen

'In my experience, cognitive psychology texts are seldom engaging for students. Cognition: The Thinking Animal, by Willingham and Riener, is markedly different. The conversational writing style, extensive use of real-life examples, and the way the authors help readers to understand the mind-sets of researchers offers a heightened learning experience for students.' Jeffrey Walczyk, Louisiana Tech University