Allan Paivio

Mind and Its Evolution

A Dual Coding Theoretical Approach

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book updates the Dual Coding Theory of mind (DCT), a theory of modern human cognition consisting of separate but interconnected nonverbal and verbal systems. Allan Paivio, a leading scholar in cognitive psychology, presents this masterwork as new fi

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 538
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 164mm x 228mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 830g
• ISBN-13: 9780805852592
• ISBN-10: 080585259X
• Artikelnr.: 21527063

Autorenporträt

Allan Paivio

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface. Part I:Evolved Dual-Coding Mind and Related Species.
Not by Language Alone. Justification for the Theoretical Approach. Basic
Principles of Dual Coding Theory. Adaptive Functions of Dual-Coding
Systems. Other Representational Species. Part II: Dual Coding Theory and
the Brain. Introduction to Dual Coding Theory and the Brain: A Brief
History and a Brain Primer. The Multimodal Dual-Coding Brain. Adaptive
Functions of Dual-Coding Brain. Brain Teasers: Common Codes and Neural
Binding. Part III: Evolution of Dual-Coding Mind. Background on Evolution
Issues. Animal Minds. Evolution of Language: From Naming to Association.
Evolution Language: Syntax. Part IV: Peak Mind and Performance.
Introduction to Expertise: A Dual Coding Perspective. Expert Performance
and Knowledge. Intelligence: Toward a Dual Coding Theory. Dual Coding
Theory and Creativity. Geniuses and Their Domains. Nurturing the Mind:
Applications of DCT.