Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research and Everyday Experience : 4th Edition

Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research and Everyday Experience : 4th Edition
ISBN: 9781285763880
Publication Date: 6 June 2014

Connecting the study of cognition to everyday life in an unprecedented way, E. Bruce Goldstein's

Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research and Everyday Experience gives equal treatment to both the landmark studies and the cutting-edge research that define this fascinating field. A wealth of concrete examples and illustrations help students understand the theories of cognition-driving home both the scientific importance of the theories and their relevance to students' daily lives. Goldstein's accessible narrative style blends with an art program that makes difficult concepts understandable. Students gain a true understanding of the 'behind the scenes' activity that happens in the mind when humans do such seemingly simple activities as perceive, remember, or think.

Goldstein also focuses on the behavioural and physiological approaches to cognition by including physiological materials in every chapter. As is typical of his work, this fourth edition is a major revision that reflects the most current aspects of the field. To help reinforce concepts, the text can be packaged with COGLAB 5: THE ONLINE COGNITION LAB, which gives both students and instructors the chance to participate as subjects in research experiments.

New to the Edition

• The fourth edition reflects the latest advances in research, with an emphasis on neuropsychology, neuroimaging, and advances in cognitive theory. New topics include semanticization of remote memories, the role of visual imagery on food craving, "choking" under pressure, survival value as a determinant of encoding, the multiple trace hypothesis, consolidation and sleep, distractions while driving (texting and the Internet), and how pictures can create false memories.

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