Cognitive Psychology / Edition 2

by Ronald T. Kellogg

Overview

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The paperback edition of this highly successful textbook provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to cognitive psychology. Drawing together diverse theoretical strands - from cognitive development to neuroscience - Cognitive Psychology offers a coherent an

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761956952
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	06/28/1997
Series:	Advanced Psychology Texts
Edition description:	International Paperback Edition
Pages:	548
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 1.11(d)

About the Author

Ronald T. Kellogg is Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at Saint Louis University. His education includes degrees from the University of Iowa (BS, psychology) and the University of Colorado (MA and Ph D, experimental psychology) and postdoctoral study at Stanford University. His past research has examined attention, long-term memory, concept learning, and cognitive processes in writing. His current work focuses on working memory in written composition and hemispheric differences in the semantic processing of language production. He has authored numerous technical journal articles and book chapters plus several books, including The Psychology of Writing (1994), Cognitive Psychology, 2^nd Ed. (2003), and The Making of the Mind: The Neuroscience of Human Nature (2013).

Table of Contents

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
The Discipline
PART TWO: BASIC COGNITIVE OPERATIONS
Sensation and Perception
Attention
Memory
PART THREE: ACQUIRING AND USING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL
Learning, Remembering and Forgetting
Knowledge Representation and Use
Expertise
PART FOUR: THE NATURE AND USE OF LANGUAGE
Language
Speaking and Listening
Writing and Reading
PART FIVE: THINKING SKILLS AND INTELLIGENCE
Problem Solving
Reasoning and Decision Making
Intelligence and Thinking
PART SIX: THE PAST AND FUTURE
Consciousness
DETAILS OF THE CHAPTERS
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE: THE DISCIPLINE
Introduction to Cognitive Psychology; History of Cognitive Psychology; Contemporary Cognitive Psychology; Overview of the Text
PART TWO: BASIC COGNITIVE OPERATIONS
CHAPTER TWO: SENSATION AND PERCEPTION
Perception as Informed Construction; Sensory Registration; Pattern Recognition Processes; Perceiving Objects in Scenes
CHAPTER THREE: ATTENTION
Filter Theories; Capacity Theories; Automatic Processes; Visual Attention: A Closer Look
CHAPTER FOUR: MEMORY
Short-Term versus Long-Term Memory; Revisions to the Multistore Model; Types of Long-Term Memory
PART THREE: ACQUIRING AND USING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL
CHAPTER FIVE: LEARNING, REMEMBERING AND FORGETTING
Encoding and Storing Events; Retrieval Processes; Schemas and Memory
CHAPTER SIX: KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION AND USE
Schemas; Schema Modification and Acquisition; Representational Codes; Using Semantic Memory
CHAPTER SEVEN: EXPERTISE
Characteristics of Expertise; Illustrations of Expertise; Computer Models of Expertise
PART FOUR: THE NATURE AND USE OF LANGUAGE
CHAPTER EIGHT: LANGUAGE
Characteristics of Language; Grammars; Thought and Language
CHAPTER NINE: SPEAKING AND LISTENING
Speech Production; Speech Comprehension; The Relation of Production and Comprehension
CHAPTER TEN: WRITING AND READING
Text Production; Text Comprehension; Components of Reading Skill
PART FIVE: THINKING SKILLS AND INTELLIGENCE
CHAPTER ELEVEN: PROBLEM SOLVING
Types of Thinking; A General Model of Problem Solving; Obstacles to Problem Solving; Creativity
CHAPTER TWELVE: REASONING AND DECISION MAKING
Syllogistic Reasoning; Conditional Reasoning; Inductive Reasoning; Decision Making
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: INTELLIGENCE AND THINKING
Traditional Views of Intelligence; Three Alternatives to Tradition; The Enhancement of Thinking Skills; Gender Differences
PART SIX: THE PAST AND FUTURE
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: CONSCIOUSNESS
Varieties of Waking Consciousness; Dreaming and Daydreaming; Properties of Waking Consciousness; The Mind-Body Problem; The Future of Cognitive Psychology

Editorial Reviews

A survey of cognitive psychology for both undergraduate and graduate students, assuming a solid background in general psychology. The text is divided into six sections: introduction; basic cognitive operations; acquiring and using knowledge and skill; the nature and use of language; thinking skills and intelligence; and the past and future. Each section concludes with a summary, key terms, and recommended readings. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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