Understanding Cognition

Understanding Cognition provides a lively, accessible and thorough introduction to this exciting and rapidly developing branch of psychology. It is intended primarily for first year undergraduates, and for pre–degree students who seek a deeper appreciation of contemporary cognitive psychology.
The book is divided into three sections, which cover: the major structures, processing systems and mental operations involved in memory, perception, attention, skills and language; cognition in action; and approaches to modelling cognition, including cognitive neuropsychology and connectionist approaches. Learning is supported throughout, through the inclusion of reading lists, discussion questions, activities and case studies.

Spis treści:
Preface and Acknowledgements.
1. Introduction.
Part I: Elements of Cognition:.
2. Memory.
3. Vision.
4. Language.
5. Attention.
6. Skill.
Part II: Using Cognition:.
7. Remembering.
8. Planning and Acting.
9. Reading.
10. Problem Solving and Decision Making.
Part III: Modelling Cognition:.
11. Artificial Intelligence.
12. Cognitive Neuropsychology.
13. Connectionism.
References.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
Peter J. Hampson is Statutory Lecturer in the Department of Applied Psychology at University College Cork.
Peter E. Morris is Professor of Psychology at the University of Lancaster.

Okładka tylna:
Understanding Cognition provides a lively, accessible and thorough introduction to this exciting and rapidly developing branch of psychology. It is intended primarily for first year undergraduates, and for pre–degree students who seek a deeper appreciation of contemporary cognitive psychology.
The book is divided into three sections, which cover: the major structures, processing systems and mental operations involved in memory, perception, attention, skills and lan guage; cognition in action; and approaches to modelling cognition, including cognitive neuropsychology and connectionist approaches. Learning is supported throughout, through the inclusion of reading lists, discussion questions, activities and case studies.