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BIOS Instant Notes in Cognitive Psychology
Instant Notes in Cognitive Psychology is a concise summary of the key theoretical and empirical topics in cognitive psychology, providing easy access to the core information in the field. The book can serve as a core text, supplemented by readings in the original literature, as a reference guide for students and lecturers alike, or as an ideal revision guide prior to exams.
Instant Notes in Cognitive Psychology is intended primarily for students taking a first course in the subject, but can also be used as an introduction to the field for undergraduates and graduates from other subject areas.
Instant Notes in Cognitive Psychology is intended primarily for students taking a first course in the subject, but can also be used as an introduction to the field for undergraduates and graduates from other subject areas.
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First published January 1, 2004
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September 30, 2013
This book covers all the key aspects of cognitive psychology in a succinct and structured format, enabling readers to appreciate the important developments in the field.
It is a handy reference for people like me who just embarked on the discovery of cognitive psychology, mainly because It divides abstract and complex topics into manageable chunks, provides clear signposts for related topics and offers practical advice on topics that average reader might find interesting and useful.
Here is a full list of content chunks:
1. History of cognitive psychology
2. Perception - sensation, auditory and visual perception
3. Attention - auditory and visual attention, dual task performance, automatically
4. Memory - short-term memory, limits and failures of memory
5. Mental representation - representations, imager, concepts and connection
6. Problem solving (Very pragmatic and useful)
7. Reasoning and decision making - deductive and inductive reasoning (Very useful)
8. Language
9. Comprehension - Dyslexia (Most useful)
10. Intelligence - Nature and Nurture (Interesting materials)
11. Consciousness
12. Emotion and mood - Relationship between mood and memory, intense and exciting materials!
The book is written primarily for undergraduates taking introductory level cognitive psychology courses. Thus, I consider average people as intended readers of the book and highly recommend it to anyone who wants a quick reference to the matter.
It is a handy reference for people like me who just embarked on the discovery of cognitive psychology, mainly because It divides abstract and complex topics into manageable chunks, provides clear signposts for related topics and offers practical advice on topics that average reader might find interesting and useful.
Here is a full list of content chunks:
1. History of cognitive psychology
2. Perception - sensation, auditory and visual perception
3. Attention - auditory and visual attention, dual task performance, automatically
4. Memory - short-term memory, limits and failures of memory
5. Mental representation - representations, imager, concepts and connection
6. Problem solving (Very pragmatic and useful)
7. Reasoning and decision making - deductive and inductive reasoning (Very useful)
8. Language
9. Comprehension - Dyslexia (Most useful)
10. Intelligence - Nature and Nurture (Interesting materials)
11. Consciousness
12. Emotion and mood - Relationship between mood and memory, intense and exciting materials!
The book is written primarily for undergraduates taking introductory level cognitive psychology courses. Thus, I consider average people as intended readers of the book and highly recommend it to anyone who wants a quick reference to the matter.
Displaying 1 of 1 review