Research Catalog

Details

Description

1. vi, 186 pages : illustrations

Summary

1. The core of cognitive psychology - perception, memory, language and reasoning - is the focus of this work, aiming to provide insights into our use of these complex faculties.

Series statement

1. Principles of psychology

Uniform title

1. Principles of psychology

Subject

1. Cognitive psychology
2. Cognition
3. Learning
4. Perception
5. Thought and thinking
6. Cognition
7. Learning
8. Perception
9. Thinking
10. cognition
11. thinking
12. Thought and thinking
13. Cognitive psychology
14. Psychologie cognitive

Contents

1. 1. What is cognitive psychology? -- Information-processing theory -- The real world -- 2. Sensory systems and perception -- Sensory systems -- Perceptual development -- Perceptual organisation -- Theories of perception -- 3. Attention -- Selective or focused attention -- Divided attention -- Automatic processing -- Vigilance -- 4. Memory -- Short-term and long-term memory -- Levels of processing -- Organisation in memory -- Why do we forget? -- Practical applications -- 5. Language comprehension and production -- Basic processes in reading -- Speech perception -- Language comprehension -- Language production -- Language and thought -- 6. Thinking -- Problem solving -- Reasoning -- Decision making and judgement -- References -- Glossary -- Author index -- Subject Index.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 166-173) and indexes.