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From memory to creativitya complete and current presentation of the field of cognition

The process of cognition allows us to function in life; it translates inputs from the world so we can recognize the sound of the alarm clock, remember the day of the week, and decide which clothes to wear.

Cognition: From Memory to Creativity provides readers with a clear, research-based, and well-illustrated presentation of the field, starting with memorythe most accessible starting pointto more complex functions and research in information processing. Authors Robert Weisberg and Lauretta Reeves include the newest neurological findings that help us understand the human processes that allow for cognition.

Unique in its organization, Cognition incorporates both classical and modern research and provides demonstration experiments for students to conduct with simple materials.

Cognition explores:

  • Models of memory and memory systems<

    Table of Contents

    Preface ix

    Acknowledgments xi

    CHAPTER 1 Introduction to the Study of Cognition 1

    CHAPTER 2 Memory I: Models of Memory and Memory Systems 45

    CHAPTER 3 Memory II: Encoding and Retrieval 95

    CHAPTER 4 Memory III: Errors of Omission (Forgetting) and Commission (False Memory) 139

    CHAPTER 5 Visual Cognition: Pattern Recognition and Spatial Localization 181

    CHAPTER 6 Attention 243

    CHAPTER 7 Imagery 289

    CHAPTER 8 Concepts and Categories 333

    CHAPTER 9 Language I: Sounds, Words, and Meanings 379

    CHAPTER 10 Language II: Sentence Processing 423

    CHAPTER 11 Thinking I: Logical Thinking and Decision Making 467

    CHAPTER 12 Thinking II: Problem Solving 515

    CHAPTER 13 Thinking III: Creative Thinking 563

    References 607

    Author Index 685

    Subject Index 705

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 19 February 2013
      ISBN-13 9780470226285
      978-0470226285
      ISBN-10 0470226285
      Also in:
      Psychology

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      From memory to creativitya complete and current presentation of the field of cognition

      The process of cognition allows us to function in life; it translates inputs from the world so we can recognize the sound of the alarm clock, remember the day of the week, and decide which clothes to wear.

      Cognition: From Memory to Creativity provides readers with a clear, research-based, and well-illustrated presentation of the field, starting with memorythe most accessible starting pointto more complex functions and research in information processing. Authors Robert Weisberg and Lauretta Reeves include the newest neurological findings that help us understand the human processes that allow for cognition.

      Unique in its organization, Cognition incorporates both classical and modern research and provides demonstration experiments for students to conduct with simple materials.

      Cognition explores:

      • Models of memory and memory systems<

        Table of Contents

        Preface ix

        Acknowledgments xi

        CHAPTER 1 Introduction to the Study of Cognition 1

        CHAPTER 2 Memory I: Models of Memory and Memory Systems 45

        CHAPTER 3 Memory II: Encoding and Retrieval 95

        CHAPTER 4 Memory III: Errors of Omission (Forgetting) and Commission (False Memory) 139

        CHAPTER 5 Visual Cognition: Pattern Recognition and Spatial Localization 181

        CHAPTER 6 Attention 243

        CHAPTER 7 Imagery 289

        CHAPTER 8 Concepts and Categories 333

        CHAPTER 9 Language I: Sounds, Words, and Meanings 379

        CHAPTER 10 Language II: Sentence Processing 423

        CHAPTER 11 Thinking I: Logical Thinking and Decision Making 467

        CHAPTER 12 Thinking II: Problem Solving 515

        CHAPTER 13 Thinking III: Creative Thinking 563

        References 607

        Author Index 685

        Subject Index 705

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