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PublisherSAGE Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-101506351565

ISBN-139781506351568

eBay Product ID (ePID)235042963

Product Key Features

Number of Pages520 Pages

Publication NameCognitive Psychology in and Out of the Laboratory

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2017

SubjectGeneral, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition

TypeNot Available

Subject AreaReference, Psychology

AuthorKathleen M. Galotti

FormatBook, Other

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight38.1 Oz

Item Length10.2 in

Item Width8.2 in

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Edition Number6

LCCN2017-011208

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsGalotti has gathered the most important topics in modern cognitive psychology and approaches them with a conversational writing style--supplemented with examples and figures--bringing abstract concepts to life.

Dewey Decimal153.4

Table Of ContentPrefaceAbout the AuthorCHAPTER 1 * COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY: History, Methods, and ParadigmsSetting the StageInfluences on the Study of CognitionResearch Methods in Cognitive PsychologyParadigms of Cognitive PsychologyCHAPTER 2 * THE BRAIN: An Overview of Structure and FunctionSetting the StageStructure of the BrainLocalization of FunctionLateralization of FunctionBrain-Imaging TechniquesOther Brain-Recording TechniquesTraining the BrainCHAPTER 3 * PERCEPTION: Recognizing Patterns and ObjectsSetting the StageGestalt Approaches to PerceptionBottom-Up ProcessesTop-Down ProcessesFace PerceptionDirect PerceptionDisruptions of Perception: Visual AgnosiasCHAPTER 4 * ATTENTION: Deploying Cognitive ResourcesSetting the StageSelective AttentionDivided AttentionAutomaticity and the Effects of PracticeControlling AttentionNeural Underpinnings of AttentionDivided Attention Outside the Laboratory: Cell Phone Use While DrivingCHAPTER 5 * WORKING MEMORY: Forming and Using New Memory TracesSetting the StageTraditional Approaches to the Study of MemoryWorking MemoryExecutive FunctioningNeurological Studies of Memory ProcessesCHAPTER 6 * RETRIEVING MEMORIES FROM LONG-TERM STORAGESetting the StageAspects of Long-Term MemorySubdivisions of Long-Term MemoryThe Levels-of-Processing ViewAmnesiaCHAPTER 7 * THE RECONSTRUCTIVE NATURE OF MEMORYSetting the StageNarrative MemoryAutobiographical MemoryThe Recovered/False Memory DebateMemory Consolidation and ReconsolidationCHAPTER 8 * KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION: Storing and Organizing Information in Long-Term MemorySetting the StageOrganizing KnowledgeForming Concepts and Categorizing New InstancesCHAPTER 9 * VISUAL IMAGERY AND SPATIAL COGNITIONSetting the StageCodes in Long-Term MemoryEmpirical Investigations of ImageryThe Nature of Mental ImageryNeuropsychological FindingsSpatial CognitionCHAPTER 10 * LANGUAGESetting the StageDefining LanguageThe Structure of LanguageLanguage Comprehension and ProductionLanguage and CognitionNeuropsychological Views and EvidenceBilingualismCHAPTER 11 * THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVINGSetting the StageDefining TermsClassic Problems and General Methods of SolutionBlocks to Problem SolvingThe Problem Space HypothesisExpert SystemsFinding Creative SolutionsCritical ThinkingCHAPTER 12 * REASONING AND DECISION MAKINGSetting the StageReasoningDecision MakingCognitive Illusions in Decision MakingUtility Models of Decision MakingDescriptive Models of Decision MakingNeuropsychological Evidence on Reasoning and Decision MakingCHAPTER 13 * COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ADOLESCENCESetting the StageStage and Nonstage Theories of Cognitive DevelopmentPiagetian TheoryNon-Piagetian Approaches to Cognitive DevelopmentSome Post-Piagetian Answers to the Question "What Develops?"CHAPTER 14 * INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN COGNITIONSetting the StageIndividual Differences in CognitionGender Differences in CognitionCHAPTER 15 * COGNITION IN CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVESetting the StageDefining "Culture"Examples of Studies of Cross-Cultural CognitionEffects of Schooling and LiteracySituated Cognition in Everyday SettingsGlossaryReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

SynopsisCognitive Psychology In and Out of the Laboratorypresents balanced, up-to-date coverage of cognitive psychology and shows readers that research conducted in the lab truly does impact the real world. Using her signature, accessible writing style, author Kathleen M. Galotti masterfully connects cognitive psychology to students everyday lives through current, relevant examples. The Sixth Edition has been updated to reflect the rapidly changing field of cognitive psychology with new references, streamlined content that gives more attention to key topics like memory, and material on advances in research that enhance our understanding of how people acquire and use information. Interactive eBook also available--bundle it with the new edition!Your students save when you bundle the new edition with the interactive eBook version. Order using bundle ISBN 978-1-5063-9877-8. /p>, Cognitive Psychology In and Out of the Laboratory presents balanced, up-to-date coverage of cognitive psychology and shows readers that research conducted in the lab truly does impact the real world. Using her signature, accessible writing style, author Kathleen M. Galotti masterfully connects cognitive psychology to students everyday lives through current, relevant examples. The Sixth Edition has been updated to reflect the rapidly changing field of cognitive psychology with new references, streamlined content that gives more attention to key topics like memory, and material on advances in research that enhance our understanding of how people acquire and use information. Interactive eBook also available--bundle it with the new edition! Your students save when you bundle the new edition with the interactive eBook version. Order using bundle ISBN 978-1-5063-9877-8. /p>, Cognitive Psychology In and Out of the Laboratory presents balanced, up-to-date coverage of cognitive psychology and shows readers that research conducted in the lab truly does impact the real world.

LC Classification NumberBF201.G35 2018