For undergraduate level courses in Cognition and Theories of Learning. The psychology of human memory and cognition is fascinating, dealing with questions and ideas that are inherently interesting, such as how we think, reason, remember, and use language. Using a first person narrative, posing direct questions to the reader, and balancing classic research with cutting edge topics, the author draws in the reader and conveys the excitement of the field. Reflecting the increasing use of new technologies to study memory and cognition, Ashcraft and the new co-author, Gabriel Radvansky, continue to integrate sections on neurosciences within individual chapter topics.
Chapter 1 Cognitive Psychology: An Introduction
Chapter 2 The Cognitive Science Approach
Chapter 3 Perception and Pattern Recognition
Chapter 4 Attention
Chapter 5 Short-Term Working Memory
Chapter 6 Learning and Remembering
Chapter 7 Knowing
Chapter 8 Using Knowledge in the Real World
Chapter 9 Language
Chapter 10 Comprehension: Written and Spoken Language
Chapter 11 Decisions, Judgments, and Reasoning
Chapter 12 Problem Solving