This book contains an overriding theme that unifies all the diverse topics found in the various chapters: Human cognition has evloved over time as a means of adapting to our envionment, and we can call this ability to adapt to the environment intelligence. Through intellingence, we cope in an integrated and adaptive way with the many challenges with which the environment presents us.
The 4th edition of Cognitive Psychology continues the tradition the book has established of providing a comprehensive grounding in the basics of cognitive psychology. What are the general and specific revision?
Chapter 1 Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
Chapter 2 Cognitive Neuroscience
Chapter 3 Attention and Consciousness
Chapter 4 Perception
Chapter 5 Memory: Models and Research Methods
Chapter 6 Memory Processes
Chapter 7 Representation and Manipulation of Knowledge in
Memory: Concepts, Categories, Networks, and
Schemas
Chapter 8 Representation and Organization of Knowledge in
Memory: Concepts, Categories, Networks, and
Schemas
Chapter 9 Language: Nature and Acquisition
Chapter 10 Language in Context
Etc.