Cognition Theory Applic Im

by Stephen K. Reed

You'll find coverage of these topics and much more in this revision of Stephen Reed's comprehensive, yet easy-to-understand, text. Well respected for its breadth of coverage and for the careful way it walks readers step by step through some of the more difficult experimental material, Cognition: Theory and Applications, Fourth Edition, provides an excellent overview of the major theories and experimental findings in the field. You'll find thorough contemporary coverage of short-term and long-term memory, problem solving, decision making, attention, and comprehension; memory codes, neuropsychological evidence relating imagery and perception, reinterpretation of images, the effect of expertise on categorization, assumptions of schema theory, and autobiographical memory; vowel discrimination, speech errors, aphasia, individual differences in comprehension, local and global coherence in text, situation models for text, ways of improving readability, transfer of problem representation, and pragmatic reasoning schemata and the effect of examples on creativity, the creation of new products, the effect of mood and decision frames on estimated probabilities, and action-based decision making.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Textbooks

Paperback

First published December 1, 1988

Reviews

[Dawn · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is a required reading and reference for my cognitive psychology module.

Doing my notes, as I have been for the past few months, and I’ve finally reached my limit. Just so utterly and completely done with this book.
Chapter organisation is disappointingly...absent. Examples everywhere with no clear reference to the sub-topic/section of the chapter, and are described in the most not-succinct manner.

I guess there is some sequential flow to the ideas. But it seems more of a stream of consciousness rather than an organised text:(

Would probably enjoy this book more/be less harsh, if it wasn’t my university module reading and reference.

Although, the summaries at the end of the chapter, and the definitions at the side were quite useful.

[Melvin Marsh · Rating 2 out of 5]

Introductory cognitive psych book. Came recommended by an experimental professor for me to study the topics on the GRE. Decent read and pretty easy to understand. Still wasn't a fascinating read though.

[Cass · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was the most boring book I've ever had to read, but I got an A in the Psych course.

[Adrienne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super good. School requirement for Introduction to Cognition. I think everyone who is concerned with how mental functioning and thinking work should pick it up.

[Marie-Eve]

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