Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research and Everyday Experience (with Coglab 2.0 Online Booklet)

Bruce Goldstein's COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY connects the study of cognition to your everyday life. This accessible book introduces you to landmark studies as well as the cutting-edge research that defines this fascinating field. To help you further experiment with and understand the concepts in the text, you can use COGLAB 2.0: THE ONLINE COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY LABORATORY. Available at (http://www.academic.cengage.com) www.academic.cengage.com , COGLAB contains dozens of classic experiments designed to help you learn about cognitive concepts and how the mind works. There Book Is Balance Between Classic And Contemporary Coverage Of Cognitive-behavioral And Physiological Approaches. There Is In Most All Cases A Very Nice Balance Between Experiment, Theory, And Everyday Life. The Author Explains The Weaknesses Of Any Particular Theory In A Way That Allows The Student To Understand Not Just How The Particular Theory Is Weak But Also Allows Critical Transfer To Evaluation Of Other Theories. 1. Introduction To Cognitive Psychology -- 2. Cognition And The Brain: Basic Principles -- 3. Perception -- 4. Attention -- 5. Short-term And Working Memory -- 6. Long-term Memory: Basic Principles -- 7. Everyday Memory And Memory Errors -- 8. Knowledge -- 9. Visual Imagery -- 10. Language -- 11. Problem Solving -- 12. Reasoning And Decision Making. E. Bruce Goldstein. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 507-538) And Index. Introduces you to studies as well as the research that defines Cognitive Psychology. This title helps to use Coglab 2.0: The Online Cognitive Psychology Laboratory.