It's a Jungle in There: How Competition and Cooperation in the Brain Shape the Mind - Couverture rigide

Rosenbaum, David

 
9780199829774: It's a Jungle in There: How Competition and Cooperation in the Brain Shape the Mind
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ISBN 10 : 0199829772 ISBN 13 : 9780199829774
Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 2014

Synopsis

It's a Jungle in There pursues the hypothesis that the overarching theory of biology, Darwin's theory, should be the overarching theory of cognitive psychology. Taking this approach, David Rosenbaum, a cognitive psychologist and former editor of the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, proposes that the phenomena of cognitive psychology can be understood as emergent interactions among dumb neural elements all competing and cooperating in a kind of inner jungle. Rosenbaum suggests that this perspective allows for the presentation of cognitive psychology in a new way, both for students (for whom the book is mainly intended) and for seasoned investigators (who may be looking for a fresh way to approach and understand their material). Rather than offering cognitive psychology as a rag-tag collection of miscellaneous facts, as has generally been the case in cognitive-psychology textbooks, this volume presents cognitive psychology under a single rubric: "It's a jungle in there." Written in a light-hearted way with continual reference to hypothetical neural creatures eking out their livings in a tough environment, this text is meant to provide an over-arching principle that can motivate more in-depth study of the mind and brain.

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À propos de l?auteur

David A. Rosenbaum is Professor of Psychology at the Pennsylvania State University. He is an award-winning researcher and teacher in the field of cognitive psychology. His research on the cognitive psychology of motor control has helped bridge these two fields. His teaching of cognitive psychology has led him to the theory offered here.

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press Inc
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0199829772
ISBN 13 
9780199829774
Reliure
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Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
268
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9780190263164: It's a Jungle in There: How Competition And Cooperation In The Brain Shape The Mind

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ISBN 10 :  0190263164 ISBN 13 :  9780190263164
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2015
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