Foundations of Cognitive Psychology: Core Readings - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0262621592 ISBN 13 : 9780262621595

Editeur : Bradford Books, 2002

Synopsis

Scientists from many disciplines, including physics, chemistry, biology, and neuroscience, contribute to the study of cognition. Cognitive psychology, the science of the human mind and of how people process information, is at the core of empirical investigations into the nature of mind and thought.

This anthology is based on the assumption that cognitive psychology is at heart empirical philosophy. Many of the core questions about thought, language, perception, memory, and knowledge of other people's minds were for centuries the domain of philosophy. The book begins with the philosophical foundations of inquiry into the nature of mind and thought, in particular the writings of Descartes, and then covers the principal topics of cognitive psychology including memory, attention, and decision making.

The book organizes a daunting amount of information, underlining the essentials, while also introducing readers to the ambiguities and controversies of research. It is arranged thematically and includes many topics not typically taught in cognition courses, including human factors and ergonomics, evolutionary psychology, music cognition, and experimental design.

Contributors
Daniel Dennett, Daniel Kahneman, Jay McClelland, Donald Norman, Michael Posner, Stephen Palmer, Eleanor Rosch, John Searle, Roger Shepard, and Anne Treisman

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Daniel J. Levitin is Founding Dean of Arts and Humanities at the Minerva Schools at Keck Graduate Institute and James McGill Professor Emeritus of Neuroscience and Music at McGill University. He is the author of four bestselling books, including This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bradford Books
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0262621592
• ISBN 13: 9780262621595
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 878
• Éditeur: Levitin Daniel J.
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• Personne responsable: non disponible