| Description |
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text's success has come in large part from its up-to-date coverage of
important research and theories and offers the latest and most
comprehensive overview of cognition on the market today. |
| Key Features |
| Author(s) | Margaret W. Matlin |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Date of Publication | 23/07/2004 |
| Language | English |
| Format | Hardback |
| ISBN-10 | 0471450073 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780471450078 |
| Subject | Psychology: Professional & General |
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| Publication Data |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Imprint | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Content Note | Illustrations (some col.) |
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| Dimensions |
| Weight | 1148 g |
| Width | 193 mm |
| Height | 238 mm |
| Spine | 29 mm |
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| Editorial Details |
| Edition Statement | 6th Revised edition |
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| Description |
| Table Of Contents | CHAPTER
1. An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology. Introduction. A Brief
History of Cognitive Psychology. The Origins of Cognitive
Psychology. Wilhelm Wundt. Early Memory Researchers. William
James. Behaviorism. The Gestalt Approach. Frederick C.
Bartlett. The Emergence of Modern Cognitive Psychology. Factors
Contributing to the Rise of Cognitive Psychology. The
Information-Processing Approach. Current Issues in Cognitive
Psychology. Cognitive Neuroscience. Brain Lesions. Positron
Emission Tomography. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Event-Related Potential. Single-Cell Recording Technique.
Artificial Intelligence. The Computer Metaphor. Pure AI.
Computer Simulation. The Parallel Distributed Processing Approach.
The Development of the PDP Approach. Basic Characteristics of the
PDP Approach. Reactions to the PDP Approach. Cognitive Science.
An Overview of Your Textbook. Preview of the Chapters. Themes in
the Book. How to Use Your Book. Chapter Outline. Chapter
Preview. Opening Paragraph. Applications. New Terms. In
Depth Features. Section Summaries. End-of-Chapter Review.
Recommended Readings. Glossary. Chapter Review Questions. New
Terms. Recommended Readings. CHAPTER 2. Perceptual Processes I:
Visual and Auditory Recognition. Introduction. Background on
Visual Object Recognition. The Visual System. Organization in
Visual Perception. Theories of Visual Object Recognition.
Template-Matching Theory. Feature-Analysis Theory. The
Recognition-by-Components Theory. Top-Down Processing and Visual
Object Recognition. The Distinction Between Bottom-Up Processing and
Top-Down Processing. Top-Down Processing and Reading. Overactive
Top-Down Processing and Occasional Errors in Word Recognition.
Overactive Top-Down Processing and Occasional Errors in Object
Recognition. Face Perception. Recognizing Faces Versus Recognizing
Other Objects. Neuroscience Research on Face Recognition. In
Depth: Applied Research on Face Recognition. Speech Perception.
Characteristics of Speech Perception. Variability in Phoneme
Pronunciation. Context and Speech Perception. Word Boundaries.
Visual Cues as an Aid to Speech Perception. Theories of Speech
Perception. The Special Mechanism Approach. The General Mechanism
Approaches. Chapter Review Questions. New Terms. Recommended
Readings. CHAPTER 3. Perceptual Processes II: Attention and
Consciousness. Introduction. Three Kinds of Attention Processes.
Divided Attention. Research on Divided Attention. Divided
Attention and Practice. In Depth: Selective Attention. Dichotic
Listening. The Stroop Effect. Other Visual Selective-Attention
Effects. Saccadic Eye Movements. Explanations for Attention.
Neuroscience Research on Attention. The Posterior Attention Network.
The Anterior Attention Network. Using the Event-Related Potential
Technique to Explore Attention. Theories of Attention. Early
Theories of Attention. Automatic Versus Controlled Processing.
Feature-Integration Theory. Consciousness. Consciousness About Our
Higher Mental Processes. Thought Suppression. Blindsight.
Chapter Review Questions. New Terms. Recommended Readings.
CHAPTER 4. Working Memory. Introduction. The Classic Research on
Working Memory (Short-Term Memory). George Miller's Magical Number
Seven . Other Early Research on Short-Term-Memory Capacity. The
Brown/Peterson & Peterson Technique. The Recency Effect.
Atkinson and Shiffrin's Model. Other Factors Affecting Working
Memory's Capacity. Pronunciation Time. Semantic Similarity of the
Items in Working Mem |
| Author Biography | Margaret
W. Matlin received her bachelor's degree from Stanford University and
her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. She currently holds the title
of Distinguished Teaching Professor of Psychology at SUNY Geneseo,
where she has taught the course in cognitive psychology for 20 years.
Dr. Matlin is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the
American Psychological Society, and the Canadian Psychological
Association. She received the State University of New York Chancellor's
Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1977, the American Psychological
Association's Teaching of Psychology Award for four-year institutions in
1985, the American Psychological Foundation's Distinguished Teaching in
Psychology Award in 1995, and the Society for the Psychology of Women's
Heritage Award for outstanding lifetime contributions to the teaching
of the psychology of women in 2001. |
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