Cognition

Drawing on a modern neurocognitive framework, this full-color textbook introduces the entire field of cognition in an engaging narrative.

Arnold Lewis Glass (Author)

9781107088313, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 21 March 2016

500 pages, 21 tables
25.5 x 19.5 x 2.6 cm, 1.31 kg

'The opening[s] of the chapters are very stimulating and grab the reader's interest. Also, the author does a good job of including many well-thought out and well-chosen examples … to help the reader to understand the abstract concepts presented in the chapters.' Dr Shahram Ghiasinejad, University of Central Florida

Drawing on a modern neurocognitive framework, this full-color textbook introduces the entire field of cognition through an engaging narrative. Emphasizing the common neural mechanisms that underlie all aspects of perception, learning, and reasoning, the text encourages students to recognize the interconnectivity between cognitive processes. Elements of social psychology and developmental psychology are integrated into the discussion, leading students to understand and appreciate the connection between cognitive processing and social behavior. Numerous learning features provide extensive student support: chapter summaries encourage students to reflect on the main points of each chapter; end-of-chapter questions allow students to review their understanding of key topics; approximately two hundred figures, photos, and charts clarify complex topics; and suggestions for further reading point students to resources for deeper self-study. The textbook is also accompanied by eight hundred multiple-choice questions, for use before, during, and after class, which have been proven to dramatically improve student understanding and exam performance.

1. The evolution of the pre-cognitive control of action
2. The evolution of cognition
3. Motor action and motor skills
4. Mental attention: attention and consciousness
5. Serial learning, perceptual skills, and talent
6. Vision
7. Semantic memory and language
8. Infant learning and language learning
9. Categorization and causal learning
10. Semantic learning
11. Recognition
12. Recall
13. Autobiographical memory
14. Reasoning
15. Problem solving and intelligence.

Subject Areas: Neurosciences [PSAN], Cognition & cognitive psychology [JMR], Psychology [JM]