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Fundamentals of Cognitive Psychology

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ISBN-10: 1412936926

ISBN-13: 9781412936927

Edition: 2007

Authors: Ronald T. Kellogg

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???Kellogg lucidly presents the basics of what historical and contemporary psychological science has taught us about the workings of the human mind. Students will enjoy learning from this book.??????Elizabeth Loftus, University of California, Irvine "Fundamentals of Cognitive Psychology combines a thorough review of classic data with highly relevant contemporary every-day examples. The text draws a wide arc that encompasses most aspects of cognitive psychology???ranging from visual consciousness to knowledge representation, language, and problem solving. Kellogg illustrates the material with many relevant and insightful examples of cognitive disorders, which are certain to pique…    
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Book details

List price: $79.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/21/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 392
Size: 7.37" wide x 9.13" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.430

Ronald T. Kellogg is Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at Saint Louis University. His education includes degrees from the University of Iowa (BS, psychology) and the University of Colorado (MA and PhD, experimental psychology) and postdoctoral study at Stanford University. His past research has examined attention, long-term memory, concept learning, and cognitive processes in writing. His current work focuses on working memory in written composition and hemispheric differences in the semantic processing of language production. He has authored numerous technical journal articles and book chapters plus several books, including The Psychology of Writing (1994), Cognitive…    

Introduction
Scope of Cognitive Psychology
Core Concepts
The Brain
Research Methods
Overview of the Text
Summary
Key Terms
Perception
Visual Consciousness
Pattern Recognition
Modularity
Summary
Key Terms
Attention
Filter Theories
Capacity Theories
Automatic Processes
Visual Attention
Summary
Key Terms
Memory Systems
Sensory Memory
Short-Term Versus Long-Term Memory
Working Memory
Summary
Key Terms
Remembering Events
Types of Long-Term Memory
Encoding and Storing Events
Retrieval Processes
Summary
Key Terms
Memory Distortions
Reconstructive Retrieval
Encoding Distortions
Source Monitoring
Eyewitness Testimony
Summary
Key Terms
Knowledge Representation
Representing Concepts
Propositions and Images
Using Semantic Memory
Summary
Key Terms
Language
Defining Language
Representations of Language
Comprehension of Language
Summary
Key Terms
Problem Solving
Types of Thinking
A General Model of Problem Solving
Creativity
Summary
Key Terms
Reasoning and Decision Making
Syllogistic Reasoning
Conditional Reasoning
Decision Making
Summary
Key Terms