Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook, 6th Edition

Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook, 6th Edition

Previous editions have established this best-selling student handbook as THE cognitive psychology textbook of choice, both for its academic rigour and its accessibility. This sixth edition continues this tradition. It has been substantially updated and revised to reflect new developments in the field (especially within cognitive neuroscience).Traditional approaches are combined with the cutting-edge cognitive neuroscience approach to create a comprehensive, coherent and totally up-to-date overview of all the main fields in cognitive psychology. The major topics covered include perception, attention, memory, concepts, language, problem solving, and reasoning, as well as some applied topics such as everyday memory.New to this edition:Presented in full-colour throughout, with numerous colour illustrations including photographs and brain scansIncreased emphasis on cognitive neuroscience, to reflect its growing influence on cognitive psychologyA NEW chapter on Cognition and EmotionA WHOLE chapter on ConsciousnessIncreased coverage of applied topics such as recovered memories, medical expertise, informal reasoning, and emotion regulation incorporated throughout the textbookMore focus on individual differences in areas including long-term memory, expertise, reasoning, emotion and