Galotti, Kathleen M., 1957-

Cognitive psychology in and out of the laboratory / Kathleen M. Galotti. - Fifth Edition. - xvii, 475 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Cognitive psychology : history, methods, and paradigms -- The brain : an overview of structure and function -- Perception : recognizing patterns and objects -- Attention : deploying cognitive resources -- Working memory : forming and using new memory traces -- Retrieving memories from long-term storage -- Knowledge representation : storing and organizing information in long-term memory -- Visual imagery and spatial cognition -- Language -- Thinking and problem solving -- Reasoning and decision making -- Cognitive development through adolescence -- Individual differences in cognition -- Glossary -- Credits and sources -- References -- Index -- About the author.

9781452230320 (hbk. : alk. paper)

2012043933


Psychology
Cognitive psychology.
Cognition.

BF201 / .G35 2014

153 / GAC