Cognition and cognitive psychology Books

Cognition, Literature, and History models the ways in which cognitive and literary studies may collaborate and thereby mutually advance. It shows how understanding of underlying structures of mind can productively inform literary analysis and historical...

This is a major survey and assessment of U.S. intelligence activities over the last forty-five years. It offers a systematic and authoritative evaluation of American intelligence-gathering machinery: how it has been used, misused, and on occasion, ignored

 As the humanities and social sciences have put into question their own claims to objectivity, authority, and universality, memory has appeared to offer a way of engaging with knowledge of the past as inevitably partial, subjective, and local.

In recent years memory has attracted increasing attention

A Study of Thinking is a pioneering account of how human beings achieve a measure of rationality in spite of the constraints imposed by bias, limited attention and memory, and the risks of error imposed by pressures of time and ignorance. First published...

This book addresses the generic principles by which each and every kind of life form-from single celled organisms to multi-celled organisms-perceives the circumstances of their living so that they can behave adaptively.

Originally published in 1988 Applied Cognitive Psychology draws on the psychology of perception, attention, and cognition to give an understanding of some everyday activities and skills. The book also examines the strengths and limitations of the basic...

This volume reviews and evaluates the scientific research on the accuracy and reliability of eyewitness identification. The implications of this research for psychological theory and for social and legal policy are explored. the book will appeal to...

A radically new interpretation of Picasso's life and work by an important Jungian scholar, The Psychological Roots of Modernism is an exciting contribution to the fields of both Jungian psychology and cultural criticism.All of Picasso's major works, from...

How Can You Improve Your Learning Capabilites? How Can You Enhance Your Potential for Change and Personal Growth?Most of us accept that education does not meet the needs of learners today, or their employers. This mismatch is a key reason why a high...

The central goal of this volume is to bring the learning perspective into the discussion of intuition in judgment and decision making. The book gathers recent work on intuitive decision making that goes beyond the current dominant heuristic processing...

Pure obsessional obsessive-compulsive disorder, or ''Pure O'' OCD, is a subtype of OCD characterized by intrusive thoughts, images, or urges without any visible symptoms. Grounded in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and written by a renowned ACT...

Politics, Lies and Conspiracy Theories: A Cognitive Linguistic Perspective shows how language influences mechanisms of cognition, perception, and belief, and by extension its power to manipulate thoughts and beliefs. This exciting and original work is...

Philosophers and psychologists are increasingly investigating the conditions under which multiple explanations are better in conjunction than they are individually. This book brings together leading scholars to provide an interdisciplinary and unified...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This Open Access Brief analyzes the dynamics in which children's selves emerge through their everyday activities of meaning construction, both in their relationships with family and within school education. It begins with a discussion of new...

By highlighting relations between experimental and theoretical work, this volume explores new ways of addressing one of the central challenges in the study of language and cognition. The articles bring together work by leading scholars and younger...

This anthology translates eighteen papers by Italian philosopher and experimental psychologist Paolo Bozzi (1930-2003), bringing his distinctive and influential ideas to an English-speaking audience for the first time. The papers cover a range of...

Numerical Cognition: The Basics provides an understanding of the neural and cognitive mechanisms that enable us to perceive, process, and memorize numerical information.Starting from basic numerical competencies that humans share with other species, the...

An enormous amount of scientific research compels two fundamental conclusions about the human mind: The mind is the product of evolution; and the mind is shaped by culture. These two perspectives on the human mind are not incompatible, but, until...

This volume extends Clancey's successful exploration of Situated Cognition by examining how concepts may be physically represented as coordinated percepts. Cognitive scientists, both theoretical and applied, will find this book a fascinating read.

Drawings are not simply tools for communication but important instruments for investigating reality and its structure. This pathbreaking book, richly illustrated, with exercises for readers, illuminates the complex interactions between the material

This book achieves a goal that was set 25 years ago when the HAM theory of human memory was published. This theory reflected one of a number of then-current efforts to create a theory of human cognition that met the twin goals of precision and complexity...

Excellence and the highest levels of performance in the arts and sciences, sports, and games have always been an object of fascination to both scientists and lay people. Only during the last 20 years have scientists studied these levels of performance in...

This volume presents a theoretical framework for understanding consciousness and learning. Drawing on work in cognitive psychology and philosophy, this framework begins with the observation that to be conscious is literally to have a point of view. From...

Do general-purpose creative-thinking skills -- skills like divergent thinking, which is touted as an important component of creative thinking no matter what the task domain -- actually make much of a contribution to creative performance? Although much...

In an age of subliminal messaging bombarding us through mass media and our use of technology where coercion of thought exists as a daily staple, it is of the upmost necessity that we have someone calling us to discover our true self and attain true...

Image-based research methods, such as arts-based research, can fill the absence of the voice of impoverished, under-privileged populations. In What We See and What We Say, Ephrat Huss argues that images are deep and universally psycho-neurological...

Global climate change policy has failed us all, but what is the reasoning that underlies this failure? Why are some people more disposed to reflect on confounding issues like climate change, recognise the danger, seek a solution, and act accordingly,...

This accessible book provides a foundational understanding of the science of deception and lie detection. Focusing on core issues for the field, it discusses classic and current psychological research into lying as well as theoretical approaches to...

The Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS) is one of the most popular memory scales in the United States and much of the English-speaking world. This is the first book to systematically trace the evolution of the instrument in terms of its content and structure,...

This practical textbook will enable students training to become Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs™) to fully understand and follow the new RBT® Ethics Code administered by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB®).Starting with an overview of...

Nietzsche's works are replete with discussions of moral psychology, but to date there has been no systematic analysis of his account. How does Nietzsche understand human motivation, deliberation, agency, and selfhood? How does his account of the...

Conflict REVOLUTION® The Workbook is an easy-to-follow manual with instructions for world peace, one person at a time, starting within each individual. Learning to apply Con REV® to actual conflicts, readers train themselves to make decisions for the...

HEY GUYS, This book is based on the reality of life. and this book will make you aware of the happenings in society. and this book is made up of many inspirational stories. This book itself is a character in life. so you can learn how that one spark...

Το βιβλίο "Αποκάλυψη: Ο πόλεμος μεταξύ σοφίας και ανθρώπινης αντίληψης" οδηγεί τους αναγνώστες σε ένα βαθύ ταξίδι στον διαχρονικό αγώνα ανάμεσα στη γνώση και την ανθρώπινη κατανόηση. Βυθιστείτε στις περίπλοκες δυναμικές που διαμορφώνουν την αντίληψη και...

"Revelación: La guerra entre la sabiduría y la percepción humana" lleva a los lectores a un profundo viaje por la eterna lucha entre el conocimiento y la comprensión humana. Sumérjase en la intrincada dinámica que moldea la percepción y desafía la...

"Revelação: A Guerra entre a Sabedoria e a Percepção Humana" leva os leitores a uma jornada profunda em que se desenrola a luta atemporal entre o conhecimento e a compreensão humana. Mergulhe na intrincada dinâmica que molda a percepção e desafia a...

"Revelația: Războiul dintre înțelepciune și percepția umană" îi poartă pe cititori într-o călătorie profundă în lupta atemporală dintre cunoaștere și înțelegerea umană. Cufundă-te în dinamica complexă care modelează percepția și sfidează înțelepciunea...