Cognition and cognitive psychology Books

People always learn and learning is critical to life. We learn to drive, we learn studying degrees and we learn when reading. Learning is critical to humans.But what strategies and theories support human learning and why is active learning better than...

Whenever victims report crimes to the police, they make an allegation a crime has happened. These allegations are not always true.Why do people make false allegations?In this fascinating, engaging forensic psychology book, you'll explore the great topic...

Dementia steals lives.Dementia damages brains, changes people and causes immense damage.Psychologists and Dementia scientists research Dementia to illuminate us on what causes Dementia, how to prevent it and so much more.In this brilliant,...

Have you ever heard of Polyvagal Theory and how important is to give your life a significant amount of benefits?Most of the people are unaware of the existence of the Vagus nerve and how important it is for our body: it's not just a nerve, it's much more...

Narrative comprehension, memory, motion, depth perception, synesthesia, hallucination, and dreaming have long been objects of fascination for cognitive psychologists. They have also been among the most potent sources of creative inspiration for...

Discover your path to empowerment through this groundbreaking workbook, where you'll harness the combined strength of dialectical behavior therapy (dbt) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (cbt).In these pages, you'll embark on a journey of self-discovery,...

This monograph reviews cognitive and neuroscience studies of the relations between timing of both neural and behavioral events and human experience. The historical roots of these discussions are traced to the beginning of modern psychology. In the...

Pave Your Path to Greater Wisdom with Mastery Over Critical ThinkingIn the realm of personal and professional success, there is one skill that outshines all others - critical thinking. "Reflections on Reason: A Practical Guide to Critical Thinking" is...

Transform Your Mind for a Life of Unmatched AchievementHave you ever wondered what it would be like to harness the full potential of your mind? To break free from the limitations you've unconsciously set for yourself and soar to new heights in every area...

This is Part II of a fascinating insight into the history of psychological theory by American psychologist William James. "The Principles of Psychology" will appeal to those with an interest in the history and development of modern psychology and related...

Originally published in 1981, this title is a collection of chapters based on papers presented at a conference called to explore what the editors called a developmental-interaction point of view - an approach to developmental psychology and education...

Originally published in 1985, this title was a retrospective appreciation of the late Richard L. Solomon. His pre- and postdoctoral students from past years presented the 22 papers which are published in this volume. The book reflects the breadth of...

Originally published in 1984, this was the first volume on this topic to appear in an emerging area of study at the time. The editors were selective in choosing their contributions to the volume to ensure that both the developmental and...

How does a person's way of thinking influence their personality, their values and their choice of career? In this important study, originally published in 1985, Susan Aylwin uses such questions as a starting point for elucidating the relationship between...

Extreme intelligence is strongly correlated with the highest of human achievement, but also, paradoxically, with higher relationship conflict, career difficulty, mental illness, and high-IQ crime. Increased intelligence does not necessarily increase...

In this text Hasse presents a new, inclusive, posthuman learning theory, designed to keep up with the transformations of human learning resulting from new technological experiences, as well as considering the expanding role of cyborg devices and robots...

Thinking, Reasoning, and Decision Making in Autism provides fresh insights into the cognitive processes that underlie some of the typical characteristics of autism. Autism has long been considered an enigma, and no single theory so far has been able...

Psychoanalysis, Neuroscience and the Stories of Our Lives: The Relational Roots of Mental Health offers a new understanding of identity and mental health, shining the light of twenty-first century neurobiology on the core tenets of psychoanalysis...

This text provides an up-to-date, wide-ranging, and pedagogically practical survey of the neural underpinnings of language.

Work has never been as safe as it seems today. Safety has also never been as bureaucratized as it is today. Over the past two decades, the number of safety rules and statutes has exploded, and organizations themselves are creating ever more internal...

The importance of 'situation awareness' (SA) in assessing and predicting operator competence in complex environments has become increasingly apparent in recent years. It has been widely established that SA is a contributing factor to many commercial and...

Cognitive Design for Artificial Minds explains the crucial role that human cognition research plays in the design and realization of artificial intelligence systems, illustrating the steps necessary for the design of artificial models of cognition. It...

A Handbook of Process Tracing Methods demonstrates how to better understand decision outcomes by studying decision processes, through the introduction of a number of exciting techniques. Decades of research have identified numerous idiosyncrasies in...

This book focusses on the theory and application of 'time perspective theory'. Time perspective can be an important factor in determining psychological well-being and the way we see our world and others around us. The unique contemporary nature of this...

This book presents a theory of the self whose core principle is that the consciousness of the self is a process of self-representing that runs throughout our life. This process aims primarily at defending the self-conscious subject against the threat of...

This book investigates the connection between language, mind and computation in theoretical linguistics in particular and cognitive science in general. The relationship between grammar, mind and computation which buttresses much of mainstream linguistic...

Human Development, Language and the Future of Mankind offers a provocative and original analysis of the global threats to our survival. It identifies long-standing missteps in individual and cultural development that have led humanity into a widespread...

Problem gambling is a perennial issue frequently reported in the media. It is estimated that almost 1% of the adult population in the UK has experienced some form of problem gambling, with similar figures for other developed countries. There are few...

This volume discusses the proper applications of cognitive behavioral theory (CBT) to common clinical presentations. This book represents both the traditions and advances within the broad CBT field. Chapters in this book cover topics such as CBT with...

Dieses Buch untersucht die psychologischen Grundlagen der Wahrnehmung und gibt Einblicke in die Funktionsweise des Gehirns. Es richtet sich an Experten auf dem Gebiet der Psychologie und an interessierte Laien.This work has been selected by scholars as...

Have you ever been described as creative, talented and moody? Have you ever felt wrongfully accused of being outgoing when deep down you know there are days where the idea of hiding under a rock sounds pretty enticing? These are just some of the traits...

Meeting the Muse is Joel Friedlander's final book, written and designed before he passed away on May 7th, 2021.Joel was a spiritual teacher and a pioneer introducing indie publishing to authors wanting to self-publish.In Meeting the Muse, Joel...

This book explores the work of Cervantes in relation to the ideas about the mind that circulated in early modern Europe and were propelled by thinkers such as Juan Luis Vives, Juan Huarte de San Juan, Oliva Sabuco, Andrés Laguna, Andrés Velásquez,...

This book applies the concepts and methods of psychoanalysis to the study of artificial intelligence (AI) and human-AI interaction. It develops a new, more fruitful approach for applying psychoanalysis to AI and machine behavior. It appeals to a broad...

Using a concise question and answer format, The Perception of Time: Your Questions Answered examines basic temporal processes and the ways in which our perception of time can be altered.Divided into three parts, the book provides a contemporary overview...

This book provides a chapter-by-chapter update to and reflection on of the landmark volume by J.J. Gibson on the Ecological Approach to Visual Perception (1979).Gibson's book was presented a pioneering approach in experimental psychology; it was his most...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Verkehrswissenschaft, Note: 1,3, Universität Bremen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Bis 2020 sollen laut Bundesregierung 1 Millionen Elektrofahrzeuge auf deutschen Straßen fahren. Doch wie weit ist die...

Understanding the relationship between human cultural psychology and the evolutionary ecology of living systems is currently limited by abstract perceptions of space and boundaries as sources of definitive discontinuity. This Brief explores the new...

This Brief presents the argument for the need to re-establish the theoretical focus of general psychology in contemporary psychological research. It begins with a detailed account of the current "crisis" of psychology and our modern disconnect from...

This book examines what seems to be the basic challenge in neuroscience today: understanding how experience generated by the human brain is related to the physical world we live in. The 25 short chapters present the argument and evidence that brains...