Free download of Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience by Wicki. Available in PDF, ePub and Kindle. Read, write reviews and more. Demystify the core concepts of cognitive psychology Written specifically for psychology students – and not other academics - Cognitive Psychology For Dummies is an accessible and entertaining introduction to the field.
Introduction 1Part I: Getting Started with Cognitive Psychology 5Chapter 1: Understanding Cognition: How You Think, See, Speak and Are! 7Chapter 2: Studying Cognitive Psychology Means Studying the Everyday 19Chapter 3: Improving Academic Performance with Cognitive Psychology 27Part II: Attending to the Subtleties of Perception 41Chapter 4: Perceiving the World around You 43Chapter 5: Seeing How People See Depth and Colour 63Chapter 6: Recognising Objects and People 81Chapter 7: Atten-hut! Paying Attention to Attention 99Par t III: Minding Your Memory 115Chapter 8: Where Did I Put My Keys? Short-Term Memory 117Chapter 9: You Don't Remember Our Wedding Day? Long-Term Memory 135Chapter 10: Knowing about Knowledge 153Chapter 11: Discovering Why You Forget Things 167Chapter 12: Memorising in the Real World 179Par t IV: Communicating What Your Brain Thinks about Language 191Chapter 13: Communicating the Extraordinary Nature of Language 193Chapter 14: Studying the Structure of Language 211Chapter 15: Talking about Language Perception and Production 225Chapter 16: Discovering the Links between Language and Thought 239Part V: Thinking Your Way around Thought 253Chapter 17: Uncovering How People Solve Problems 255Chapter 18: Thinking Logically about Reasoning 267Chapter 19: Making Up Your Mind: Decision-Making 281Chapter 20: Thinking Clearly about the Role of Emotions 293Par t VI: The Part of Tens 311Chapter 21: Studying Patients with Brain Damage 313Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Writing Successful Research Reports 321Chapter 23: Busting Ten Cognitive Psychology Myths 329Index 335
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