Overview

This unique textbook explores core cognitive psychology topics from an innovative new perspective, focusing on key real-world issues to show how we understand and experience the world. The book examines compelling topics such as creativity, problem-solving, reasoning, rationality and language, all within the context of modern 21st century life. Each chapter demonstrates how this vibrant and constantly evolving discipline is at the heart of some of the biggest issues facing us all today. The last chapter discusses the future of cognitive psychology, which includes guidance on conducting rigorous, replicable research and how to use skills from cognitive psychology to be an effective student. Packed with pedagogical features, each chapter includes boxed examples of cognitive psychology in the real world and engaging ‘try it yourself’ features. Each chapter also includes objectives, a range of illustrative figures, chapter summaries, key readings and a glossary for ease of use. The book is fully supported by original online resources for students and instructors. Offering a new model for the study of cognitive psychology that brings the subject alive, the book is essential reading for all students studying psychology and related disciplines.

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Author:   Linden J. Ball ,  Laurie T. Butler ,  Susan M. Sherman ,  Helen St Clair-Thompson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   1.480kg
ISBN:  

9780367703516

ISBN 10:   0367703513
Pages:   730
Publication Date:   07 December 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Cognitive psychology in a changing world Our world today What is Cognitive Psychology? A brief history of Cognitive Psychology A global discipline Cognitive Psychology today Shaping the world Understanding the world Experiencing the world Final thoughts – Five ways in which Cognitive Psychology can make a difference Chapter summary Keywords Key readings Problem solving Introduction Defining and categorising problems Gaining insight: Problem restructuring and solution discovery Using prior knowledge: Heuristic strategies and analogising in problem solving Theoretical integration Chapter summary Keywords Key readings Creativity and expertise Introduction Creative cognition The nature of expertise The determinants of expertise Chapter summary Keywords Key readings Deductive reasoning Introduction The nature of deductive reasoning Conditional reasoning Theories of conditional reasoning The abstract Wason selection task Thematic selection tasks: Content and context effects Syllogistic reasoning Further developments in dual-process theorising Human rationality Informal reasoning Chapter summary Keywords Key readings Concepts & categories Introduction Properties of categories How are categories mentally represented? Ad-hoc cognition Chapter summary Keywords Key readings Judgment & decision making Introduction: The Nature of Judgement and Decision Making Making probability judgements Chapter summary Keywords Key readings Reading Introduction Reading words Reading aloud Reading text Chapter summary Keywords Key readings Speech & other language issues Introduction Speech perception Speech recognition Models of spoken word recognition Other types of speech Language production Producing speech Writing Language and thought Bilingualism Language and ageing Chapter summary Keywords Key readings Memory and forgetting Introduction The architecture of memory Working memory Long-term memory Theories of forgetting Chapter summary Keywords Key readings Everyday memory Introduction Autobiographical memory The neuroscience of autobiographical memory Eyewitness testimony False memories Prospective memory Chapter summary Keywords Key readings Attention Introduction Focused auditory attention Focused visual attention Visual Search Cross modal attention Divided attention Attention as a skill Failures in attention Chapter summary Keywords Key readings Perception Introduction Bottom-up versus top-down perceptual processing Two visual systems Basic processes in vision Object recognition Face recognition Perception and Action Perception in other domains Chapter summary Keywords Key readings The nature of consciousness Introduction What is consciousness? Methods for studying consciousness Theories of consciousness Evidence from neuropsychological patients The neural correlates of consciousness Detecting consciousness The purpose of consciousness Conscious versus nonconscious processing Consciousness and free will Chapter Summary Keywords Key reading Cognition and the body Introduction Body metaphors and bodily states Defining embodied cognition Diet and cognition Illness and cognition Chapter summary Keywords Key readings The future of cognitive psychology: Issues and opportunities Introduction Replication crisis Research in Cognitive Psychology Reading a journal article and critical evaluation How cognitive psychology can make you a better student Future directions for Cognitive Psychology Chapter summary Keywords Key readings References

Reviews

I would recommend this textbook to the readers interested in understanding the foundation of cognition through a mix of classical theory and modern research. The authors do justise to the subject by providing multiple tools for effortless understanding of the concepts of human cognition. - Naveen Kashyap, PhD. Psychology Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology ,Guwahati, India. This book makes cognitive psychology accessible to a wide range of readers, with a novel and refreshing look at the importance of understanding mental processes for humanity. Illustrated with fascinating examples that apply cognitive principles and findings, the text will inspire students and support instructors. A look to the future is a novel feature, tackling difficult but important concepts such as decolonisation of the discipline. - Prof. Thomas C. Ormerod, School of Psychology, University of Sussex, UK In this impressive textbook the authors present a remarkably complete overview of the Cognitive Psychology field. The book nicely covers the field's historical roots and current debates. At the same time it also illustrates how cognitive psychology can help to address critical real-world challenges. Highly recommended for students and scholars interested in this wonderful discipline. - Wim De Neys, CNRS Research Director, LaPsyDE, Universite Paris Cite, France Our fundamental understanding of how the mind works has grown exponentially over the past few decades, but what does basic research on perception, memory, attention, and reasoning tell us about human behaviour in the real world? How can it guide us as we confront such challenges as quantifying risks, coping with climate change and pandemics, and adapting to new technology? Cognitive Psychology in a Changing World makes a compelling and highly readable case that cognitive psychology provides an essential tool for understanding why people act as they do. - David Shanks, Professor and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Brain Sciences, UCL, UK This text, which deals with basic psychological research and the neuroscientific research that supports it, has the advantage of devoting wide space to practical implications for situations in daily life, thus motivating the reader to understand and learn, as cognitive psychology itself teaches. - Monica Bucciarelli, University of Torino, Italy Linden Ball and colleagues have created a refreshingly unorthodox cognition text, approaching the discipline from a fresh perspective. Organising the material into three broad sections - shaping, understanding, and experiencing the changing world we inhabit - they reverse the typical order of topics, starting with the bigger picture, and to my mind this works well. The text is full of contemporary real-world examples to engage the reader, backed up with recent research evidence, as well as many 'try it yourself' activities. The authors also situate cognitive research within broader issues, such as the replication crisis, open science, and decolonisation. The final chapter is a stimulating discussion of issues and opportunities facing cognitive research in the third decade of the 21st century. - Philip Fine, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Buckingham, UK

In this impressive textbook the authors present a remarkably complete overview of the Cognitive Psychology field. The book nicely covers the field's historical roots and current debates. At the same time it also illustrates how cognitive psychology can help to address critical real-world challenges. Highly recommended for students and scholars interested in this wonderful discipline. - Wim De Neys, CNRS Research Director, LaPsyDE, Université Paris Cité, France Our fundamental understanding of how the mind works has grown exponentially over the past few decades, but what does basic research on perception, memory, attention, and reasoning tell us about human behaviour in the real world? How can it guide us as we confront such challenges as quantifying risks, coping with climate change and pandemics, and adapting to new technology? Cognitive Psychology in a Changing World makes a compelling and highly readable case that cognitive psychology provides an essential tool for understanding why people act as they do. - David Shanks, Professor and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Brain Sciences, UCL, UK This text, which deals with basic psychological research and the neuroscientific research that supports it, has the advantage of devoting wide space to practical implications for situations in daily life, thus motivating the reader to understand and learn, as cognitive psychology itself teaches. - Monica Bucciarelli, University of Torino, Italy Linden Ball and colleagues have created a refreshingly unorthodox cognition text, approaching the discipline from a fresh perspective. Organising the material into three broad sections - shaping, understanding, and experiencing the changing world we inhabit - they reverse the typical order of topics, starting with the bigger picture, and to my mind this works well. The text is full of contemporary real-world examples to engage the reader, backed up with recent research evidence, as well as many ‘try it yourself’ activities. The authors also situate cognitive research within broader issues, such as the replication crisis, open science, and decolonisation. The final chapter is a stimulating discussion of issues and opportunities facing cognitive research in the third decade of the 21st century. - Philip Fine, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Buckingham, UK

Author Information

Linden J. Ball is Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Director of Research and Innovation for the Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Central Lancashire, UK. He is Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Cognitive Psychology, Associate Editor of Thinking & Reasoning and Series Editor for Routledge’s Current Issues in Thinking & Reasoning book series. Laurie T. Butler is Professor of Psychology, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Science of Engineering at Anglia Ruskin University, UK. He is a Visiting Professor at Tohoku University, Japan, and at the University of Reading, UK. His research interests include nutrition and cognition, ageing, memory and choice, as well as behaviour change. Susan M. Sherman is Reader in Psychology at Keele University, UK. She is Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and has served as Chair of the BPS Cognitive Section and Deputy Chair of the BPS Research Board. Her research interests include false memory, word recognition and attitudes towards health behaviours such as screening and vaccination. Helen St. Clair-Thompson is Reader at Newcastle University, UK. She is Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She was a member of the British Psychological Society Cognitive Section Committee from 2010 until 2017, and is currently a member of the British Psychological Society Undergraduate Education Committee.

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