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Cognition, 7th edition

Published by Pearson (June 13, 2017) © 2018

  • Gabriel A Radvansky University of Notre Dame
  • Mark H. Ashcraft University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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An accessible introduction to the study of cognition
Cognition provides a balance between classic research and current topics in the fascinating field of human memory and cognition. Using a first-person narrative, authors Gabriel Radvansky and Mark Ashcraft pose questions directly to readers, drawing them in and conveying the excitement of the field. Reflecting the increasing use of new technologies to study memory and cognition, the authors continue to integrate sections on neuroscience within individual chapters on a range of topics. The Seventh Edition has been updated with expanded coverage of important developments that are central to the field.
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Student-focuses features make course material accessible
  • Prove It boxes in each chapter prompt students to complete a demonstration project that illustrates the points being made.
  • Critical terms are set in boldface in the text and defined in a glossary entry to help students master the terminology of the field.
  • A brief section summary at the close of each section helps students check their understanding and memory as they study.
  • An accessible approach, including a more colloquial style than is customary in the field, helps facilitate learning for readers of all educational backgrounds.
  • The authors also recognize that not all students taking the course will go to to careers in cognitive science, so they emphasize applications of course material outside of formal cognitive science, in careers that more students are likely to pursue.
  • NEW! The Seventh Edition has been updated to reflect recent scholarship in the study of memory and cognition, as well as the most up-to-date technologies and perspectives. Much of this content is covered in the expanded Chapter 2, Cognitive Neuroscience.
  • NEW! Two new chapters have been added to cover issues of cognitive development that were previously allocated to a single chapter. The new Chapter 14 covers the developmental cognition of infants and children, while Chapter 15 focuses on issues of cognitive aging. These revised chapters recapitulate the topics in the text and can be used as desired, or not, by individual instructors wanting to give different flavors or emphases in their course.
Cognition, Seventh Edition is also available via Revel™, an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience. Learn more.
Cognition, Seventh Edition is also available via Revel™, an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience. Learn more.

Thoroughly updated content and expanded coverage of contemporary topics keep the text current
  • The Seventh Edition has been updated to reflect recent scholarship in the study of memory and cognition, as well as the most up-to-date technologies and perspectives. Highlights include:
  • Chapter 1 offers updated consideration of issues of the history of cognitive psychology, inclusion of issues of replicability in psychological research, and updated coverage of the themes of cognitive psychology to reflect the future-oriented nature of much of thought.
  • Chapter 2 covers the continued development of issues and methods of cognitive neuroscience.
  • Chapter 3 features in-depth coverage of issues related to psychophysics, an expanded explanation of signal detection theory, and consideration of misreading effects.
  • Chapter 4 offers an additional discussion of local versus global processing, a discussion of the default mode network, and a discussion of whether video game playing can improve attention.
  • Chapter 5 offers expanded coverage of Engle’s attentional control model, and new coverage of the issue of work memory enhancement attempts.
  • Chapter 6 includes coverage of the story mnemonic, an expanded discussion of the process of memory consolidation, a discussion of the self-reference effect, and a discussion of episodic future thinking.
  • Chapter 7 offers expanded discussion of the persistence of knowledge in memory, and a reorganization of topics on memory in Chapters 6, 7, and 8.
  • Chapter 8 offers an explicit focus on the issues of forgetting, as well as coverage of misinformation acceptance.
  • Chapter 9 provides expanded coverage of the distinctly human nature of language, and a discussion of prosody.
  • Chapter 10 covers the issue of grammatical aspect and cognition, broader consideration of event cognition, including a discussion of how comic are used to study cognition, and coverage of the comprehension of idioms and metaphors.
  • Chapter 11 includes expanded coverage of heuristics and errors in reasoning, coverage of the elimination by aspects heuristic; coverage of issues of decision framing and risky decisions, such as risk aversion for gains and risk seeking for losses; added coverage of decision making as being Bayesian or being governed by principles of quantum theory.
  • Chapter 12 benefits from a reorganization of problem-solving issues to provide a better grounding for students as they progress through the chapter.
  • Chapter 13 includes expanded coverage of issues of emotion and memory consolidation, and a more in-depth discussion of how choking under pressure can occur.
  • Two new chapters have been added to cover issues of cognitive development that were previously allocated to a single chapter. The new Chapter 14 covers the developmental cognition of infants and children, while Chapter 15 focuses on issues of cognitive aging. These revised chapters recapitulate the topics in the text and can be used as desired, or not, by individual instructors wanting to give different flavors or emphases in their course.

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Brief Contents

  1. Cognitive Psychology
  2. Cognitive Neuroscience
  3. Sensation and Perception
  4. Attention
  5. Short-Term Working Memory
  6. Learning and Remembering
  7. Knowing
  8. Memory and Forgetting
  9. Language
  10. Comprehension
  11. Reasoning and Decision Making
  12. Problem Solving
  13. Emotion
  14. Cognitive Development in Infants and Children
  15. Cognitive Aging
Gabriel A. Radvansky is a Professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Notre Dame. He got his B. A. in Psychology at Cleveland State University (working with Mark Ashcraft), and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Michigan State University. He studies the comprehension and memory of events experienced through real life, text, videos, and virtual reality.
Mark H. Ashcraft is a Professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He got his B. A. in Psychology at Grinnell College, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Kansas. He studies the mental processes and structures involved in mathematical cognition, including investigations of how mathematics anxiety affects cognitive processes.

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