Cognitive Psychology & Cognition

Originally published in 1985, Problem Solving and Intelligence was the result of the author’s efforts to understand the nature of human intelligence and the differences in the cognitive functioning of individuals which we observe again and again.The book...

What makes some experiences more memorable than others? How can you better remember specific information later? Memories That Matter addresses these questions and more.The book is divided into three main parts, with each part focusing on a different...

How do brains make minds? Paul Thagard presents a unified, brain-based theory of cognition and emotion with applications to the most complex kinds of thinking, right up to consciousness and creativity. Neural mechanisms are used to explain mental...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608766437Author Keith R LawsFormat HardbackPage Count 188Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 526g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606927809Author Clayton B LarsonFormat HardbackPage Count 281Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 830g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590339916Author Athanassios RaftopoulosFormat HardbackPage Count 217Imprint Nova BiomedicalPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 764g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143116615Author J.D. TroutFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint J.P.Tarcher,U.S./Perigee Bks.,U.S.Publisher J.P.Tarcher,U.S./Perigee Bks.,U.S...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845402617Author Claire PetitmenginFormat PaperbackPage Count 166Imprint Imprint AcademicPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 300g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845402402Author Wolfgang TschacherFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Imprint AcademicPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 350gDimensions(mm) 234mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845401115Author Benny ShanonFormat PaperbackPage Count 440Imprint Imprint AcademicPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 699gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845400705Author Antonio ChellaFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Imprint AcademicPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 400gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

Previously, artificial neural networks have been used to capture only the informal properties of music. However, cognitive scientist Michael Dawson found that by training artificial neural networks to make basic judgments concerning tonal music, such as...

Rapid eye movement (REM) is a cyclical sleep period, occurring in intervals of 90-120 minutes during the night, occupying approximately 20-25% of total sleep time. During REM sleep, there is active inhibition of muscle activity, leading to complete or...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the psychology of judgement. Topics discussed include the neuroanatomical basis and consequences for cognitive competence and risk-taking behaviours in adolescents; patients' judgement of...

This book presents current research in the study of the mechanisms, types and disorders of long-term memory. Topics included in this compilation include the role of long-term memory in aging and its correlation with topographic disorientation; the...

Psychology has long influenced our thinking about teaching and learning. However, earlier influences of psychology on education were more about not thinking than what we now consider to be the thinking processes necessary for life and work in the 21st...

Psychologists and philosophers have both asked a fundamental question about the human experience -- what is the best way to live -- but have employed different methods of inquiry. Psychological research into this question has taken the form of empirical...

What does the place of information within the cosmos have to do with the life of any one person or with the nature of right and wrong? It changes everything. Information can be viewed as nothing more than an ephemeral artefact of matter, energy, space...

This book presents new research on cognitive science which is most simply defined as the scientific study either of mind or of intelligence. It is an interdisciplinary study drawing from relevant fields including psychology, philosophy, neuroscience,...

Consciousness is a quality of the mind generally regarded to comprise qualities such as subjectivity, self-awareness, sentience, sapience, and the ability to perceive the relationship between oneself and one's environment. It is a subject of much...

Learning as used here, refers to concerted activity that increases the capacity and willingness of individuals, groups, organisations and communities to acquire and productively apply new knowledge and skills, to grow and mature and to adapt successfully...

New Developments In Learning ResearchBook InformationISBN 9781594546693Author Samuel N. HoganFormat HardbackPage Count 275Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 798g

Cognitive psychology is concerned with several mental processes, including those involved in perception, attention, learning, memory, problem solving, decision making and the use of language. Therefore, it is very extensive and of great relevance to...

Cognitive psychology is concerned with several mental processes, including those involved in perception, attention, learning, memory, problem solving, decision making and the use of language. It is often said that cognitive psychology tries to understand...

This highly practical book will guide students through the different levels of research within CBT by addressing the general principles of grappling with evidence and understanding statistics. It also highlights how to critically engage with, interpret...

In From Sign to Symbol: Transformational Processes in Psychoanalysis, Psychotherapy, and Psychology, Joseph Newirth describes the evolution of the unconscious from the psychoanalytic concept that reflected Freud's positivist focus on symptoms and...

Misconceptions about memory phenomena often go hand-in-hand with popular misrepresentations of its function in media. In Popular Myths about Memory, Brian H. Bornstein examines how the representation of memory in novels, movies, and television shows...

In Nabokov's Mimicry of Freud: Art as Science, Teckyoung Kwon examines the manner in which Nabokov invited his readers to engage in his ongoing battle against psychoanalysis. Kwon looks at Nabokov's use of literary devices that draw upon psychology and...

In Nabokov's Mimicry of Freud: Art as Science, Teckyoung Kwon examines the manner in which Nabokov invited his readers to engage in his ongoing battle against psychoanalysis. Kwon looks at Nabokov's use of literary devices that draw upon psychology and...

Shows that the myth that mental illness is strongly linked to violence makes us all less safe Mass shootings have become a defining issue of our time. Whenever the latest act of newsworthy violence occurs, mental illness is inevitably cited as a...

Shows that the myth that mental illness is strongly linked to violence makes us all less safe Mass shootings have become a defining issue of our time. Whenever the latest act of newsworthy violence occurs, mental illness is inevitably cited as a...

Fragments of Trauma and the Social Production of Suffering: Trauma, History, and Memory offers a kaleidoscope of perspectives that highlight the problem of traumatic memory. Because trauma fragments memory, storytelling is impeded by what is unknowable...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781349211456Author Roy NashFormat PaperbackPage Count 173Imprint Palgrave MacmillanPublisher Palgrave MacmillanWeight(grams) 244g

Great Myths of the Brain introduces readers to the field of neuroscience by examining popular myths about the human brain. * Explores commonly-held myths of the brain through the lens of scientific research, backing up claims with studies and other...

With its signature focus on evolutionary psychology, MOTIVATION: THEORY, RESEARCH AND APPLICATION, 6E reflects the latest developments from the field in its thorough coverage of the biological, behavioral, and cognitive explanations for human motivation...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780907845560Author Anthony JackFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Imprint AcademicPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 550g

Language plays a major role in our daily lives. Humans are specialized to live in a social environment, and our brains are "designed" to manage interactions with others which are, for the most part, accomplished through words. Language allows...

This book, written by clinicians who practice primarily from a psychodynamic framework, shows how to include cognitive-behavioral techniques in contemporary psychodynamic practice. In Part I, the authors examine why integration is essential and present a...

Misconceptions about memory phenomena often go hand-in-hand with popular misrepresentations of its function in media. In Popular Myths about Memory, Brian H. Bornstein examines how the representation of memory in novels, movies, and television shows...