Features

• Plan your Cognitive Psychology revision more effectively
• Approach Cognitive assignments and exams with greater confidence
• Use the companion website to test your knowledge with quizzes and interactive flashcards, try out sample exam questions, and keep up to date with the latest study advice
• Review the key topics required by the British Psychological Society curriculum and QAA guidelines in Cognitive Psychology
• Check your understanding of the important research, debates and practical applications within the field
• Make your answer stand out using the guidance, tips and practical advice

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Guided tour
Guided tour of the companion website

1. A brief history of cognitive psychology
2. Perception
3. Attention
4. Theories of memory
5. Applied aspects of memory
6. Cognition and emotion
7. Cognitive neuropsychology
8. Language 1: language production and comprehension
9. Language 2: issues in language
10. Problem solving, thinking and reasoning
11. Learning
12. Human and computer intelligence

And finally, before the exam . . .
Glossary
References
Index

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