Foundations of Cognitive Psychology

Preface Part 1: Introduction

Introduction to Cognitive Psychology History A brief introduction to neuroscience

Part 2: Basic Processes

Perception
Attention
Short term memory
Long term memory

Part 3: Complex Cognition

Concepts and formations
Language
Reasoning and Decision Making
Problem Solving
Expertise
Creativity
Emotion and Cognition

Part 4: Advanced Topics

Computational Modelling
Advanced Cognitive neuroscience Consciousness
Social Cognition

Part 5: Putting it all together

Putting it all together
References
Glossary

Cognitive psychology addresses many fascinating questions about memory, emotion and language:

Can our identity be reduced to our memories?What are emotions for?Are we born with an innate knowledge of language?

This introductory text is a concise guide to the core fundamentals of cognitive psychology, rather than an encyclopaedic volume. The authors cover a broad range of topics, using their wealth of teaching experience to select the key theories and most engaging examples. Lively and thought-provoking, this new book conveys the sense of discovery that makes the subject so exciting to study.