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Brown, Carol

Cognitive psychology/ Carol Brown. - London: Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications, c2007. - viii, 223 p. 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [216]-223).

1.1. Definition --
1.2. Cognitive psychology and related disciplines/theories --
1.3. History of cognitive psychology --
1.4. Founding figures and their core ideas --
1.5. Thinking like a cognitive psychologist --
1.6. Learning outcomes and assessment --
1.7. Running themes --
Pt. 2. Course companion to the curriculum --
2.1. Visual processing/perception --
2.2. Object recognition --
2.3. Speech/word recognition --
2.4. Attention --
2.5. Introduction to memory, the multistore model, encoding and retrieval --
2.6. Working memory model --
2.7. Episodic and semantic memory --
2.8. Learning and memory --
2.9. Speech perception and reading --
2.10. Language comprehension --
2.11. Language (speech) production --
2.12. Problem-solving --
2.13. Judgements and decision making --
2.14. Reasoning and deduction --
Pt. 3. Study and revision skills / Carol Brown and David McIlroy --
3.1. Introduction --
3.2. How to get the most out of your lectures --
3.3. How to make the most of seminars --
3.4. Essay writing tips --
3.5. Revision hints and tips --
3.6. Exam tips --
3.7. Tips on interpreting essay and exam questions.

ISBN: 9781412918398

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cognitive psychology--Cognitive science

Dewey Class. No.: 153 / BRO/C