1st Edition

Working Memory and Thinking Current Issues In Thinking And Reasoning

By Kenneth Gilhooly, Robert H. Logie Copyright 1998
180 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

Thinking and memory are inextricably linked. However, a "divide and rule" approach has led cognitive psychologists to study these two areas in relative isolation. With contributions from some of the leading international researchers on working memory and thinking, the present volume aims to break down the scientific divisions and foster scientific integration in the connections between these two... Read more
K.J. Gilhooly, R.H. Logie, Thinking in Working Memory. K.J. Gilhooly, Memory, Strategies, and Reasoning Tasks. L.H. Phillips, M.J. Forshaw, The Role of Working Memory in Age Differences in Reasoning. S. Della Sala, R.H. Logie, Dualism Down the Drain: Thinking in the Brain. R.W. Engle, A.R.A. Conway, Working Memory and Comprehension. K.A. Ericsson, P.F. Delaney, Working Memory and Expert Performance. P. Saarilumoa, Adversary Problem-Solving and Working Memory. G.S. Halford, Development of Processing Capacity Entails Representing More Complex Relations: Implications for Cognitive Development.

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Kenneth Gilhooly, Robert H. Logie

'The book is a useful resource for cognitive psychologists insofar as it gives a good account of current research in the area the editors of this book have succeeded in their aim of providing an integrated understanding of human thinking and memory.' - John T.E. Richardson, Brunel University in Neuropsychologia 38 2000