1st Edition

Cognitive Psychology The Basics

By Sandie Taylor, Lance Workman Copyright 2022
306 Pages 58 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

306 Pages 58 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

306 Pages 58 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Cognitive Psychology: The Basics provides a compact introduction to the core topics in the field, discussing the science behind the everyday cognitive phenomena experienced by us all. The book considers laboratory and applied theory and research alongside technological developments to demonstrate how our understanding of the brain’s role in cognition is improving all the time. Alongside... Read more

1. What is Cognitive Psychology?

2. Relationship between Brain Structure, Function and Cognitive Modelling

3. Attention and Perception

4. Memory and Learning

5. Thinking: Decision-Making and Problem-Solving

6. Language and Communication

7. Consciousness and Metacognition

8. Cognitive Neuropsychology

9. Future Directions of Cognitive Psychology

Biography

Sandie Taylor is an experienced lecturer and author. Her DPhil in cognitive psychology focused on memory, in particular face recognition, and applied memory approaches to facilitate recognition of faces. She has previously published 4 books and many peer reviewed articles and book chapters.

Lance Workman is Visiting Professor of Psychology at the University of South Wales. He was formally Head of Psychology at Bath Spa University. Lance has published widely in psychology including over 100 articles and 9 books. For 7 years he was interviews editor for ‘The Psychologist’ and regularly appears in the media.