[Ebook PDF] Cognition, 6th Edition

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Cognition, 6th Edition

Authors: by Mark H. Ashcraft (Author), Gabriel A. Radvansky (Author)

Provides a balance between classic research and current topics

The psychology of human memory and cognition is fascinating, dealing with questions and ideas that are inherently interesting; how we think, reason, remember, and use language, to name just a few. Using a first person narrative, Cognition, 6/e poses direct questions to the reader, and balances classic research with cutting edge topics, drawing in the reader and conveying the excitement of the field.

The sixth edition has been updated and expanded upon, with two new chapters – one on cognitive development and the other on cognition and emotion. Reflecting the increasing use of new technologies to study memory and cognition, the authors continue to integrate sections on neurosciences within individual chapter topics.

PREFACE
TO THE STUDENT
The psychology of human memory and cognition is fascinating, dealing with questions and ideas that are inherently interesting: how we think, reason, remember, and use language, to name just a few. When cognitive psychologists talk research at conventions, they are agitated, intense, and full of energy. In contrast to this enthusiasm, however, undergraduate texts often portray the field as dull, too concerned with the minutiae of experimental method and technical jargon and not concerned enough with the interesting issues. Without slighting the empirical foundation of the field, we have tried to capture some of the excitement of the area. All professors want their students to understand the material, of course, but we also want you to appreciate cognitive psychology as one of the most interesting and memorable topics of your student career. Several features of the text are designed to accomplish this:
• To engage your interest and understanding, examples of the main points are sprinkled throughout the text. Each of the chapters has a box that asks you to “Prove It.” This feature gives you a demonstration project that can be done quickly to illustrate the points being made.
• Mastering the terminology of a new field can be difficult. To help you with the jargon, critical terms are boldfaced in the text and defined immediately in italicized print. Each chapter’s terms are listed at the end of the chapter.
• Each major section of a chapter ends with a brief Section Summary. This, along with the listing of glossary terms at the end of each chapter, should help you check your understanding and memory as you study. Note that some people find it helpful to read the Section Summaries first as a preview of the section’s content.
• We use a more colloquial style than is customary in the field (or in texts in general), using the first person, posing direct questions to you, inserting parenthetical commentary, and so on. Our students have told us that these features make the text more enjoyable to read; one said, “It’s interesting—not like a textbook,” which we take as a compliment. Some professors may expect a more formal, detached style, of course. We would rather have you read and remember the material than have you cope with a text selected because of a carefully pedantic style. Besides, you will have plenty of time to deal with boring texts in graduate school.
• Although “how people think” is a topic that is likely to be of basic interest to just about everyone, most of you will not end up being cognitive scientists. So, although the material is written to be useful to people going on to a career some field of cognition, the exposition is also written to given insights to applications outside of formal cognitive science, in careers that more of you are likely to pursue.