Cognition: Theory and Applications / Edition 8

by Stephen K. Reed

Overview

Mood-dependent memory . . . the power of suggestion in the creation of false memories . . . accident rates . . . jury instruction . . . speed reading . . . learning vocabulary . . . Your students will find coverage of these topics and much more in this revision of Stephen Reed's comprehensive, yet easy-to-understand text. Well respected for its breadth of coverage and for the careful way it walks readers step by step through some of the more difficult experimental material, Reed's Fourth Edition offers up-to-date and easy-to-understand coverage of such topics as short-term and long-term memory, problem solving, decision making, attention, and comprehension. The edition includes an expanded discussion of the relation of cognitive psychology to other fields including neuropsychology, neural network models, automatic encoding, working memory models, and very long-term retention.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780495602309
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	04/15/2009
Series:	PSY 384 Cognitive Psychology Series
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Dr. Stephen K. Reed received his B.S. in psychology from the University of Wisconsin in 1966 and his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1970. Immediately thereafter, he worked as an NIH postdoctoral fellow at the Laboratory of Experimental Psychology at the University of Sussex in Brighton, England. Dr. Reed has enjoyed many years of teaching experience, first at Case Western University from 1971-1980 and then at Florida Atlantic University from 1980-1988. Currently Dr. Reed is a professor of psychology and also a member of the Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education at San Diego State University. With grants offered in part from NIMH, the National Science Foundation, and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Dr. Reed's research on problem solving has been extensively published in such journals as Cognition and Instruction, Cognitive Psychology, The Journal of Experimental Psychology, Learning, Memory and Cognition, and Memory and Cognition. He has also authored numerous articles and books, including PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN PATTERN RECOGNITION (Academic Press, 1973) and WORD PROBLEMS: RESEARCH AND CURRICULUM REFORM (Erlbaum, 1999).

Table of Contents

Preface. PART I: INFORMATION-PROCESSING STAGES. 1. Introduction. The Information-Processing Approach. The Growth of Cognitive Psychology. Cognition's Relation to Other Fields. Organization of This Book. 2. Pattern Recognition. Describing Patterns. Information-Processing Stages. Word Recognition. 3. Attention. Bottleneck Theories. Capacity Theories. Automatic Processing. Applications. 4. Short-Term Working Memory. Forgetting. Capacity. Memory Codes. Recognition of Items in Short-Term Memory. Working Memory. 5. Long-Term Memory. The Atkinson-Shiffrin Model. Control Processes. Improving Eyewitness Recall and Identification. Indirect Tests of Memory. PART II: REPRESENTATION AND ORGANIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE. 6. Memory Codes. The Levels-of-Processing Theory. Supporting Evidence of the Levels-of-Processing Theory. Criticisms and Modifications of the Theory. Encoding Specificity and Retrieval. 7. Visual Images. Visual Imagery and Learning. Mnemonic Strategies. Evidence for Images in Performing Cognitive Tasks. Limitations of Images. 8. Categorization. Concept Identification. Natural Categories. Categorizing Novel Patterns. 9. Semantic organization. Hierarchical Organization. Verification of Semantic Statements. Integration of Knowledge. Schema Theory. PART III: COMPLEX COGNITIVE SKILLS. 10. Language. Three Aspects of Language. Psychology and Grammar. Model of Sentence Comprehension. Implications of Sentences. 11. Comprehension and Memory for Text. Prior Knowledge of the Reader. Organization of Text. Kintsch's Model of Comprehension. 12. Problem Solving. Classifying Problems. Newell and Simon's Theory. General Strategies. 13. Expertise and Creativity. Expertise and Reasoning. Acquiring Expertise. Creativity. 14. Decision Making. Making Choices. Estimating Probabilities. Combining Probabilities and Values. Risk Dimensions. Applications. Glossary. References. Name Index. Subject Index. All chapters end with Summary, Study Questions, Key Terms, Recommended Reading.