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A History of Modern Experimental Psychology: From James and Wundt to Cognitive Science (Bradford Books) Modern psychology began with the adoption of experimental methods at the end of the nineteenth century: Wilhelm Wundt established the first formal laboratory in 1879; universities created independent chairs in psychology shortly thereafter; and William James published the landmark work Principles of Psychology in 1890. In A History of Modern Experimental Psychology, George Mandler traces the evolution of modern experimental and theoretical psychology from these beginnings to the “cognitive revolution” of the late twentieth century. Throughout, he emphasizes the social and cultural…. Click Here to Read More

Argillite, KY (PRWEB) March 27, 2007 Coaching is becoming increasingly popular and companies are providing it to employees in order to promote personal development and improve performance. Many different forms of coaching exist with a number of more and less serious providers on the Swedish market. Indeed, there is a lack of coaching based on cognitive theories and techniques. adSapiens is aiming to fill this gap and is promoting cognitive psychological coaching that is based on psychological theories and research. The coaching can be aimed at individual, group, and organisational levels. It can be helpful in dealing with different issues including the prevention…. Click Here to Read More

Cognitive Psychology: A Student’s Handbook, 6th Edition Previous editions have established this best-selling student handbook as THE cognitive psychology textbook of choice, both for its academic rigour and its accessibility. This sixth edition continues this tradition. It has been substantially updated and revised to reflect new developments in the field (especially within cognitive neuroscience). Traditional approaches are combined with the cutting-edge cognitive neuroscience approach to create a comprehensive, coherent and totally up-to-date overview of all the main fields in cognitive psychology. The major topics covered include perception, attention, memory, concepts, language,…. Click Here to Read More

Causal Learning: Psychology, Philosophy, and Computation (Oxford Series in Cognitive Development) Understanding causal structure is a central task of human cognition. Causal learning underpins the development of our concepts and categories, our intuitive theories, and our capacities for planning, imagination and inference. During the last few years, there has been an interdisciplinary revolution in our understanding of learning and reasoning: Researchers in philosophy, psychology, and computation have discovered new mechanisms for learning the causal structure of the world. This new work provides a rigorous, formal basis for theory theories of concepts and cognitive…. Click Here to Read More

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Biological Psychology: An Introduction to Behavioral, Cognitive, and Clinical Neuroscience, Fifth Edition Biological Psychology is a comprehensive survey of the biological bases of behavior that is authoritative and up-to-date. Designed for undergraduates enrolled in Biological Psychology, Physiological Psychology, or Behavioral Neuroscience, the book continues to offer an outstanding illustration program that engages students, making even complicated topics and processes clear. The book offers a broad perspective, encompassing lucid descriptions of behavior, evolutionary history, development, proximate mechanisms, and applications. The Fifth Edition has been redesigned to help…. Click Here to Read More

Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research and Everyday Experience with Coglab Manual Connecting the study of cognition to everyday life in an unprecedented way, Bruce Goldstein’s COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY gives equal treatment to both the landmark studies and the cutting-edge research that define this fascinating field. The text employs a wealth of concrete examples and illustrations that help students understand the theories of cognition–driving home both the scientific importance of the theories and their relevance to students’ daily lives. Students gain a true understanding of the “behind the scenes” activity that happens in the mind when humans do such seemingly simple activities…. Click Here to Read More

by jcraveiro Cognitive psychology in marketing   Article by Jan Stefanowski Successful marketers use many techniques derived from cognitive psychology. They can be mainly seen in magazine advertisements and Internet marketing campaigns.A simple strategy that can improve campaign conversion rate involves the use of arrows. People have learned in their everyday life to be guided by numerous kinds of arrows and pointers. Some examples are arrows on the road signs or other people pointing fingers. This leads us to believe that if a reader comes across an arrow pointing at an article, the chance that he will read it will be much improved…. Click Here to Read More

Product DescriptionThe empirical and theoretical analysis of executive control processes, dormant for many years, has grown to become one of the most fertile areas of research in cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience. Because executive functions are thought to have a pervasive role in maintaining optimal information processing across many processing situations, issues related to executive control cut across many traditional research divides. Unique among many other areas of research in cognition, questions about the influence of ageing have figured prominently in executive control research. There is accumulating evidence of age-related changes in frontal/executive functions….. Click Here to Read More

Product DescriptionThis volume aims to integrate three areas of anxiety research – cognitive, psychoshysiological and health aspects – which have normally been treated independently. It examines anxiety from both biological and behavioural points of view. The chapters are written by researchers in the fields and aim to facilitate better understanding of anxiety and potential responses to it. The text contains updated and revised papers from an international conference held in Nieborow, Poland. It is aimed at practising and research psychiatrists and psychologists, practising social workers, health related counsellors and nurses. Anxiety: Recent Developments In Cognitive,…. Click Here to Read More

Product DescriptionWax Tablets of the Mind explores the relationship between literacy, orality and memory in classical antiquity, not only from the point of view of antiquity, but also from that of modern cognitive psychology. Jocelyn Penny Small examines how ancient techniques for improving memory continued well into the era of print. This volume represents a timely insight into the topical areas of literacy and memory, and provides a controversial and challenging analysis of the cognitive processes and their modes of display and retrieval. Wax Tablets of the Mind: Cognitive Studies of Memory and Literacy in Classical…. Click Here to Read More

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