Synopsis
With its reader-friendly style, this concise text offers a solid introduction to the fundamental concepts of cognitive psychology. Covering neuroimaging, emotion, and cognitive development, author Ronald T. Kellogg integrates the latest developments in cognitive neuroscience for a cutting-edge exploration of the field today. With new pedagogy, relevant examples, and an expanded full-color insert, the Third Edition is sure to engage students interested in an accessible and applied approach to cognitive psychology., In this third edition Kellogg offers expanded coverage of neuroimaging, electroencephalography, and magnetoencephalography. Throughout all of the chapters, the neuroscience of cognitive processes is stressed. Other key areas of expanded coverage include multitasking, the impact of emotion on memory encoding and retrieval, the discovery of individuals with Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory, and much more. With discussions of new research implemented throughout, the author strives to effectively blend the new with the old to provide a thorough understanding of the fundamental concepts of cognition., This clear and concise text offers undergraduate students a brief but solid introduction to the fundamental concepts of cognitive psychology. Integrating the latest developments in cognitive neuroscience, neuro-imaging, emotion, and cognitive development, Ronald T Kellogg provides a clear view of what is happening at the cutting edge of the field today., With its reader-friendly style, this concise text offers a solid introduction to the fundamental concepts of cognitive psychology. Covering neuroimaging, emotion, and cognitive development, author Ronald T. Kellogg integrates the latest developments in cognitive neuroscience for a cutting-edge exploration of the field today. With new pedagogy, relevant examples, and an expanded full-color insert, Fundamentals of Cognitive Psychology, Third Edition is sure to engage students interested in an accessible and applied approach to cognitive psychology.