(Not in The Cognitive Psychology Arena provides professionals, researchers, instructors and students with information on the range of Cognitive Psychology books produced by Routledge, Psychology Press, and also by Guilford Press.
Subjects covered by this Arena include: Attention, Auditory Perception, Cognition and Emotion, Cognitive Neuropsychology, Connectionism, Consciousness, Creativity, Dyslexia, Ecological Psychology, Emotion, Imagery, Individual Differences, Learning, Mathematical Cognition, Memory, Motivation, Motor Skills, Odor/Olfaction/Smell, Perception, Speech Perception and Production, Taste, Reasoning and Problem Solving, Touch, Visual Cogntion and Perception, and the Psychology of Language, Music, Reading and Writing.
Cognitive Psychology News:
Cognitive Neuroscience - FULL ACCESS to Vols 1 and 2 in 2012
In its short lifespan Cognitive Neuroscience has already established itself as a key focal point for the field.
The journal is consolidating this position in 2012 by allowing full, FREE online access to its two-volume archive.
• Click here for links to all four issues of Cognitive Neuroscience Volume 1 (2010).
• Click here for links to all four issues of Cognitive Neuroscience Volume 2 (2011).
Cognitive Neuropsychology Student Travel Awards
To recognize and promote outstanding work by young researchers in the field, the journal Cognitive Neuropsychology will award six travel prizes annually to graduate or post-doctoral students.
The prizes will consist of awards of up to USD$750 that can be applied for costs of travel, lodging and registration fees for students presenting a poster or a talk reporting on original cognitive neuropsychological research at a conference.
download PDF for more information and details of how to apply
Read Online 'Modular Processes in Mind and Brain' by Saul Sternberg
In this outstanding new article Saul Sternberg extends his classic methods for using behavioral measures to decompose mental processes by showing how brain-based measures can now be used to derive inferences about the organization of both cognitive and neural processes.
At over 50 pages in length this article is an essential contribution to the literature on brain specialization and modularity, a must read for anyone interested in Cognitive Psychology or Neuropsychology.
Writing Systems Research – A New Journal from Psychology Press
We are very pleased to announce the arrival of Writing Systems Research, a new journal to Psychology Press in 2012.
Writing Systems Research is concerned with empirical approaches based on the analysis of written data and on experiments. It insists not only on standards of proof appropriate to psychological research in terms of size and rigor, but also on descriptions of language consonant with linguistics — in particular, not assuming the linguistic analysis and the psychological processes appropriate for one writing system, say English, can be used as universal models.
Click here for your free full issue of Writing Systems Research
Thinking and Reasoning
Drawing upon research originally cited in Ken Manktelow’s highly successful Reasoning and Thinking (1999), this textbook reflects the revolutionary changes that have occurred in the field in recent years – changes stemming from the huge expansion in research output as well as new methods and explanations.
The main areas covered are probability judgment, deductive and inductive reasoning, decision making, hypothetical thinking and rationality.
In each case, the material is almost entirely new, with topics such as the new paradigm in reasoning research, causal reasoning and counterfactual thinking appearing for the first time. The book also presents an extended treatment of decision making research, and contains a chapter on individual and cultural influences on thinking.
Emotions, Imagination and Moral Reasoning
This volume brings together philosophical perspectives on emotions, imagination, and moral reasoning with contributions from neuroscience, cognition, social psychology, developmental psychology, and abnormal psychology.
It discusses the implications for philosophy from experimental work in the cognitive sciences and neurosciences, and shows what cognitive scientists and neuroscientists can learn from philosophical perspectives.
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Fundamentals of Cognition, 2nd Edition
Fundamentals of Cognition, 2nd Edition is an introductory-level, reader-friendly textbook covering the key cognitive processes that allow us to make sense of the world around us.
It addresses questions such as “Is it possible to learn something new without being aware of it?”, “How do our memories work?”, and “How do we decide what choices to make?”
Whether we are aware of their workings or not, our abilities in attention, perception, learning, memory, language, problem solving, and thinking and reasoning are all necessary in enabling us to cope with everyday life. Understanding these processes through the study of cognitive psychology is therefore essential for understanding human behaviour.
Writing: A Mosaic of New Perspectives
This book captures the diversity and richness of writing as it relates to different forms of abilities, skills, competencies, and expertise.
It will be an invaluable resource for researchers interested in language and cognition, and also educators and clinicians.
Extraordinary Memories for Exceptional Events
Not all memories are created equal. Our memories for some very exceptional events seem to stand out in our minds, and as such they may form the very core of who we are.
This book summarizes theories and data that provide insight into these extraordinary memories for exceptional events.
Topics explored include flashbulb memories, the influence of emotion on memory, the bizarre imagery effect, the humor effect, the serial position effect, and the isolation effect.
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Translation of Thought to Written Text While Composing
Translation of cognitive representations into written language is one of the most important processes in writing.
This volume provides a long-awaited updated overview of the field for students, theorists, and empirical researchers in cognitive psychology, linguistics, and education, and teachers and clinicians who can use the research in their work.
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New Brochure: The Psychology of Language, Reading & Writing
The new Psychology Press brochure of books and journals on the Psychology of Language, Reading & Writing is now available.
This brochure includes new and recent books for researchers and professionals, bestsellers, textbooks for instructors and students, journals, and links to free journal articles.
If you would like to receive a free copy of this catalogue please fill in our catalogue request form.