Cognitive Psychology Arena

Human Symmetry Perception and Its Computational Analysis

• By Christopher W. Tyler, Christopher W. Tyler
• Edited by C.W. Tyler

Symmetry is a fundamental principle of broad concern from the physical sciences to art and design. Much of its significance derives from the perceptual appeal...

Published June 1st 2002 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Analyzing Tools

Perspectives on the Role of Designed Artifacts in Mathematics Learning:a Special Double Issue of the Journal of the Learning Sciences

• Edited by Anna Sfard, Kay McClain

In this special issue contributors observed a class of seventh graders making their first steps in analyzing statistical data. From a number of different perspectives,...

Published June 1st 2002 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Making Decisions That Matter

How People Face Important Life Choices

• By Kathleen M. Galotti

Researchers studying decision making have traditionally studied the phenomenon in the laboratory, with hypothetical decisions that may or may not involve the decision maker's values,...

Published May 1st 2002 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Modelling High-level Cognitive Processes

• By Richard P. Cooper With Contributi, Peter G. Yule, John Fox, David W. Glasspool, Richard P. Cooper

This book is a practical guide to building computational models of high-level cognitive processes and systems. High-level processes are those central cognitive processes involved in...

Published May 1st 2002 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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The Organization of Behavior

A Neuropsychological Theory

• By D.O. Hebb

Since its publication in 1949, D.O. Hebb's, The Organization of Behavior has been one of the most influential books in the fields of psychology and...

Published May 1st 2002 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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The General Factor of Intelligence

How General Is It?

• Edited by Robert J. Sternberg, Elena L. Grigorenko

This edited volume presents a balanced approach to the ongoing debate of just how general the "general factor" of intelligence is. To accomplish this goal,...

Published April 1st 2002 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Education and Mind in the Knowledge Age

• By Carl Bereiter

In this book, Carl Bereiter--a distinguished and well-known cognitive, educational psychologist--presents what he calls "a new way of thinking about knowledge and the mind." He...

Published April 1st 2002 by Routledge.

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The Psychology of Science Text Comprehension

• Edited by Jos‚ Otero, Jos‚ A. Le¢n, Arthur C. Graesser, Jose Otero

This volume's goal is to provide readers with up-to-date information on the research and theory of scientific text comprehension. It is widely acknowledged that the...

Published March 1st 2002 by Routledge.

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Thoughts on Thought

• By Earl Hunt

This is an introduction to cognitive science intended for use as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and/or graduate-level courses. In it, the author presents the...

Published February 1st 2002 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Computer Support for Collaborative Learning

Foundations for A Cscl Community (cscl 2002 Proceedings)

• Edited by Gerry Stahl

Computer Support for Collaborative Learning (CSCL) is a field of study centrally concerned with meaning and the practices of meaning-making in the context of joint...

Published February 1st 2002 by Routledge.

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