Cognitive Psychology Arena

Experimental Philosophy and its Critics

• Edited by Joachim Horvath, and Thomas Grundmann.

Published April 2012

Experimental philosophy is one of the most recent and controversial developments in philosophy. Its basic idea is rather simple: to test philosophical thought experiments and philosophers’ intuitions about them with scientific methods, mostly taken from psychology and the social sciences. The…
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Perspectives on Agrammatism

• Edited by Roelien Bastiaanse, and Cynthia K. Thompson.

Published April 2012

Agrammatic aphasia (agrammatism), resulting from brain damage to regions of the brain involved in language processing, affects grammatical aspects of language. Therefore, research examining language breakdown (and recovery) patterns in agrammatism is of great interest and importance to linguists,…
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Birmingham Cognitive Screen

• By Glyn Humphreys, Wai-Ling Bickerton, Dana Samson and Jane Riddoch.

Published March 2012

Following different kinds of brain damage, including stroke, head injury, carbon monoxide poisoning, degenerative change, people can experience a range of cognitive problems, in addition to any difficulties in motor function. These problems strongly influence a patient’s ability to recover from a…
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From Mental Imagery to Spatial Cognition and Language

Essays in Honour of Michel Denis

• Edited by Valérie Gyselinck, and Francesca Pazzaglia.

Published March 2012

The nature of mental images and their relation to language has caused controversy amongst psychologists for years, and the so-called "imagery debate" is still unresolved. However, fresh light is being shed on this argument using recent findings in neuroscience and the development of behavioural…
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Extraordinary Memories for Exceptional Events

• By Stephen R. Schmidt.

Published March 2012

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. Perhaps you have a vivid recollection of a fateful day, an unforgettable face, or a hilarious joke. This book summarizes theories…
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The Psychology of Eyewitness Identification

• By James Michael Lampinen, Jeffrey S. Neuschatz and Andrew D. Cling.

Published February 2012

This volume provides a tutorial review and evaluation of scientific research on the accuracy and reliability of eyewitness identification. The book starts with the perspective that there are a variety of conceptual and empirical problems with eyewitness identification as a form of forensic…
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Thinking and Reasoning

An Introduction to the Psychology of Reason, Judgment and Decision Making

• By Ken Manktelow.

Published February 2012

Drawing upon research originally cited in Ken Manktelow’s highly successful publication Reasoning and Thinking, this completely rewritten textbook reflects on the revolutionary changes that have occurred in the field in recent years, stemming from the huge expansion in research output, as well as…
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Translation of Thought to Written Text While Composing

Advancing Theory, Knowledge, Research Methods, Tools, and Applications

• Edited by Michel Fayol, M. Denis Alamargot and Virginia Berninger.

Published February 2012

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. The contributors discuss each of the commonly used research methods for studying translation; theorize about the…
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The Development of Emotional Intelligence

A Case Study

• By Nadja Reissland.

Published January 2012

How do children learn about the expression and meaning of emotions – both happy and sad? This book answers questions regarding the foundation of emotional intelligence, and examines how children become emotionally literate as they are socialised into their family environment from birth to 2…
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Judging Passions

Moral Emotions in Persons and Groups

• By Roger Giner-Sorolla.

Published January 2012

Psychological research shows that our emotions and feelings often guide the moral decisions we make about our own lives and the social groups to which we belong. But should we be concerned that our important moral judgments can be swayed by "hot" passions, such as anger, disgust, guilt, shame and…
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