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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Fundamentals of Cognition 2nd Edition

• By Michael Eysenck.

Published January 2012

Is it possible to learn something without being aware of it? How does emotion influence the way we think? How can we improve our memory? Fundamentals of Cognition 2nd edition is a basic, reader-friendly introduction to the key cognitive processes we use to interact successfully with the world…
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The Taxonomy of Metacognition

• By Pina Tarricone.

Published February 2011

Metacognition is a complex construct which is fundamental to learning. Its complex, fuzzy and multifaceted nature has often led to its colloquial application in research, resulting in studies that fail to identify its theoretical foundation or elements. In response to this, the research community…
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Philosophy of Mind

• Edited by Sean Crawford.

Published September 2010

Philosophy of Mind is concerned with fundamental issues about the relation between mind and body and mind and world, and with the nature of the diverse variety of mental phenomena, such as thought, self-knowledge, consciousness, perception, sensation, and emotion. Philosophers of mind explore some…
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Cognitive Neuroscience of Consciousness

A Special Issue of Cognitive Neuroscience

• Edited by Anil Seth, and Geraint Rees.

Published September 2010

How do conscious experience, subjectivity, and free will arise from the brain and the body? Even in the late 20th century, consciousness was considered to be beyond the reach of science. Now, understanding the neural mechanisms underlying consciousness is recognized as a key objective for 21st…
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Consciousness

The Science of Subjectivity

• By Antti Revonsuo.

Published December 2009

The study of consciousness is recognized as one of the biggest remaining challenges to the scientific community. This book provides a fascinating introduction to the new science that promises to illuminate our understanding of the subject. Consciousness covers all the main approaches to the…
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The Development and Structure of Conscience

• Edited by Willem Koops, Daniel Brugman, Tamara J. Ferguson and Andries F. Sanders.

Published September 2009

This book focuses on the structure and development of conscience, a subject that has been dominant in developmental psychology since the 18th century. International experts in the field contribute to this broad overview of the relevant research on the development of moral emotions and on the…
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Understanding Consciousness

• By Max Velmans.

Published March 2009

Understanding Consciousness, 2nd Edition provides a unique survey and evaluation of consciousness studies, along with an original analysis of consciousness that combines scientific findings, philosophy and common sense. Building on the widely praised first edition, this new edition adds fresh…
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Handbook of Imagination and Mental Simulation

• Edited by Keith D. Markman, William M. P. Klein and Julie A. Suhr.

Published December 2008

Over the past thirty years, and particularly within the last ten years, researchers in the areas of social psychology, cognitive psychology, clinical psychology, and neuroscience have been examining fascinating questions regarding the nature of imagination and mental simulation – the…
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Developmental Perspectives on Embodiment and Consciousness

• Edited by Willis Overton, Ulrich Mueller and Judith Newman.

Published September 2007

Until recently, the body has been largely ignored in theories and empirical research in psychology, particularly in developmental psychology. Recently however, several conceptions of the relation between body and mind have been developed. Common among these conceptions is the idea that the body…
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