Cognitive Psychology notes (1st edition)

Full summary of cognitive psychology. - Attention - STM - LTM - Language - Problem solving - Decision making

Full summary of cognitive psychology. - Attention - STM - LTM - Language - Problem solving - Decision making

This chapter covers attention, differentiating between selective and divided attention. The models of selective attention are discussed, as well as other theories and overt vs. covert attention. Theories of divided attention are explained, as well as the physiological components of perception.

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This chapter defines language and its role in cognitive psychology. It discusses how we perceive and understand words, sentences, text, stories, etc. Other topics included are: producing language, culture, cognition, and reading.

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Memory is defined in this chapter, while also going in depth about short term and working memory. The modal model of memory is explained, along with sensory memory and the role of the brain within memory.

This introductory chapter answers the question: what is cognitive psychology? The history of cognitive psychology is also explained. Other topics covered in this chapter include: cognitive revolution, behaviorism, information processing, top-down and bottom-up processing.

This section covers different types of reasoning: inductive and deductive. Different types of heuristics are explained, as well as theories to decision making. The physiology of thinking is also described.

This chapter differentiates between visual imagery and mental imagery. It discusses how perception is related to imagery, along with many other theories of imagery.