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Anv Introductionv tov Cognitivev Psychology:v Processesv andv disordersv isv
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establishedv textv hasv beenv completelyvrevisedvandvupdatedvtovcoverva
llvthevkeyvareasvofvcognition,vincludingvperception,vattention,vmemory,
vthinkingvandvlanguage.vUniquely,valongsidev chaptersv onv normalv cog
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rvGreatervcoveragevofvneuropsychologicalvdisorders,vwithvadditionalv
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svofv abilityv andv includesv numerousv figuresv andv illustrationsv tov assi
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whovfindvthevmaterialvdifficult.vItvwillvappealvtovallvundergraduatevstu
dentsvofvpsychology,vandvalsovmedicalvstudentsvandvthosevstudyingvinv
relatedv clinicalv professionsv suchv asv nursing.
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vinvPsychologyvatvthevUniversityvofvWestminster,vwherevhevworkedvfro
mv1970vtov2011.vHevretiredvfromvteachingvinvAugustv2011vbutvcontinu
esvtovcarryvoutvresearchvandvwritevbooks.vHisvresearchvinterestsvinclu
devcognitionvandvmemory,vandvtheirvrelationshipvwithvclinicalvdisorde
rs.vHevhasvpublishedvavnumbervofvresearchvpapersvonvthesevtopicsvand
visvthev co-authorv ofv fourv previousv textbooks.
,Advancevpraisevforvthev newveditionvofvAnvIntroductionv tovCognitivevPsychology:
‘Avhighlyvusefulvtextvwhichvhelpfullyvexplainsvthevassociatedvdisordersvinvallvthevkeyvsubjectvareasvo
fvcognitivevpsychology.’v–
vParveenvBhatarah,vSchoolvofvPsychology,vLondonvMetropolitanvUniversity,vUK
‘AnvIntroductionvtovCognitivevPsychologyvcomprehensivelyvandvexhaustively vcoversvthevbasicsv
andvmainvtopicsvofvcognitivevpsychology.vThevauthorsvarevallvexpertsvinvtheirvresearchvareas,vandvt
hevoverallvcontentvofvthevbookvisvinformative,vup-to-datevandvclearlyvstructured.’v–
v Wolfgang v Minker,v Institute v ofv Communicationsv Engineering,v Ulmv University,v Germany
‘Thisvbookvisvavhighlyvreadablevintroductionvtovthevmajorvfiguresvandvstudiesvinvcognitivevresearch
.vThevvisualsvandvsummariesvincludedvthroughoutvwillvhelpvstudentsvprocessvandvunderstand
vallvofvthevimportantvinformation,vwhilst valso vprovoking vdiscussions vsurrounding vcontroversi
alvissuesvinvpsychologyvandvlearning.’v–
vRosalindvHorowitz,vCollegevofvEducationvandvHumanvDevelopment,vThev Universityv ofv Texasv atv Sa
nv Antonio,v USA
‘Anyvstudentvwishingvtovunderstandvbasicvprinciplesvinvcognitionvalongsidevdisorderlyvbehaviourv
willvfindvthisvavusefulvalternativevtovothervintroductoryvcognitivevtextbooksvonvthevmarketvtoday.vT
hevdivergencevinvbasicvcognitivevfunctionvwillvcapturevstudentvattentionvwhilevprovidingvthemvwit
hv av solidv foundation.’v –v Karlav A.v Lassonde,v Minnesotav Statev University,v Mankato,v USA
‘Ivamvveryvimpressedvwithvthevdistinctivevapproachvtakenvtovcognitivevpsychologyvinvthisvtextbook,
vwhereveachvtopicvisvexploredvthroughvthevlensesvofvbehavioralvresearch,vcomputervmodels,vclinicalv
neuropsychologyvandvneuroscience.vIvappreciatevtheveffortvthatvthevauthorsvmakevtovintegratevneuroscienc
evandvneuropsychology,vwithvintriguingvcasevstudiesvandvthevcoveragevofvdisordersvskillfullyvintegrat
edvwithvthevrestvofvthevtext.’v–vErikvNilsen,vDepartmentvofvPsychology,vLewisvandvClarkvCollege,vUSA
‘AnvIntroductionvtovCognitivevPsychologyvprovidesvanvup-to-
date,vtopicalvandvaccessiblevoverviewvofvthisvcorevareavofvpsychology.vThevcoveragevofvtopicsvisvextensive
vandvtherevisvanvexcellentvbalancevofvtheory,vresearchvandvapplicationvinvthevtreatmentvofveachvarea.vThr
eevaspectsvofvthisvtextvstandvout:vthevmulti-
vauthorvapproachvthatvprovidesvavvarietyvofvperspectivesvfromvavrangevofvexperts;vavstrongvconsiderationv
ofvdisordersvinvcognition,vanvimportant,voftenvignored,vaspectvofvthevdisciplinevofvgreatvinterestvtovstudent
s;vandvfinally,vthevchaptervonvcognitionvandvemotion,vanvimportantvtopicvrarelyvcoveredvinvtextsvofvthisvty
pe,visvavwelcomevaddition.’v–vJohnvReece,vSchoolvofvHealthvSciences,vRMITvUniversity,vAustralia
‘Withvavuniquevblendvofvcognitionvandvclinicalv(neuro)psychology,vthisvbookvintegratesvavcom
prehensivevintroductionvtovthevcorevareasvofvexperimentalvcognitivevpsychologyvwithvavnuan
cedvreviewvofvthevcognitivevaspectsvofvclinicalvdisorders.vThevclinicalvdiscussionvavoidsvunhel
pfulvsyndromevpigeon-
holing,vandvbringsvalivevavtopicvthatvmanyvstudentsvcanvfindvavbitvdry.’v –
v Ullrich v Ecker,vThev University v ofv Westernv Australia,vAustralia
‘Thisvnewveditionvhasvbeenvupdatedvthroughoutvtovincludevthevlatestvcutting-
edgevresearch.vItsvrefreshingvapproachvcombinesvbothvneuropsychology vandvcognitivevpsycho
logyvinvalternatingvchaptersvmakingvitvrelevantvtovstudentsvofvcognitivevpsychology,vneuropsy
chologyvorvmedicine.vThev bookv isv clearlyv organizedv andv accessiblev despitev thev enormousv br
eadthv thatv itv covers.’v –
MichaelvD.vPatterson,vNanyangvTechnologicalvUniversity,vSingapore
‘Thisvisvavveryvcomprehensivevintroductionvtovcognitivevpsychologyvwithvavparticularvfocusvon
vdisordersvofvcognition.vThevbookvprovidesvanvintegratedvapproachvtovillustratevhowvthe vhuma
nvmindvworksvthroughvintroductionsvtovbothvnormalvandvdisorderedvcognitivevfunctions.vAvwi
devrangevofvtopicsvwithvdifferentvapproaches,vincludingvexperimentalvandvcomputationalvmodellin
, gvapproaches,valongsidevthevinclusionvofvmaterialsvfromvcognitivevneurosciencevandvneuropsycholo
gy,vwillvenhancevstudents’vunderstandingvofvhowvthevbrainvgivesvrisevtovthevmind.’v–
vJanetv H.v Hsiao,vDepartmentv ofv Psychology,v Universityv ofv Hongv Kong,vHongv Kong
v v v
gnitive Psychology v
Anv Introductionv tov Cognitivev Psychology:v Processesv andv disordersv isv
avcomprehensivevintroductoryvtextbookvforvundergraduatevstudents.v
Thev thirdv editionv ofv thisv well-
establishedv textv hasv beenv completelyvrevisedvandvupdatedvtovcoverva
llvthevkeyvareasvofvcognition,vincludingvperception,vattention,vmemory,
vthinkingvandvlanguage.vUniquely,valongsidev chaptersv onv normalv cog
nitivev function,v therev arev chaptersvonvrelatedvclinicalvdisordersv(agno
sia,vamnesia,vthoughtvdisordervandvaphasia)vwhichvhelpvtovprovidevavt
horoughvinsightvintovthevnaturevofvcognition.
Keyv features:
rvCompletelyvrevisedvandvupdatedvthroughoutvtovprovidevavcompre-
vhensivev overviewv ofv currentv thinkingv inv thev field
rvAccessiblyvwrittenvandvincludingvnewvauthors,vincludingvSophievSco
tt,vTomvManly,vHayleyvNessvandvElizabethvStyles,vallvestablishedvex
pertsv inv theirv field
rvAvnewvchaptervonvemotionvandvcognition,vwrittenvbyvMichaelvEysen
ck,vthev leadingv authorityv inv thev field
rvGreatervcoveragevofvneuropsychologicalvdisorders,vwithvadditionalv
materialvfromvthevlatestvbrainvimagingvresearchvthatvhasvcompletel
yvrevolutionizedv neuropsychology
rvSpeciallyvdesignedvtextbookvfeatures,vchaptervsummaries,vfurthervre
adingv andv av glossaryv ofv keyv terms
rv Avcompanionvwebsitevfeaturingvanvextensivevrangevofvonlinevresourcesv
forvbothvteachersvandvstudents.
Anv Introductionv tov Cognitivev Psychologyv isv writtenv tov coverv allv level
svofv abilityv andv includesv numerousv figuresv andv illustrationsv tov assi
stvlearning.vThevbookvhasvsufficientvdepthvtovappealvtovthevmostvablevst
udents,vwhilevthevclearvandvaccessiblevwritingvstylevwillvhelpvstudentsv
whovfindvthevmaterialvdifficult.vItvwillvappealvtovallvundergraduatevstu
dentsvofvpsychology,vandvalsovmedicalvstudentsvandvthosevstudyingvinv
relatedv clinicalv professionsv suchv asv nursing.
DavidvGroomevwasvformerlyvPrincipalvLecturervandvSeniorvAcademic
vinvPsychologyvatvthevUniversityvofvWestminster,vwherevhevworkedvfro
mv1970vtov2011.vHevretiredvfromvteachingvinvAugustv2011vbutvcontinu
esvtovcarryvoutvresearchvandvwritevbooks.vHisvresearchvinterestsvinclu
devcognitionvandvmemory,vandvtheirvrelationshipvwithvclinicalvdisorde
rs.vHevhasvpublishedvavnumbervofvresearchvpapersvonvthesevtopicsvand
visvthev co-authorv ofv fourv previousv textbooks.
,Advancevpraisevforvthev newveditionvofvAnvIntroductionv tovCognitivevPsychology:
‘Avhighlyvusefulvtextvwhichvhelpfullyvexplainsvthevassociatedvdisordersvinvallvthevkeyvsubjectvareasvo
fvcognitivevpsychology.’v–
vParveenvBhatarah,vSchoolvofvPsychology,vLondonvMetropolitanvUniversity,vUK
‘AnvIntroductionvtovCognitivevPsychologyvcomprehensivelyvandvexhaustively vcoversvthevbasicsv
andvmainvtopicsvofvcognitivevpsychology.vThevauthorsvarevallvexpertsvinvtheirvresearchvareas,vandvt
hevoverallvcontentvofvthevbookvisvinformative,vup-to-datevandvclearlyvstructured.’v–
v Wolfgang v Minker,v Institute v ofv Communicationsv Engineering,v Ulmv University,v Germany
‘Thisvbookvisvavhighlyvreadablevintroductionvtovthevmajorvfiguresvandvstudiesvinvcognitivevresearch
.vThevvisualsvandvsummariesvincludedvthroughoutvwillvhelpvstudentsvprocessvandvunderstand
vallvofvthevimportantvinformation,vwhilst valso vprovoking vdiscussions vsurrounding vcontroversi
alvissuesvinvpsychologyvandvlearning.’v–
vRosalindvHorowitz,vCollegevofvEducationvandvHumanvDevelopment,vThev Universityv ofv Texasv atv Sa
nv Antonio,v USA
‘Anyvstudentvwishingvtovunderstandvbasicvprinciplesvinvcognitionvalongsidevdisorderlyvbehaviourv
willvfindvthisvavusefulvalternativevtovothervintroductoryvcognitivevtextbooksvonvthevmarketvtoday.vT
hevdivergencevinvbasicvcognitivevfunctionvwillvcapturevstudentvattentionvwhilevprovidingvthemvwit
hv av solidv foundation.’v –v Karlav A.v Lassonde,v Minnesotav Statev University,v Mankato,v USA
‘Ivamvveryvimpressedvwithvthevdistinctivevapproachvtakenvtovcognitivevpsychologyvinvthisvtextbook,
vwhereveachvtopicvisvexploredvthroughvthevlensesvofvbehavioralvresearch,vcomputervmodels,vclinicalv
neuropsychologyvandvneuroscience.vIvappreciatevtheveffortvthatvthevauthorsvmakevtovintegratevneuroscienc
evandvneuropsychology,vwithvintriguingvcasevstudiesvandvthevcoveragevofvdisordersvskillfullyvintegrat
edvwithvthevrestvofvthevtext.’v–vErikvNilsen,vDepartmentvofvPsychology,vLewisvandvClarkvCollege,vUSA
‘AnvIntroductionvtovCognitivevPsychologyvprovidesvanvup-to-
date,vtopicalvandvaccessiblevoverviewvofvthisvcorevareavofvpsychology.vThevcoveragevofvtopicsvisvextensive
vandvtherevisvanvexcellentvbalancevofvtheory,vresearchvandvapplicationvinvthevtreatmentvofveachvarea.vThr
eevaspectsvofvthisvtextvstandvout:vthevmulti-
vauthorvapproachvthatvprovidesvavvarietyvofvperspectivesvfromvavrangevofvexperts;vavstrongvconsiderationv
ofvdisordersvinvcognition,vanvimportant,voftenvignored,vaspectvofvthevdisciplinevofvgreatvinterestvtovstudent
s;vandvfinally,vthevchaptervonvcognitionvandvemotion,vanvimportantvtopicvrarelyvcoveredvinvtextsvofvthisvty
pe,visvavwelcomevaddition.’v–vJohnvReece,vSchoolvofvHealthvSciences,vRMITvUniversity,vAustralia
‘Withvavuniquevblendvofvcognitionvandvclinicalv(neuro)psychology,vthisvbookvintegratesvavcom
prehensivevintroductionvtovthevcorevareasvofvexperimentalvcognitivevpsychologyvwithvavnuan
cedvreviewvofvthevcognitivevaspectsvofvclinicalvdisorders.vThevclinicalvdiscussionvavoidsvunhel
pfulvsyndromevpigeon-
holing,vandvbringsvalivevavtopicvthatvmanyvstudentsvcanvfindvavbitvdry.’v –
v Ullrich v Ecker,vThev University v ofv Westernv Australia,vAustralia
‘Thisvnewveditionvhasvbeenvupdatedvthroughoutvtovincludevthevlatestvcutting-
edgevresearch.vItsvrefreshingvapproachvcombinesvbothvneuropsychology vandvcognitivevpsycho
logyvinvalternatingvchaptersvmakingvitvrelevantvtovstudentsvofvcognitivevpsychology,vneuropsy
chologyvorvmedicine.vThev bookv isv clearlyv organizedv andv accessiblev despitev thev enormousv br
eadthv thatv itv covers.’v –
MichaelvD.vPatterson,vNanyangvTechnologicalvUniversity,vSingapore
‘Thisvisvavveryvcomprehensivevintroductionvtovcognitivevpsychologyvwithvavparticularvfocusvon
vdisordersvofvcognition.vThevbookvprovidesvanvintegratedvapproachvtovillustratevhowvthe vhuma
nvmindvworksvthroughvintroductionsvtovbothvnormalvandvdisorderedvcognitivevfunctions.vAvwi
devrangevofvtopicsvwithvdifferentvapproaches,vincludingvexperimentalvandvcomputationalvmodellin
, gvapproaches,valongsidevthevinclusionvofvmaterialsvfromvcognitivevneurosciencevandvneuropsycholo
gy,vwillvenhancevstudents’vunderstandingvofvhowvthevbrainvgivesvrisevtovthevmind.’v–
vJanetv H.v Hsiao,vDepartmentv ofv Psychology,v Universityv ofv Hongv Kong,vHongv Kong
