Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook 5th Edition - Softcover

Eysenck, Michael W.; Keane, Mark T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841693596 ISBN 13: 9781841693590

Publisher: Psychology Press, 2005

Synopsis

This fifth edition of the best-selling international cognitive psychology textbook has been substantially updated and restructured to reflect new developments in cognitive psychology, and made more student-friendly.

Established approaches covered in depth include:

• Experimental cognitive psychology
• Cognitive science with its focus on modelling
• Cognitive neuropsychology with its focus on cognition following brain damage.

Extensive new material in this edition includes:

• Cognitive neuroscience approaches such as brain scanning and imaging studies which illustrate the principles of brain function
• New material on consciousness.

Throughout, the new material is fully integrated with more traditional approaches to create a comprehensive, coherent and totally current overview of perception, attention, memory, concepts, language, problem solving, judgement and reasoning.

A two-colour design, plus a rich array of supplementary multimedia materials, make this edition more accessible and entertaining for students.

The multimedia materials include:

• A PowerPoint lecture course and MCQ Test Bank free to qualifying adopters
• A unique web-based Student Learning Program. This is an interactive revision program incorporating a rich array of multimedia resources including interactive exercises and demonstrations, and active reference links to journal articles. This is offered on a subscription basis to departments adopting the text. A free demonstration of a sample chapter is available to potential subscribers at http://www.psypress.com/ek5/ .

About this title

About the Author:

Royal Holloway University of London, UK University College Dublin, Ireland

Review:

I welcome the frequent and thorough revision of this outstanding text. I recommend it as my standard text in cognitive psychology at the moment, and the publication of a new edition should ensure that I continue to do so in future. Trevor Harley, Head of Department, Department of Psychology, University of Dundee

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It is the dynamism of the writing that marks this text out from the rest. The text does not simply reflect modern cognition; it makes clear and well-argued demands of it. While the structure of the text will ensure those with less clear interests in cognition will be able to take advantage of the raft of pedagogic techniques, the most talented students will have the opportunity to flourish. This isn't a book only for note taking: it is for understanding, for debating and for taking forward. Gerry Quinn, School of Psychology, University of St Andrews
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Eysenck & Keane describe complicated things elegantly and lucidly. The book is remarkably up-to-date. I know that it will be well received in my own department, where there is a growing interest in fMRI [functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging] and I believe that this will be true of departments of psychology and cognitive science throughout the world. I do not think the material could have been better presented. Ian Gordon, University of Exeter
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As in the earlier editions of the book, the authors succeed in deploying large amounts of detailed evidence on each topic without ever letting the reader lose sight of the theoretical questions involved. The conclusions are always careful and balanced, and difficulties involved in interpreting the evidence are discussed fully. Patrick Green, School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Heriot-Watt University
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About this edition

• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1841693596
• ISBN 13: 9781841693590
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 656