· 2014
Cognitive Psychology and Its Implications
- 4,135citations
- 2014year
Short summary
This work offers a systematic introduction to the theoretical and experimental underpinnings of higher mental processes, bridging neural functions with cognitive phenomena.
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Key points
- Systematically introduces theoretical and experimental foundations of higher mental processes.
- Relates neural functions to mental processes, perception to abstraction, and representation to meaning.
- Explains the connection between knowledge and skill, and language and thought.
- Covers adult cognition in relation to child development.
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Abstract
A fully updated, systematic introduction to the theoretical and experimental foundations of higher mental processes. Avoiding technical jargon, John R. Anderson constructs a coherent picture of human cognition, relating neural functions to mental processes, perception to abstraction, representation to meaning, knowledge to skill, language to thought, and adult cognition to child development.
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Field: Cognitive Neuroscience
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