Gabriel Radvansky, Gabriel A Radvansky, Mark H. Ashcraft

Broschiertes Buch

Cognitive Psychology

Beschreibung

Cognitive Psychology provides an intuitive pathway through the core topics and concepts required by the British Psychological Society. The book covers all areas of human cognition including questions and ideas about how we think, reason, remember, and use language. Balancing classic research with new, cutting-edge topics, this is the perfect introduction to Cognitive Psychology.

With a clear and straightforward style, this easy-to-follow textbook explores the core topics and concepts through contemporary research, globally relevant, diverse examples and Cognition in everyday life to show how relevant Cognitive Psychology is to all of us. Highlighting the research and achievements of key People/figures from around the world and the impact they have had on cognitive psychology. With coverage of Neuropsychology and Neuroscience, Cognition and Emotion, and Social Cognition, including topics like empathy, theory of mind, social rejection and loneliness, this combination of depth and breadth of content, provided in an accessible and multimedia/interactive way helps students to dive into this intriguing subject area.

Autor

Prof Lambros Lazuras is a Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol, British Psychological Society) with expertise in social cognition and decision-making. His research is supported by prestigious funding bodies and spans mental health, substance misuse, and health-related behaviours. Lambros is a Professor and Director of Research at the School of Psychology, Sport Science, & Wellbeing at the University of Lincoln, UK. Dr Antonia Ypsilanti is Associate Professor in Cognitive Psychology and Psychobiology at Sheffield Hallam University. She is a leading researcher in the field of loneliness with a focus on understanding how cognitive biases influence social connections and decision-making in clinical and non-clinical populations. Dr Ypsilanti is the co-Director of the Campaign to End Loneliness and a co-Leader of the Global Ageing Thematic Group of Cochrane Reviews. Prof Gabriel Radvansky is Director of Graduate Studies at The University of Notre Dame, specialising in cognition, the brain and behaviours. Prof Mark Ashcraft was an American academic and the chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pearson Education; Pearson
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 600
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. August 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 265mm x 195mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 1122g
• ISBN-13: 9781292730158
• ISBN-10: 1292730153
• Artikelnr.: 75265761