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Psychology
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Cognition

Author: Margaret W. Matlin
Publisher: Wiley, 2008, 624pp, 7th ed.

Margaret Matlin’s Cognition provides readers with a clear, balanced, and highly engaging coverage of the field, along with extensive pedagogical support and numerous applications to everyday life. You’ll investigate interesting topics such as perceptual processes, working memory, long-term memory, mental imagery, general knowledge, language, problem solving, decision making, and cognitive development.
Table of contents
  1. An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
  2. Perceptual Processes I: Visual and Auditory Recognition
  3. Perceptual Processes II: Attention and Consciousness
  4. Working Memory
  5. Long-Term Memory
  6. Memory Strategies and Metacognition
  7. Mental Imagery and Cognitive Maps
  8. General Knowledge
  9. Language I: Introduction to Language and Language Comprehension
  10. Language II: Language Production and Bilingualism
  11. Problem Solving and Creativity
  12. Deductive Reasoning and Decision Making
  13. Cognitive Development Throughout the Lifespan