The Psychology of Cognition

An Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience

Durk Talsma

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Routledge
19 July 2023

Psycholinguistics; Psychological theory & schools of thought; Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology; Psychology: emotions; Perception

This comprehensive, cutting-edge textbook offers a layered approach to the study of cognitive neuroscience and psychology. It embraces multiple exciting and influential theoretical approaches such as embodied cognition and predictive coding, and explaining new topics such as motor cognition, cognitive control, consciousness, and social cognition.

Durk Talsma offers foundational knowledge which he expands and enhances with coverage of complex topics, explaining their interrelatedness and presenting them together with classic experiments and approaches in a historic context. Providing broad coverage of world-class international research this richly illustrated textbook covers key topics including:

Action control and cognitive control

Consciousness and attention

Perception

Multisensory processing and perception-action integration

Motivation and reward processing

Emotion and cognition

Learning and memory

Language processing

Reasoning

Numerical cognition and categorisation

Judgement, decision making, and problem solving

Social cognition

Applied cognitive psychology

With pedagogical features that include highlights of relevant methods and historical notes to spark student interest, this essential text will be invaluable reading for all students of cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience.

By: Durk Talsma
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 297mm, Width: 210mm,
Weight: 1.710kg
ISBN: 9781032333625
ISBN 10: 1032333626
Pages: 822
Publication Date: 19 July 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword Part 1: Introduction Chapter 1. Cognitive psychology – history and development of a discipline Chapter 2. The Brain Part 2: Control Chapter 3. Action and action control Chapter 4. Consciousness and Attention Chapter 5. Cognitive Control Part 3: Perception Chapter 6. Visual perception Chapter 7. Auditory perception Chapter 8. Mechanical perception Part 4. Integration Chapter 9. Multisensory integration Chapter 10. Perception-action integration Part 5. Emotion and motivation Chapter 11. Motivation and reward Chapter 12. Emotion and cognition Chapter 14. The dynamics of our memory Chapter 15. Everyday memory Part 7. The Psychology of Language Chapter 16. Language Functions Chapter 17. Language perception and understanding Chapter 18. Language Production Part 8. Higher cognition Chapter 19. Mental representations and reasoning skills Chapter 20. Numbers and Categories Chapter 21. Judgement and Decision making Chapter 22. Problem solving and development of expertise Part 9. A broader perspective Chapter 23. Social Cognition Chapter 24. To err is human: the role of errors in human cognition Appendix: Bayesian inference Glossary References

Durk Talsma is Professor in the Department of Experimental Psychology, Ghent University, Belgium. His research interests include selective attention, multisensory integration, visual short-term memory, and event-related potential methodology.

Reviews for The Psychology of Cognition: An Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience

Although there exist very many introductory textbooks on psychology, this book stands out. This is the single best introduction to psychological science in existence. The author enlivens the text with concrete examples, interesting anecdotes, and historical excursions. All of this radiates a love for the field and a love for science. - Eric-Jan Wagenmakers, Department of Psychological Methods, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam This is a hefty volume. It has to be — it is nothing less than a comprehensive and up-to-the-minute review of research in cognitive psychology. Talsma combines breadth of coverage and approachable style with nuance, depth of knowledge and historical context to satisfy newcomers to the field and the most demanding expert. This will become an instant classic and an indispensable resource for everyone interested in human cognition. - Paul M. Corballis, PhD, Professor, School of Psychology, University of Auckland, New Zealand