| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 190 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
"In this thought-provoking book, Michael Dawson identifies the theoretical foundations of cognitive psychology--foundations which have received very little attention in modern textbooks. Beginning with the basics of information processing, Dawson explores what experimental psychologists infer about these processes, and considers what scientific explanations are required when we assume cognition is rule-governed symbol manipulation. From these foundations, psychologists can identify the architecture of cognition and better understand its role in debates about its true nature. This volume offers a deeper understanding of cognitive psychology and presents ideas for integrating traditional cognitive psychology with more modern fields like cognitive neuroscience."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
What is information processing? -- Inferring cognitive processes -- Using functional analysis to explain cognition -- Cognitive architecture -- Questioning foundations. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Cognitive psychology.
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Cognitive psychology |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Dawson, Michael Robert William, 1959- What is cognitive psychology? Athabasca, Alberta : Athabasca University Press, 2022 1771993413 9781771993418 (OCoLC)1273670732 |
| ISBN |
9781771993432 (EPUB) |
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177199343X (EPUB) |
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9781771993425 (PDF) |
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1771993421 (PDF) |
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9781771993418 (softcover) |
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1771993413 |
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