Mark Ashcraft – författare

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.

An accessible introduction to the study of cognition Revel™ Cognition provides a balance between classic research and current topics in the fascinating field of human memory and cognition. Using a first-person narrative, authors Gabriel Radvansky and Mark Ashcraft pose questions directly to readers, drawing them in and conveying the excitement of the field. Reflecting the increasing use of new technologies to study memory and cognition, the authors continue to integrate sections on neuroscience within individual chapters on a range of topics. The Seventh Edition has been updated with expanded coverage of important developments that are central to the field. Revel is Pearson’s newest way of delivering our respected content. Fully digital and highly engaging, Revel replaces the textbook and gives students everything they need for the course. Informed by extensive research on how people read, think, and learn, Revel is an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience — for less than the cost of a traditional textbook.   NOTE: Revel is a fully digital delivery of Pearson content. This ISBN is for the standalone Revel access card. In addition to this access card, you will need a course invite link, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Revel.