Cognitive Psychology category: 3003 books
From Molecule to Metaphor
A Neural Theory of Language
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2008
In From Molecule to Metaphor, Jerome Feldman proposes a theory of language and thought that treats language not as an abstract symbol system but as a human biological ability that can be studied as a function of the brain, as vision and motor control are studied. This theory, he writes, is a "bridging...
Embracing Diversity in the Learning Sciences
Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of the Learning Sciences
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
More than a decade has passed since the First International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) was held at Northwestern University in 1991. The conference has now become an established place for researchers to gather. The 2004 meeting is the first under the official sponsorship of the International...
The Essential Guide to the ACT Matrix
A Step-by-Step Approach to Using the ACT Matrix Model in Clinical Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
The ACT Matrix revolutionized contextual behavioral science. Now, the creators of this pioneering new model present the first detailed, step-by-step guide to help professionals implement the ACT Matrix in clinical practice and improve clients’ psychological flexibility.
If you’re a clinician,...
Writing as a Learning Tool
Integrating Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
This book is an outstanding account of the current state of using writing in service of learning. It presents psychological and educational foundations of writing across the curriculum movement and describes writing-to-learn practices implemented at different levels of education. It provides concrete...
by William R. Uttal
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2014
Originally published in 1988, this is the final volume in the set. The original intent of the tetralogy was to review neural explanations of high level perceptual and cognitive processes. However, at this point, it became clear that there were few neural explanations of perceptual topics – a situation...
by Anna M. Borghi, Ferdinand Binkofski
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2014
How are abstract concepts and words represented in the brain? That is the central question addressed by the authors of “Words as Social Tools: An Embodied View on Abstract Concepts”. First, they focus on the difficulties in defining what abstract concepts and words are, and what they mean in psycholinguistic...
Judgment and Decision Making as a Skill
Learning, Development and Evolution
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
This book presents a comprehensive review of both theories and research on the dynamic nature of human judgment and decision making (JDM). Leading researchers in the fields of JDM, cognitive development, human learning and neuroscience discuss short-term and long-term changes in JDM skills. The authors...
Towards Learning and Instruction in Web 3.0
Advances in Cognitive and Educational Psychology
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2011
Towards Learning and instruction in Web 3.0, which includes selected expanded papers from CELDA (Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age) 2010 (http://www.celda-conf.org/) addresses the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes, innovative pedagogies, and technology-based...
Cybercognition
Brain, behaviour and the digital world
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2017
Technology is developing rapidly. It is an essential part of how we live our daily lives – in a mental and physical sense, and in professional and personal environments.
Cybercognition explores the ideas of technology addiction, brain training and much more, and will provide students with...
Brain and Values
Is A Biological Science of Values Possible?
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2018
This 5th volume of the Appalachian Conference discusses how the brain processes information, the role of memory and value, and models of creativity. It pursues aspects of cognitive neuroscience and behavioral neurodynamics, such as the topic of values and quantum-distributed processing in the brain.
Designing for Science
Implications From Everyday, Classroom, and Professional Settings
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2001
This volume explores the integration of recent research on everyday, classroom, and professional scientific thinking. It brings together an international group of researchers to present core findings from each context; discuss connections between contexts, and explore structures; technologies, and...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
The design and functioning of an information system improve to the extent that the system can handle the questions people ask. Surprisingly, however, researchers in the cognitive, computer, and information sciences have not thoroughly examined the multitude of relationships between information systems...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2016
Neuroprotection in Alzheimer’s Disease offers a translational point-of-view from both basic and clinical standpoints, putting it on the cusp for further clinical development with its emphasis on nerve cell protection, including the accumulation of knowledge from failed clinical trials and new advances...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2007
Neuroscience of Rule-Guided Behavior brings together, for the first time, the experiments and theories that have created the new science of rules. Rules are central to human behavior, but until now the field of neuroscience lacked a synthetic approach to understanding them. How are rules learned,...