Cognition : theory and applications / 5th ed.

Preface p. xii
Information-Processing Stages p. 1
Introduction p. 3
The Information-Processing Approach p. 5
The Growth of Cognitive Psychology p. 7
Cognition's Relation to Other Fields p. 9
Organization of This Book p. 15
Coglab: Brain Localization p. 17
Study Questions p. 17
Key Terms p. 17
Recommended Reading p. 18
Pattern Recognition p. 19
Describing Patterns p. 21
Information-Processing Stages p. 34
Word Recognition p. 39
Summary p. 46
Coglab: Partial Report, Visual Search p. 47
Study Questions p. 48
Key Terms p. 48
Recommended Reading p. 49
Attention p. 51
Bottleneck Theories p. 53
Capacity Theories p. 60
Automatic Processing p. 65
Applications p. 72
Summary p. 77
Coglab: Attentional Blink, Stroop Task p. 78
Study Questions p. 78
Key Terms p. 79
Recommended Reading p. 80
Short-Term Working Memory p. 81
Forgetting p. 83
Capacity p. 88
Memory Codes p. 93
Recognition of Items in Short-Term Memory p. 99
Working Memory p. 104
Summary p. 108
Coglab: Brown-Peterson, Memory Span, Serial Position, Sternberg Task p. 109
Study Questions p. 110
Key Terms p. 110
Recommended Reading p. 111
Long-Term Memory p. 113
The Atkinson-Shiffrin Model p. 116
Control Processes p. 120
Improving Eyewitness Recall and Identification p. 127
Indirect Tests of Memory p. 131
Summary p. 139
Study Questions p. 140
Key Terms p. 141
Recommended Reading p. 141
Representation and Organization of Knowledge p. 143
Memory Codes p. 145
The Levels-of-Processing Theory p. 149
Supporting Evidence of the Levels-of-Processing Theory p. 153
Criticisms and Modifications of the Theory p. 157
Encoding Specificity and Retrieval p. 164
Summary p. 170
Study Questions p. 171
Key Terms p. 172
Recommended Reading p. 172
Visual Images p. 175
Visual Imagery and Learning p. 177
Mnemonic Strategies p. 184
Evidence for Images in Performing Cognitive Tasks p. 191
Limitations of Images p. 205
Summary p. 213
Coglab: False Memory, Mental Rotation p. 215
Study Questions p. 215
Key Terms p. 216
Recommended Reading p. 216
Categorization p. 219
Concept Identification p. 221
Natural Categories p. 227
Categorizing Novel Patterns p. 240
Summary p. 247
Coglab: Categorization p. 248
Study Questions p. 248
Key Terms p. 249
Recommended Reading p. 250
Semantic Organization p. 251
Hierarchical Organization p. 253
Verification of Semantic Statements p. 260
Integration of Knowledge p. 271
Schema Theory p. 276
Summary p. 282
Coglab: Lexical Decision p. 283
Study Questions p. 283
Key Terms p. 284
Recommended Reading p. 284
Complex Cognitive Skills p. 287
Language p. 289
Three Aspects of Language p. 290
Psychology and Grammar p. 296
A Model of Sentence Comprehension p. 302
Implications of Sentences p. 311
Summary p. 316
Coglab: Language p. 317
Study Questions p. 317
Key Terms p. 318
Recommended Reading p. 319
Comprehension and Memory for Text p. 321
Prior Knowledge of the Reader p. 322
Organization of Text p. 330
Kintsch's Model of Comprehension p. 340
Summary p. 347
Study Questions p. 348
Key Terms p. 349
Recommended Reading p. 349
Problem Solving p. 351
Classifying Problems p. 352
Newell and Simon's Theory p. 360
General Strategies p. 365
Summary p. 378
Study Questions p. 379
Key Terms p. 379
Recommended Reading p. 380
Expertise and Creativity p. 381
Expertise and Reasoning p. 383
Acquiring Expertise p. 390
Creativity p. 396
Summary p. 403
Study Questions p. 404
Key Terms p. 405
Recommended Reading p. 406
Decision Making p. 407
Making Choices p. 408
Estimating Probabilities p. 414
Combining Probabilities and Values p. 419
Risk Dimensions p. 423
Applications p. 427
Summary p. 435
Study Questions p. 436
Key Terms p. 437
Recommended Reading p. 437
Glossary p. 439
References p. 449
Name Index p. 473
Subject Index p. 478