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Author Esgate, Anthony, 1954-

Title An introduction to applied cognitive psychology / Anthony Esgate and David Groome ; with Kevin Baker ... [and others]
Published Hove, UK ; New York : Psychology Press, 2005

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Description xxiv, 327 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents Introduction / David Groome -- Memory improvement / David Groome -- Everyday memory / David Groome -- Face identification / Richard Kemp -- Working memory and performance limitations / David Heathcote -- Skill, attention, and cognitive failure / Anthony Esgate -- Biological cycles and cognitive performance / Moira Maguire -- Drugs and cognitive performance / Moira Maguire -- Intuitive statistics, judgements, and decision-making / Anthony Esgate -- Auditory perception / Kevin Baker -- Reading and dyslexia / Corriene Reed
Summary "An Introduction to Applied Cognitive Psychology offers a student-friendly review of recent research in the application of cognitive methods, theories and models to real-world scenarios. The authors approach cognitive psychology by looking at how people use basic cognitive skills in everyday environments. In this way, they explore how people use their knowledge to influence their behaviour in life, and throw light on the inter-relationships between each part of the cognitive system. The traditional cognitive areas of visual perception, attention, memory, language, thinking, decision making and human performance are covered, but they are addressed in terms of practical applications to skill training, expertise and skilled behaviour. Whereas experimental psychology often remains in the laboratory, this book will show undergraduates how the implications and methodological insights of theoretical work can be brought into the real world and vice versa."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-307) and indexes
Subject Cognitive psychology.
Psychology, Applied.
Author Baker, Kevin.
Groome, David, 1946-
LC no. 2004008923
ISBN 1841693170
1841693189 paperback
Other Titles Applied cognitive psychology