1. Introduction Scope of Cognitive Psychology Core Concepts The Brain Research Methods Overview of the Text Summary Key Terms 2. Perception Visual Consciousness Pattern Recognition Modularity Summary Key Terms 3. Attention Filter Theories Capacity Theories Automatic Processes Visual Attention Summary Key Terms 4. Memory Systems Sensory Memory Short-Term Versus Long-Term Memory Working Memory Summary Key Terms 5. Remembering Events Types of Long-Term Memory Encoding and Storing Events Retrieval Processes Summary Key Terms 6. Memory Distortions Reconstructive Retrieval Encoding Distortions Source Monitoring Eyewitness Testimony Summary Key Terms 7. Knowledge Representation Representing Concepts Propositions and Images Using Semantic Memory Summary Key Terms 8. Language Defining Language Representations of Language Comprehension of Language Summary Key Terms 9. Problem Solving Types of Thinking A General Model of Problem Solving Creativity Summary Key Terms 10. Reasoning and Decision Making Syllogistic Reasoning Conditional Reasoning Decision Making Summary Key Terms
Ronald T. Kellogg is Professor of Cognition and Neuroscience and Chair of the Department of Psychology at Saint Louis University and he previously chaired the psychology department at the University of Missouri-Rolla. He received his Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of Colorado and also attended Stanford University as a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow. His past research has examined attention, long-term memory, concept learning, and cognitive processes in writing. His current work concerns the role of working memory in thought and text production and the effects of writing on memory retrieval. His teaching interests include cognitive psychology, psycholinguistics, language and memory, and the psychology of writing. He is the author of The Psychology of Writing (Oxford University Press, 1994) and the SAGE book Cognitive Psychology, Second Edition.
"Ronald T. Kellogg's Fundamentals of Cognitive Psychology is a very informative and user-friendly introductory textbook for students and general readers alike. This is a book that I would recommend to general readers and undergraduate students alike." -PSYCHCRITIQUES -- Robert J. Belton PsychCRITIQUES 20080125
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