This title presents a state-of-the-art guide to a new movement in cognitive science showing how environmental and bodily structure shapes cognition.
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Lev Vygotsky used an enticing mix of intellectual traditions in an attempt to provide an account of the social formation of the mind. This volume provides students with an accessible overview of his work, combining key journal and text articles with editorial commentary and sugg…
"The Neuroscience of Expertise examines the ways in which the brain accommodates the incredible feats of experts. It builds on a tradition of cognitive research to explain how the processes of perception, attention, and memory come together to enable experts' outstanding perform…
Mental models
by Gentner, Dedre, Stevens, Albert L.
fromCognitive science (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates)
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Type: Book
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 their lives, and throw light on the interrelationships between each pa…
Discursive psychology in practice
by Stearns, Peter N., Harre, Rom
fromRethinking psychology series
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Type: Book
This text shows how to put discursive theoretical and methodological insights to work in the investigation of concrete problems in psychology. A range of traditional psychological topics are examined, from decision-making, memory and attributions to emotions, learning and the se…
Discursive psychology in practice
by Stearns, Peter N., Harre, Rom
fromRethinking psychology series
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Type: Book
This text shows how to put discursive theoretical and methodological insights to work in the investigation of concrete problems in psychology. A range of traditional psychological topics are examined, from decision-making, memory and attributions to emotions, learning and the se…
"Cognitive neuroscience has grown into a rich and complex discipline, some 35 years after the term was coined. Given the great expanse of the field, an inclusive and authoritative resource such as this handbook is needed for examining the current state-of-the-science in cognitiv…
