Cognitive psychology in and out of the laboratory / Kathleen M. Galotti.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Cognitive psychology : history, methods, and paradigms -- The brain : an overview of structure and function -- Perception : recognizing patterns and objects -- Attention : deploying cognitive resources -- Working memory : forming and using new memory traces -- Retrieving memories from long-term storage -- Knowledge representation : storing and organizing information in long-term memory -- Visual imagery and spatial cognition -- Language -- Thinking and problem solving -- Reasoning and decision making -- Cognitive development through adolescence -- Individual differences in cognition -- Cognitive in cross-cultural perspective -- Glossary -- Credits and sources -- References -- Index -- About the author.

This book provides a student-centered approach for undergraduate courses in cognitive psychology. Kathleen Galottis accessible writing style and use of colorful real-life examples bring the full relevance of cognitive psychology into focus for students, and equips them to understand how theoretical principles apply to real-world problems and the complex functions of the human brain. The text features special coverage of the development of cognition from infancy through adolescence, and extensive coverage of gender, individual differences, and cross-cultural approaches to cognition.