Anderson offers systematic and accessible presentation of the theoretical foundations of higher mental processes, with each important idea made concrete by specific examples and experiments. Focusing on knowledge representation as the central issue of cognition research, the book emphasizes an information processing approach to the field, but offers thorough coverage of the cognitive neuroscience approach as well (extensively updated for this edition). The Sixth Edition also features a new two-color design and an expanded art program, with new figures highlighting areas of the brain most closely associated with specific cognitive functions. The result is a lucid, integrated view of the current state of a dynamic field, from one of its most accomplished practitioners.In this edition of his undergraduate text, Anderson (Carnegie Mellon U.) updates information to keep track with advances in the past five years, particularly those in cognitive neuroscience. His topics include the growth of the science of cognition, perception, attention and performance, and perception-based knowledge representations. He examines encoding, storage, retention, and retrieval in human memory, and abstraction of information into memory. He analyzes problem solving, expertise, reasoning and decision making, individual differences in cognition, and language structure and comprehension. In each case he supplies remarks and suggested readings. Annotation ⓒ2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) |
