Cognition & Cognitive Psychology

The idea that such pervasive and ever-growing immersion in virtual play affects consciousness seems obvious and is the focus of this volume. These ...

This book compiles a series of chapters on theoretical, methodological, and practical advances in problem solving research that aim at identifying ...

The relationship between self-esteem and body image has been well-established such that low levels of self-esteem have been found to be associated ...

The so-called hard problem of consciousness (ie: the problem of explaining how and why we have conscious experiences) has received different form...

Research on social cognition is largely comprised of self-reported judgments and impressions about internal and external information. Both verbal a...

Why are ignorant people so confident? How do politicians utilize conflation to influence groups? Why do scientists fall for similar mistakes? How i...

One of the worlds leading experts on mind and brain takes us on an expedition that reveals a new view of what makes us who we are.Humans have long ...

Where do spontaneous thoughts come from? It may be surprising that the seemingly straightforward answers from the mind or from the brain are in fac...

All humans, but no other species, have the capacity to create and understand language. It provides structure to our thoughts, allowing us to plan, ...

The Teacher Toolkit Guides turn the theory of education into practical ideas for your classroom. From Ross Morrison McGill, bestselling author of...

At once an eloquent memoir, a wide-ranging commentary on cultural diversity, and an expert distillation of the research on language learning, loss,...

From phishing scams to Ponzi schemes, fraudulent science to fake art, chess cheaters to crypto hucksters, and marketers to magicians, our world bri...

Why is deciding to do something sometimes so slow and difficult? How do we make decisions when lacking key information? When making decisions, the ...

Detailed and accurate information on the spatial distribution of individual species over large spatial extents and over multiple time periods is cr...

Why are we influenced by the behaviour of complete strangers? Why does the brain register similar pleasure when I perceive something as 'fair' or w...

A radical reinterpretation of how your mind works - and why it could change your life 'An astonishing achievement. Nick Chater has blown my mind' T...

Do newborns think? Do they know that three is greater than two? Do they prefer right to wrong? What about emotions--can newborns recognize happines...

Epistemological discussions of perception usually focus on something other than knowledge. They consider how beliefs arising from perception can be...

This book explores the life and experiences of one of the world's most renowned and well-respected experts in bilingualism. François Grosjean takes...

Neuropsychiatric problems after critical illness are receiving increasing attention, particularly in the critical care medicine literature, but men...