Cognitivism, Cognitive Theory

Intractability is a growing concern across the cognitive sciences: while many models of cognition can describe and predict human behavior in the la...

Brain and behaviour are intrinsically linked. Animals demonstrate a huge and complex repertoire of behaviours, so how can specific behaviours be ma...

Abstract concepts are often embodied through metaphor. For example, we talk about moving through time in metaphorical terms, as if we were moving t...

Whenever you get dressed, carry objects, write, draw, or gesture, you express knowledge about how to get things done with your hands. Ironically, t...

From self-help to medication, therapy, and cognitive neuroscience, this book traces the uses and limits of psychology. Offering a systematic explor...

Why do some surprises delightthe endings of Agatha Christie novels, films like The Sixth Sense, the flash awareness that Pips benefactor is not (an...

Combining the study of animal minds, artificial minds, and human evolution, this book examine the advances made by comparative psychologists in exp...

Many philosophers believe they can gain knowledge about the world from the comfort of their armchairs, simply by reflecting on the nature of things...

Despite American educations recent mania for standardized tests, testing misses what really matters about learning: the desire to learn in the firs...

A groundbreaking workbook to help you develop healthy coping strategies, build a solid support network, and stay on the path to recovery.If youve b...

Memory is essential for every day life. The understanding and study of memory has continued to grow over the years, thanks to well controlled labor...