Introductory Textbooks
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Neuropsychology
From Theory to Practice, 2nd Edition
The second edition of this comprehensive handbook for students of Neuropsychology gives a thorough overview of the complex relationship between brain and behaviour. Drawing on the latest research findings from neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, neurochemistry and neuropsychology it explores and...
To Be Published February 28th 2014 by Psychology Press
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Attention
Series: Foundations of Psychology
In our daily life we are bombarded with information. Every day we see thousands of images and hear thousands of sounds. This book examines how we make sense of this information and act upon it. It investigates how we are able to select some parts of the information but ignore others and then...
To Be Published December 31st 2013 by Routledge
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An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
Processes and Disorders, 3rd Edition
An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology: Processes and Disorders is a comprehensive introductory textbook for undergraduate students. The third edition of this well-established text has been completely revised and updated to cover all the key areas of cognition, including perception, attention,...
To Be Published October 31st 2013 by Psychology Press
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The Psychology of Language
From Data to Theory, 4th Edition
This fully revised edition of the popular textbook provides an up-to-date and comprehensive introduction to the psychology of language for undergraduates, postgraduates, and researchers. It contains everything the student needs to know about how we acquire, understand, produce, and store language....
To Be Published October 31st 2013 by Psychology Press
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Thinking and Reasoning
An Introduction to the Psychology of Reason, Judgment and Decision Making
The area of psychological research reviewed in this book is one that is not only increasing in popularity in college curricula, but is also making an ever larger impact on the world outside the classroom. Drawing upon research originally cited in Ken Manktelow’s highly successful publication...
Published February 13th 2012 by Psychology Press
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Being Human
Psychological and Philosophical Perspectives
Richard Gross turns his expert eye to the psychology of human nature in a contemplative account encompassing cognition, consciousness, language, time perception, sense of mortality and human society. This book will help you to consider the unique aspects of being human and to understand the...
Published January 26th 2012 by Routledge
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Fundamentals of Cognition 2nd Edition
Is it possible to learn something without being aware of it? How does emotion influence the way we think? How can we improve our memory? Fundamentals of Cognition 2nd edition is a basic, reader-friendly introduction to the key cognitive processes we use to interact successfully with the world...
Published January 3rd 2012 by Psychology Press
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The Student's Guide to Social Neuroscience
Social neuroscience is an expanding field which, by investigating the neural mechanisms that inform our behavior, explains our ability to recognize, understand, and interact with others. Concepts such as trust, revenge, empathy, prejudice, and love are now being explored and unraveled by the...
Published October 13th 2011 by Psychology Press
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Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities
4th Edition
The fourth edition of Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities critically examines the breadth of research on this complex and controversial topic, with the principal aim of helping the reader to understand where sex differences are found – and where they are not. Since the publication of the third...
Published September 20th 2011 by Psychology Press
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Essentials of Sensation and Perception
Series: Foundations of Psychology
The study of sensation and perception looks at how we acquire, process, and interpret information about the outside world. By describing key ideas from first principles, this straightforward introduction provides easy access to the basic concepts in the subject, and incorporates the most recent...
Published May 3rd 2011 by Routledge
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Classic Case Studies in Psychology
2nd Edition
Have you heard about the man who lived with a hole in his head? Or the boy raised by his parents as a girl? From the woman with multiple personalities, to the man with no brain, this collection of case studies provides a compelling insight into the human mind. This is a fascinating collection of...
Published March 25th 2010 by Routledge
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Cognitive Psychology
A Student's Handbook, 6th Edition
Previous editions have established this best-selling student handbook as THE cognitive psychology textbook of choice, both for its academic rigour and its accessibility. This sixth edition continues this tradition. It has been substantially updated and revised to reflect new developments in the...
Published January 20th 2010 by Psychology Press
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The Student's Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience, 2nd Edition
Reflecting recent changes in the way cognition and the brain are studied, this thoroughly updated edition of the best-selling textbook provides a comprehensive and student-friendly guide to cognitive neuroscience. Jamie Ward provides an easy-to-follow introduction to neural structure and...
Published January 3rd 2010 by Psychology Press
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Memory
People seem to be intrigued by memory, and by its sometimes spectacular failure in (for example) people with amnesia. However, students of memory sometimes fail to retain this fascination. The reason is clear: in order to study memory we must carry out carefully-designed experiments, which can seem...
Published February 4th 2009 by Psychology Press
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Foundations of Sensation and Perception
Second Edition
This comprehensive introduction to Sensation and Perception has been highly praised for its unique approach, which begins with the minor senses and progresses to vision. The book begins with an introductory chapter on general physiological, perceptual and theoretical principles which...
Published December 7th 2008 by Psychology Press
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Animal Learning and Cognition, 3rd Edition
An Introduction
Animal Learning and Cognition: An Introduction provides an up-to-date review of the principal findings from more than a century of research into animal intelligence. This new edition has been expanded to take account of the many exciting developments that have occurred over the last ten years....
Published February 6th 2008 by Psychology Press