The Evolution and Function of Cognition

Felix E. Goodson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

392 Seiten

2002
Psychology Press (Verlag)
978-0-8058-4217-3 (ISBN)

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This book is about understanding all of mainstream psychology from an evolutionary perspective.The author emphasizes historical continuity and shows how evolutionary psychology fits in w/ the mainstream of thought in psychological theory.

Appropriate as a textbook for graduate courses, The Evolution and Function of Cognition provides a systematic and progressively inclusive integration of the facts and principles of cognitive psychology. It includes contributions of information processing and reaction, and emphasizes historical continuity. In addition, the book shows how evolutionary psychology fits in with the mainstream of thought in psychological theory.

The Evolution and Function of Cognition will benefit scholars and researchers interested in the general topics of evolutionary psychology and cognitive science.

Felix E. Goodson

Contents: Foreword. Prologue. Background. Foundations. Overview. Sensory Input. Perceptual Structuring. Learning-Memory. Apperception. Reaction. Language. Epilogue.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.8.2002
Verlagsort	Philadelphia
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	521 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
ISBN-10	0-8058-4217-9 / 0805842179
ISBN-13	978-0-8058-4217-3 / 9780805842173
Zustand	Neuware