Fundamentals of Cognitive Psychology

In this third edition Kellogg offers expanded coverage of neuroimaging, electroencephalography, and magnetoencephalography. Throughout all of the chapters, the neuroscience of cognitive processes is stressed. Other key areas of expanded coverage include multitasking, the impact of emotion on memory encoding and retrieval, the discovery of individuals with Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory, and much more. With discussions of new research implemented throughout, the author strives to effectively blend the new with the old to provide a thorough understanding of the fundamental concepts of cognition.

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"The advantages of this text are its approachable scale and ease of reading for introductory students. The tone and breadth of this text is very appealing, yet at the same time it’s not a simplification of core topics."

-- Allen Salo, University of Maine at Presque Isle

"I think the attention and memory chapters are the best. Concepts are thoroughly described in a concise way."

-- James Hoelzle, Marquette University

"This book covers the essentials in a straightforward, no-nonsense manner at a very reasonable price. It′s an excellent value."

-- Joanne Dufilho, Brevard College

PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS EDITIONS

"Ronald T. Kellogg′s Fundamentals of Cognitive Psychology is a very informative and user-friendly introductory textbook for students and general readers alike. This is a book that I would recommend to general readers and undergraduate students alike."

-- Robert J. Belton, PSYCHCRITIQUES
PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS EDITIONS

"Kellogg lucidly presents the basics of what historical and contemporary psychological science has taught us about the workings of the human mind. Students will enjoy learning from this book."

-- Elizabeth Loftus, University of California, Irvine

Ronald T. Kellogg is Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at Saint Louis University. His education includes degrees from the University of Iowa (BS, psychology) and the University of Colorado (MA and PhD, experimental psychology) and postdoctoral study at Stanford University. His past research has examined attention, long-term memory, concept learning, and cognitive processes in writing. His current work focuses on working memory in written composition and hemispheric differences in the semantic processing of language production. He has authored numerous technical journal articles and book chapters plus several books, including The Psychology of Writing (1994), Cognitive Psychology, 2nd Ed. (2003), and The Making of the Mind: The Neuroscience of Human Nature (2013).

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