Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research, and Everyday Experience, Cengage International Edition,
6th Edition

1. Introduction to Cognitive Psychology.
2. Cognitive Neuroscience.
3. Perception.
4. Attention.
5. Short-Term and Working Memory.
6. Long-Term Memory: Structure.
7. Long-Term Memory: Encoding, Retrieval, and Consolidation.
8. Everyday Memory and Memory Errors.
9. Conceptual Knowledge.
10. Visual Imagery.
11. Language.
12. Problem Solving.
13. Judgment, Decisions, and Reasoning.

• E. Bruce Goldstein

  E. Bruce Goldstein is an associate professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Pittsburgh and is affiliated with the department of psychology at the University of Arizona. He received the Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award from the University of Pittsburgh for his classroom teaching and textbook writing. Before joining the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh, he was a postdoctoral fellow in the biology department at Harvard University. Dr. Goldstein has published papers on a wide variety of topics, including retinal and cortical physiology, visual attention and the perception of pictures. The author of COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY: CONNECTING MIND, RESEARCH AND EVERYDAY EXPERIENCE, 5th Edition (Cengage, 2019) and THE MIND: CONSCIOUSNESS, PREDICTION AND THE BRAIN (MIT, 2020), he edited the BLACKWELL HANDBOOK OF PERCEPTION (Blackwell, 2001) and the two-volume SAGE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PERCEPTION (Sage, 2010). He is currently teaching courses in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, for learners over 50, at the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie-Mellon University and the University of Arizona, including Your Amazing Mind, Cognition and Aging, The Social and Emotional Mind, and The Mystery and Science of Shadows. He received his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Tufts University and his Ph.D. in experimental psychology from Brown University.

• Ralph G Hale

  Ralph G. Hale is Associate Professor of Psychological Science at the University of North Georgia. He earned his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Georgia in 2018, specializing in visual perception. He also earned two certifications in interdisciplinary university teaching, one from the University of Georgia in 2018 and another from the Association of College and University Educators in 2024. He is dedicated to undergraduate education and teaches a wide variety of psychology courses including cognitive psychology, memory, biopsychology, psychology of visual art, research methods, behavioral statistics, and senior psychology seminar. He has been recognized by his university for his commitment to quality education, winning the Teaching Excellence Award for Tenured Faculty in 2020 and the Ann Matthews Purdy Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award in 2023. He is also dedicated to scholarship, with an emphasis on undergraduate research. His areas of expertise are visual perception and memory with interests in visual aesthetics, errors in visual memory, and visual illusions. As principal investigator of the Hale Vision Lab, he mentors students through projects leading to conference presentations and publications. Recently he has published papers related to color spreading illusions, social gaze, and various cognitive effects. In 2023, he won his university’s Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award in recognition of his scholarly mentorship. He asserts that undergraduate mentorship is the focal point of his academic career, from which all other aspects radiate. His venture into book writing is an extension of this commitment to mentorship, as quality textbooks and resources are fundamental to educational success.

• As with previous editions of this book, this edition features updates to material throughout, and in a few cases chapters have been rewritten or reorganized to improve clarity and pedagogy. Cognitive psychology is a research-driven field, and the research in every chapter has been updated to reflect current findings, scientific consensus, and hot topics.

• Learning objectives have been added to the beginning of every chapter. These statements are clear, actionable goals that state what students will be able to do after completing that chapter. These learning objectives can help students focus their efforts and understand the relevance of the chapter content. Additionally, the learning objectives can serve as guidance for instruction and assessment. Test Yourself and Think About It items now include associated learning objectives to increase clarity of learning expectations.

• A primary goal of this text is to be approachable to students, and that means being inclusive to all students. Therefore, efforts were taken to improve the inclusivity, equity, and diversity of content throughout this text. Updates include research findings from a more diverse range of researchers and participants from populations around the globe. Additionally, text language, examples, and figures are now more diverse, equitable, and inclusive.

• Since the last edition, the COVID-19 pandemic rocked the world. In this edition, the impact of the pandemic on cognitive psychology topics and on students is discussed.

• New and updated topics are included in every chapter, including virtual reality and artificial intelligence, multitasking, false memories and memory disorders, imagination and aphantasia, bilingualism, creativity, and more!

• New and updated demonstrations are also included throughout.

• "Test Yourself" questions, which appear in the middle and at the end of each chapter, are designed to get students to recall and review the information they've just read.

• "Think About It" features at the end of each chapter use questions and doable projects to take students beyond the text material.

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