内容简介
Howdoesthehumanmindwork?Whatallowsustoactintelligentlyandtosurviveintheworld?Formostofus,oureverydayexperienceseemsquiteunremarkable.Whenwelookbeneaththesurfaceofeverydayexperience,however,weseethatwhatourcognitivesystemaccomplishesisnothingshortofamazing.ThisfourtheditionofMedin,Ross,andMarkman'sCognitivePsychologyexaminesthewhat,why,andhowoftheseaccomplishments.Thetextpresentsacoherentoverviewofthefieldofcognitivepsychologyorganizedintermsofthemesthatcutacrosstopicareas.Writtenbywell-knownresearchers,thebookprovidesacompletelycurrentdescriptionofon-goingcontroversiesinresearch,aswellassummariesofkeyexperiments.Italsoencouragesthereadertothinkcriticallyaboutcurrentresearchandtheories.Throughout,theauthorsfocusontheimportanceofphysicalandcomputationalconstraintsoncognition.
作者简介
DouglasMedin(Ph.D.,UniversityofSouthDakota)taughtattheRockefellerUniversity,UniversityofIllinois,andtheUniversityofMichiganbeforeassuminghiscurrentpositionasCASVisitingCommitteeResearchandTeachingProfessoratNorthwesternUniversity.Bestknownforhisresearchonconceptsandcategorization,hisrecentresearchinterestshaveextendedtodecisionmaking,cross-culturalstudiesofreasoningandcategorization,andcognitivedimensionsofresourceuse.Heteachescoursesincognitivepsychology,psychologyofthinkingandreasoning,decisionmaking,andcultureandcognition.HeistheeditorofthejournalCognitivePsychologyandisapasteditoroftheAcademicPressseries,PsychologyofLearningandMotivation.BrianRossreceivedhisSc.B.inPsychologyfromBrownUniversityandhisM.A.fromYaleUniversitybeforereceivinghisPh.D.fromStanfordUniversity.HeteachesattheUniversityofIllinois,whereheisProfessorofPsychologyandalsointheBeckmanInstitute.Heteachescoursesincognitivepsychology,thepsychologyofthinking,introductorystatistics,problemsolving,andmathematicalmodelsofmemory.Hisresearchhasexaminedissuesincategorization,problemsolving,learningandmemory.HeisserieseditorforThepsychologyoflearningandmotivation,aswellasassociateeditorofthejournalPsychonomicBulletin&Review.ArthurMarkmanreceivedhisM.A.andPh.D.inPsychologyfromtheUniversityofIllinoisaftercompletinghisSc.B.inCognitiveScienceatBrownUniversity.HeworkedatNorthwesternUniversityandColumbiaUniversitybeforemovingtotheUniversityofTexasatAustin,whereheisnowProfessorofPsychologyandMarketing.Heteachescoursesincognitivepsychology,researchmethodsandstatistics,reasoning,anddecisionmakingandknowledgerepresentation,andhesupervisesthehonorsprogram.Hisresearchhasexploredsimilarity,categorization,anddecisionmaking.HeservedasExecutiveOfficeroftheCognitiveScienceSocietyfrom2001-2003.
