Cognition and cognitive psychology

A new general theory of cognitive motivation, combining affective and cognitive principles, is applied to a range of purposive behaviour.

Leading researchers in psychology and neuroscience have contributed chapters that provide an ideal resource on motivation and learning.

A new general theory of cognitive motivation, combining affective and cognitive principles, is applied to a range of purposive behaviour.

Leading researchers in psychology and neuroscience have contributed chapters that provide an ideal resource on motivation and learning.

Isurin presents a case study of Russian collective memory as it is constructed by producers and consumed by people.

Isurin presents a case study of Russian collective memory as it is constructed by producers and consumed by people.

A conceptual and practical toolkit for creating learning processes with the help of interventions in workplaces, schools and communities.

Complete guide to genetics, evolution, and variation in human tooth crown and root morphology in modern and fossil Homo sapiens.

A collection of cutting-edge contributions on the idea of shared representations - information sharing between the brains of those involved.

A collection of cutting-edge contributions on the idea of shared representations - information sharing between the brains of those involved.

Complete guide to genetics, evolution, and variation in human tooth crown and root morphology in modern and fossil Homo sapiens.

A conceptual and practical toolkit for creating learning processes with the help of interventions in workplaces, schools and communities.

Explores the insights that fossil hominin teeth provide about human evolution, linking findings with current debates in palaeoanthropology.

Explores the insights that fossil hominin teeth provide about human evolution, linking findings with current debates in palaeoanthropology.

Shows why reading and writing are essential to developing a consciousness of language that, in turn, lies at the core of rationality.

Shows why reading and writing are essential to developing a consciousness of language that, in turn, lies at the core of rationality.

This second edition discusses advances in Chomsky''s science of language, his view of the human mind and its study, and his socioeconomic-political contributions.

This book introduces readers to principles and research findings about human learning and cognition in an engaging, conversational manner.

This book introduces readers to principles and research findings about human learning and cognition in an engaging, conversational manner.

This second edition discusses advances in Chomsky''s science of language, his view of the human mind and its study, and his socioeconomic-political contributions.

Now in its seventh edition, this book brings together 30 classic and contemporary studies in psychology to show students how to analyse key studies in the field, understand how classic theories are constantly revisited by modern researchers, and develop the skills required to write about psychology in exams and essays.

A new method of estimating what affects IQ shows that life history and choice count toward your level of intelligence.

A new method of estimating what affects IQ shows that life history and choice count toward your level of intelligence.

This book introduces the concept of ''critical feeling'', which combines insights from different disciplines to address personal and societal issues.

This book is Jon Elster''s influential study of irrationality, challenging orthodox theories of rational choice.

This book is Jon Elster''s influential study of irrationality, challenging orthodox theories of rational choice.

This book introduces the concept of ''critical feeling'', which combines insights from different disciplines to address personal and societal issues.

The first ever reference book on the behaviour, physiology, conservation and biogeography of the dwarf and mouse lemurs of Madagascar.

The first ever reference book on the behaviour, physiology, conservation and biogeography of the dwarf and mouse lemurs of Madagascar.

Embedded in a historical context, this is a novel approach to memory involving goals, cues, information, opportunity to learn, and noise.

This book explores ways that the development of reasoning skills and the development of creativity impact one another.

This book explores ways that the development of reasoning skills and the development of creativity impact one another.

Embedded in a historical context, this is a novel approach to memory involving goals, cues, information, opportunity to learn, and noise.

This collection of new essays is a groundbreaking examination of divine hiddenness from the perspectives of different faiths.

This collection of new essays is a groundbreaking examination of divine hiddenness from the perspectives of different faiths.

Bringing together twenty-five years of research, Why We Gesture offers a radical new perspective on gesture-speech unity.

Addresses the question: how can we unravel the evolution of language, given that there is no direct evidence about it?

Bringing together twenty-five years of research, Why We Gesture offers a radical new perspective on gesture-speech unity.

Addresses the question: how can we unravel the evolution of language, given that there is no direct evidence about it?

Integrating science and art, this accessible, but nuanced work explains how we experience beauty and why we enjoy it.

Drawing on a modern neurocognitive framework, this full-color textbook introduces the entire field of cognition in an engaging narrative.

Summarizes the current state of both theoretical and experimental knowledge about learning in animals.

Integrating science and art, this accessible, but nuanced work explains how we experience beauty and why we enjoy it.

Drawing on a modern neurocognitive framework, this full-color textbook introduces the entire field of cognition in an engaging narrative.

Summarizes the current state of both theoretical and experimental knowledge about learning in animals.

The first extensive treatment of the mandrill''s reproductive and behavioural biology, focusing on mechanisms of sexual selection and evolution.

The first extensive treatment of the mandrill''s reproductive and behavioural biology, focusing on mechanisms of sexual selection and evolution.

This handbook on human psychology, first published in 2007, integrates contributions of sociocultural specialists from 15 countries worldwide.

This book, first published in 2005, presents an in-depth coverage of visuospatial thinking, encompassing a wide range of thinking processes concerning space.

Gathers decades of research on figurative language cognition to answer the question, ''Why don''t people just say what they mean?