This exciting textbook introduces students to the dynamic area of Cognitive Science – the scientific study of the mind and cognition. Organized thematically instead of by discipline, this is the first textbook to present a unified view of Cognitive Science.
Features:
- Lively, full color presentation with overviews, examples, illustrations, summaries and checklists to aid learning and help students to find and retain information for papers and exams.
- Students are introduced to the cognitive scientist's "toolkit" – the vast range of techniques and tools that cognitive scientists can use to study the mind.
- Draws on cutting-edge research and new developments to explore both the achievements that cognitive scientists have made, and the challenges that lie ahead.
Reviews:
- "The text is engaging, well-crafted for an undergraduate audience, and is sure to inspire a generation of students."
Michael J. Spivey, Professor of Cognitive Science, University of California, Merced
- "This book is the most carefully written, thorough, up-to-date, and accessible single-author textbook on the theoretical issues of cognitive science I have read."
John Douard, Department of Philosophy, Rutgers University