Cognitive Science

Welcome to the student resource site for Cognitive Science, Fourth Edition.

This new edition consolidates interdisciplinary streams of research to present a unified view of cognitive science. It demonstrates how to apply the vast range of methods and tools used to study the mind, together constituting the cognitive scientist’s toolkit. Alongside the text, this website provides a base from which to begin exploring the scientific study of some of the most profound topics related to the mind, including consciousness, language, emotions, behavior-based robotics, and more.

Here, students will find:

• Links to useful learning resources, videos, and experimental demonstrations
• Multiple-choice questions to use for review

Key features of the Fourth Edition include:

• New chapter on emotions and the emerging field of affective science
• Individual chapters have been revised for accessibility and concision, including the two chapters on mindreading which have been consolidated into a single chapter
• Thought-provoking exercises enable students to test and apply their understanding
• Glossary of key terms and definitions has been expanded
• Over 120 new references