Publisher's Synopsis
5e International Edition balances accessible writing, practical applications, and research scholarship while interweaving biology throughout the text. Utilizing the theme that human cognition has evolved over time as a means of adapting to our environment, Robert J. Sternberg explores the basics of cognitive psychology through coverage of cognitive neuroscience, attention and consciousness, perception, memory, knowledge representation, language, problem-solving and creativity, decision-making and reasoning, cognitive development, and intelligence. Sternberg provides the most comprehensive coverage of any cognitive psychology text available. The book's "from lab to life" approach aptly covers theory as well as lab and field research while continually highlighting the applications to everyday life. CengageNow provides you with all the learning resources you will need to help you pass your course in one intuitive online programme. This includes a wide selection of online study tools and a personalized study plan that will help you understand the subject, master fundamental concepts and prepare for exams. CengageNow is designed to compliment your course and your textbook, and will quickly and easily help you make the grade.
