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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449945603321

Autore

Goodson Felix E. <1922->

Titolo

The evolution and function of cognition [[electronic resource] /] / Felix Goodson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 2003

ISBN

1-135-63520-X

1-282-32645-7

9786612326455

1-4106-0637-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (360 p.)

Disciplina

155.7

Soggetti

Evolutionary psychology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-339) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PROLOGUE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 BACKGROUND; 2 FOUNDATIONS; 3 OVERVIEW; 4 SENSORY INPUT; 5 PERCEPTUAL STRUCTURING; 6 LEARNING-MEMORY; 7 APPERCEPTION; 8 REACTION; 9 LANGUAGE; EPILOGUE; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Appropriate as a textbook for graduate courses, The Evolution and Function of Cognition provides a systematic and progressively inclusive integration of the facts and principles of cognitive psychology. It includes contributions of information processing and reaction, and emphasizes historical continuity. In addition, the book shows how evolutionary psychology fits in with the mainstream of thought in psychological theory.   The Evolution and Function of Cognition will benefit scholars and researchers interested in the general topics of evolutionary psychology and cogniti