Ronald T. Kellogg is Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at Saint Louis University. His education includes degrees from the University of Iowa (BS, psychology) and the University of Colorado (MA and PhD, experimental psychology) and postdoctoral study at Stanford University. His past research has examined attention, long-term memory, concept learning, and cognitive processes in writing. His current work focuses on working memory in written composition and hemispheric differences in the semantic processing of language production. He has authored numerous technical journal articles and book chapters plus several books, including The Psychology of Writing (1994), Cognitive Psychology, 2nd Ed. (2003), and The Making of the Mind: The Neuroscience of Human Nature (2013).
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Preface Part 1 Scope & Methods 1. Introduction Defining Cognitive Psychology. Core Concepts. Research Methods. Overview of the Text. Summary. Key Terms 2. Cognitive Neuroscience Mind & Brain. Functional Neuroanatomy. Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience. Connectionist Models. Summary. Key Terms Part II: Fundamentals of Cognition 3. Perception Visual Consciousness. Pattern Recognition. Face Perception. Speech Perception. Summary. Key Terms 4. Attention Filter Theories. Capacity Theories. Automatic Processes. Visual Attention. Summary. Key Terms 5. Memory Encoding, Storage, & Retrieval. Sensory Memory. Short-Term versus Long-Term memory. Working Memory. Summary. Key Terms Part III: Learning, Knowing, & Remembering 6. Episodic Memory Types of Long-Term Memory. Encoding & Storing Events. Retrieval Processes. Summary. Key Terms. 7. Distortions of Memory Reconstructive Retrieval. Encoding Distortions. Source Monitoring. Eyewitess Testimony. Summary. Key Terms. 8. Semantic Memory Representing Concepts. Propositions & Images. Using Semantic Memory. Summary. Key Terms 9. Learning Concepts & Skills Concept Learning. Learning Processes. Implicit Learning. Acquiring Expertise. Summary. Key Terms Part IV: Knowing and Using Language 10. Language Defining Language. Representations of Language. Thought & Language. Summary. Key Terms. 11. Language Production Speech Production. Sentence Generation. Writing. Summary. Key Terms. 12. Language Comprehension Word Recognition. Sentence Comprehension. Discourse Comprehension. Summary. Key Terms. Part V: Thinking 13. Problem Solving Types of Thinking. A General Model of Problem Solving. Creativity. Summary. Key Terms 14. Reasoning & Decision Making Syllogistic Reasoning. Conditional Reasoning. Decision Making. Summary. Key Terms. 15. Intelligence Defining Intelligence. Genetic & Environmental Influences. Sex Differences. Summary. Key Terms. Glossary References Index