PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsChapter 1: Introduction to Cognitive PsychologyIntroduction: Cognition and ShoppingWhat is Cognitive Psychology?Current Perspectives on the Study of CognitionResearch in Cognitive PsychologyMeasuring Cognitive ProcessesChapter ReviewChapter QuizKey TermsChapter 2: Cognitive NeuroscienceIntroduction: Knowledge from Cognitive DeficitsClinical Case Studies in Cognitive NeuroscienceStructure of the Central Nervous SystemMeasures in Cognitive Neuroscience: Electrical RecordingsMeasures in Cognitive Neuroscience: Brain ImagingChapter ReviewChapter QuizKey TermsChapter 3: PerceptionIntroduction: Perception in Everyday TasksSensory Systems: How Sensations Become PerceptionsThe Computational ApproachThe Gestalt ApproachThe Perception/Action ApproachMotion Perception: Comparing the Approaches to PerceptionChapter ReviewChapter QuizKey TermsChapter 4: AttentionIntroduction: How We Pay AttentionWhat is Attention and Why do We Need It?Automatic and Controlled ProcessingHow We Use AttentionHow Attention Affects Perception, Action, and MemoryAttention Outside the LaboratoryChapter ReviewChapter QuizKey TermsChapter 5: Memory Structures and ProcessesIntroduction: The Pervasiveness of MemoryMemory as Structure or ProcessSensory MemoryShort-Term Memory (STM)The Working-Memory (WM) SystemLong-Term Memory (LTM)Study ReferenceChapter ReviewChapter QuizKey TermsChapter 6: Long-Term Memory RetrievalIntroduction: Superior MemoryRetrieval From Long-Term MemoryWhy We ForgetEncoding EffectsRetrieval EffectsEncoding-Retrieval InteractionsChapter ReviewChapter QuizKey TermsChapter 7: Memory ErrorsIntroduction: The Inaccuracy of MemoryThe Seven "Sins" of MemoryThe Reconstructive Nature of MemoryMemory Errors in the LaboratoryClinical Memory Failures--AmnesiaChapter ReviewChapter QuizKey TermsChapter 8: LanguageIntroduction: A Simple ConversationLanguage Versus CommunicationStructure of LanguageHow do We Comprehend Language?How do We Produce Language?Language Use in Everyday LifeChapter ReviewChapter QuizKey TermsChapter 9: Concepts and KnowledgeIntroduction: Game NightWhat are Concepts?Prototypes and Exemplars: Categorizing ObjectsOrganizing Our ConceptsUsing Concepts in Daily LifeChapter ReviewChapter QuizKey TermsChapter 10: ImageryIntroduction: Imagery in Everyday LifeMental Images and CognitionTheories of Mental ImageryImagery and MemoryImagery in PracticeChapter ReviewChapter QuizKey TermsChapter 11: Problem SolvingIntroduction: Problem Solving in Daily LifeIdentifying a ProblemDefining the ProblemExploring Solutions: Approaches and StrategiesAction: Implementing Possible SolutionsLook Back and Learn: ExpertiseChapter ReviewChapter QuizKey TermsChapter 12: ReasoningIntroduction: Group Research ProjectWhat Is Reasoning? Deductive Versus Inductive ReasoningDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningReasoning in PracticeChapter ReviewChapter QuizKey TermsChapter 13: Decision MakingIntroduction: Everyday Decision MakingMaking DecisionsHeuristics and BiasesModels of Decision MakingBeyond Individual Decisions: Social and AI-Assisted Decision-MakingMaking Better DecisionsChapter ReviewChapter QuizKey TermsChapter 14: Cognitive DevelopmentIntroduction: Are You My Mother?Tools and Methods for Studying Cognitive DevelopmentThe Development of LanguageMemory DevelopmentThe Development of ReasoningChapter ReviewChapter QuizKey TermsGlossary.