Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-357) and index.

Introduction: Scope of Cognitive Psychology Core Concepts The Brain Research Methods Overview of the Text Summary Key Terms; Perception: Visual Consciousness Pattern Recognition Modularity Summary Key Terms; Attention: Filter Theories Capacity Theories Automatic Processes Visual Attention Summary Key Terms; Memory Systems: Sensory Memory Short-Term Versus Long-Term Memory Working Memory Summary Key Terms; Remembering Events: Types of Long-Term Memory Encoding and Storing Events Retrieval Processes Summary Key Terms; Memory Distortions: Reconstructive Retrieval Encoding Distortions Source Monitoring Eyewitness Testimony Summary Key Terms; Knowledge Representation: Representing Concepts Propositions and Images Using Semantic Memory Summary Key Terms; Language: Defining Language Representations of Language Comprehension of Language Summary Key Terms; Problem Solving: Types of Thinking A General Model of Problem Solving Creativity Summary Key Terms; Reasoning and Decision Making: Syllogistic Reasoning Conditional Reasoning Decision Making Summary Key Terms.