1 The Science of Cognition.- 2 Perception.- 3 Attention and Performance.- 4 Mental Imagery.- 5 Representation of Knowledge.- 6 Human Memory: Encoding and Storage.- 7 Human Memory: Retention and Retrieval.- 8 Problem Solving.-9 Expertise.- 10 Reasoning.- 11 Problem Solving.- 12 Language Structure.- 13 Language Comprehension.- 14 Individual Differences in Cognition

John R. Anderson has been long been at the forefront of the study of cognition, with accomplishments that have informed the way cognitive psychology is investigated, applied, and taught. With this new edition of his classic textbook, Anderson again takes students to the forefront of the field, incorporating the latest theoretical breakthroughs, research findings, and technological advances, as well as marking the increasing role of neuroscience in the study of cognitive functions.
As always, Anderson makes his discussions of higher mental processes concrete and accessible with fascinating examples and clear explanations of the underlying research.
The book can also be purchased with the breakthrough online resource, LaunchPad, which offers innovative media content, curated and organised for easy assignability. LaunchPad's intuitive interface presents quizzing, flashcards, animations and much more to make learning actively engaging.　

• Introductory questions at the start of each chapter gets students thinking about key ideas and concepts
• Questions for Thought at the end of each chapter ask students to reflect on the core issues of the field applying what they learned from chapter discussions
• Implications boxes feature fascinating applications of chapter ideas. Short summaries at the end of each section reinforce key points
• Experimental data, sample stimuli, brain images, and research tasks woven throughout give students a real understanding of how cognitive psychology conclusions are reached

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• Updates have been made throughout including:
• A new section on Causal Reasoning, replacing Evaluating Conditional Arguments in a Larger Context
• A new section in Problem Solving on Choosing among Multiple Alternatives
• New material on eye witness testimony, flashbulb reasoning and learning by example