Product Description

Sternberg's text balances accessible writing, practical applications, and research scholarship, interweaving biology throughout the text. Utilizing the theme that human cognition has evolved over time as a means of adapting to our environment, Sternberg explores the basics of cognitive psychology through its coverage of cognitive neuroscience, attention and consciousness, perception, memory, knowledge representation, language, problem solving and creativity, decision making and reasoning, cognitive development, and intelligence. Sternberg provides the most comprehensive coverage of any cognitive psychology text available; a "from lab to life" approach covering theory, lab and field research, and applications to everyday life (like driving while talking on a cell phone and airport security).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #28330 in Books
• Published on: 2005-08-08
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 624 pages

About the Author
Robert J. Sternberg is IBM Professor of Psychology and Education in the Department of Psychology at Yale University. Dr. Sternberg received his B.A. from Yale and his Ph.D. in Psychology from Stanford University. He has received numerous awards including the James McKeen Cattell Award from the American Psychological Society; the Early Career and McCandless Awards from the APA; and the Outstanding Book, Research Review, Sylvia Scribner and Palmer O. Johnson Awards from the AERA. Last year, Dr. Sternberg served as President of APA. In addition, he has been editor of the "Psychological Bulletin" and the "APA Review of Books: Contemporary Psychology" and is a member of the Society of Experimental Psychologists. He is currently the director of the Center for the Psychology of Abilities, Competencies, and Expertise at Yale University.

Customer Reviews

Extremely poor organization
This book has the worst organization of any textbook that I have ever tried to read. The paragraphs lack flow and cohesive themes, thus making the text very difficult to follow.

Only buy this book if it is required for a class.

Better alternatives....
This textbook is a real drag to read even when you are interested in the subject matter. A highlighter is a must because it reads like a novel with very few headings. It isnt in color and has many errors and typos. If it is required, buy it used because it probably wont be a book you want to keep. If you are looking to learn about cognition look towards the neuroscience books LWW and Lange offer.

Poorly written for a college level textbook
I don't know if earlier editions are better, but this one (4th) is definitely poor quality. The writing is absolutely terrible in some places--short, choppy sentences that often don't connect to the rest of the paragraph--and gives the feeling of having been cut-and-pasted. The style feels almost amateurish and is very distracting, making it hard to actually learn the subject being presented. Not at all a good choice as the main textbook for a class.