The Nature of Cognition

This text introduces the study of cognition in terms of the major conceptual themes that underlie virtually all the substantive topics. The chapters contrast alternative approaches to the underlying themes, then show how a synthesis of the two approaches provides the best understanding. Most cognitive psychology texts are organized around empirical findings on standard substantive topics such as perception, memory, vision and language. This book introduces the study of cognition in terms of the major conceptual themes that underlie virtually all the substantive topics. Taking a dialectical approach, the chapters contrast alternative approaches to the underlying themes (such as domain-theory versus domain-specificity), then show how a synthesis of the two approaches provides the best understanding.The book