Human Information Processing: An Introduction to Psychology

✍ Scribed by Peter H. Lindsay, Donald A. Norman

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 1977
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 782
• Edition: 2nd
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front Matter, Pages ii-iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Pages v-vi
Acknowledgments, Pages vii-x
1 - Human perception, Pages 2-55
2 - The visual system, Pages 56-82
3 - The dimensions of vision, Pages 84-121,121a-121e
4 - The auditory system, Pages 122-145
5 - The dimensions of sound, Pages 146-189
6 - Neural information processing, Pages 190-254
7 - Pattern recognition and attention, Pages 256-301
8 - The memory systems, Pages 302-334
9 - Using memory, Pages 336-379
10 - The representation of knowledge, Pages 380-417
11 - The neural basis of memory, Pages 418-460
12 - Language, Pages 462-496
13 - Learning and cognitive development, Pages 498-539
14 - Problem solving and decision making, Pages 540-586
15 - The mechanisms of thought, Pages 588-619
16 - Social interactions, Pages 620-665
17 - Stress and emotion, Pages 666-691
APPENDIX A - Measuring psychological variables, Pages 692-712
APPENDIX B - Operating characteristics, Pages 714-732
Bibliography, Pages 734-762
Author index, Pages 763-768
Subject index, Pages 769-777