Author: Bennett L. Schwartz
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199928053
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Human memory, like other biological systems, has been subject to natural selection over the course of evolution. The goal of this volume is to present the best theoretical and empirical work on the adaptive nature of memory. The volume features current and relevant work of cognitive, developmental, and comparative psychologists.
What Is Adaptive about Adaptive Memory?
Author: Bennett L. Schwartz
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199928053
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Human memory, like other biological systems, has been subject to natural selection over the course of evolution. The goal of this volume is to present the best theoretical and empirical work on the adaptive nature of memory. The volume features current and relevant work of cognitive, developmental, and comparative psychologists.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199928053
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Human memory, like other biological systems, has been subject to natural selection over the course of evolution. The goal of this volume is to present the best theoretical and empirical work on the adaptive nature of memory. The volume features current and relevant work of cognitive, developmental, and comparative psychologists.
The Adaptive Character of Thought
Author: John R. Anderson
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1134747810
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This important volume examines the phenomena of cognition from an adaptive perspective. Rather than adhering to the typical practice in cognitive psychology of trying to predict behavior from a model of cognitive mechanisms, this book develops a number of models that successfully predict behavior from the structure of the environment to which cognition is adapted. The methodology -- called rational analysis -- involves specifying the information-processing goals of the system, the structure of the environment, and the computational constraints on the system, allowing predictions about behavior to be made by determining what behavior would be optimal under these assumptions. The Adaptive Character of Thought applies this methodology in great detail to four cognitive phenomena: memory, categorization, causal inference, and problem solving.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1134747810
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This important volume examines the phenomena of cognition from an adaptive perspective. Rather than adhering to the typical practice in cognitive psychology of trying to predict behavior from a model of cognitive mechanisms, this book develops a number of models that successfully predict behavior from the structure of the environment to which cognition is adapted. The methodology -- called rational analysis -- involves specifying the information-processing goals of the system, the structure of the environment, and the computational constraints on the system, allowing predictions about behavior to be made by determining what behavior would be optimal under these assumptions. The Adaptive Character of Thought applies this methodology in great detail to four cognitive phenomena: memory, categorization, causal inference, and problem solving.
The Nature of Early Memory
Author: Mark L. Howe
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195381416
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
A valuable resource for anyone interested in the development of memory. This text discusses the development of long-term memory, including autobiographical memory, and argues that memory is an adaptive mechanism for the development and survival of humans and non-human animals.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195381416
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
A valuable resource for anyone interested in the development of memory. This text discusses the development of long-term memory, including autobiographical memory, and argues that memory is an adaptive mechanism for the development and survival of humans and non-human animals.
The Evolution of Mind
Author: Steven W. Gangestad
Publisher: Guilford Press
ISBN: 1593854080
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
An accessible reference, this book features short essays with selective references. Studies of evolutionary foundations of human nature have grown exponentially, so this body of knowledge is expanding rapidly. A wide range of eminent contributors promote synthesis across the social, behavioral, and life sciences.
Publisher: Guilford Press
ISBN: 1593854080
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
An accessible reference, this book features short essays with selective references. Studies of evolutionary foundations of human nature have grown exponentially, so this body of knowledge is expanding rapidly. A wide range of eminent contributors promote synthesis across the social, behavioral, and life sciences.
Evolutionary Ethnobiology
Author: Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 331919917X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
Ethnobiology is a fascinating science. To understand this vocation it needs to be studied under an evolutionary point of view that is very strong and significant, although this aspect is often poorly approached in the literature. This is the first book to compile and discuss information about evolutionary ethnobiology in English.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 331919917X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
Ethnobiology is a fascinating science. To understand this vocation it needs to be studied under an evolutionary point of view that is very strong and significant, although this aspect is often poorly approached in the literature. This is the first book to compile and discuss information about evolutionary ethnobiology in English.
Mind and Its Evolution
Author: Allan Paivio
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1317716906
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
This book updates the Dual Coding Theory of mind (DCT), a theory of modern human cognition consisting of separate but interconnected nonverbal and verbal systems. Allan Paivio, a leading scholar in cognitive psychology, presents this masterwork as new findings in psychological research on memory, thought, language, and other core areas have flourished, as have pioneering developments in the cognitive neurosciences. Mind and Its Evolution provides a thorough exploration into how these adaptive nonverbal and verbal systems might have evolved, as well as a careful comparison of DCT with contrasting "single-code" cognitive theories. Divided into four parts, this text begins with a general, systematic theory of modern human cognition as the reference model for interpreting the cognitive abilities of evolutionary ancestors. The first half of the book discusses mind as it is; the second half addresses how it came to be that way. Each half is subdivided into two parts defined by thematic chapters. Mind and Its Evolution concludes with evidence-based suggestions about nourishing mental growth through applications of DCT in education, psychotherapy, and health. This volume will appeal to cognitive and evolutionary psychologists, as well as students in the areas of memory, language, cognition, and mind evolution specialists in psychology, philosophy, and other disciplines.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1317716906
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
This book updates the Dual Coding Theory of mind (DCT), a theory of modern human cognition consisting of separate but interconnected nonverbal and verbal systems. Allan Paivio, a leading scholar in cognitive psychology, presents this masterwork as new findings in psychological research on memory, thought, language, and other core areas have flourished, as have pioneering developments in the cognitive neurosciences. Mind and Its Evolution provides a thorough exploration into how these adaptive nonverbal and verbal systems might have evolved, as well as a careful comparison of DCT with contrasting "single-code" cognitive theories. Divided into four parts, this text begins with a general, systematic theory of modern human cognition as the reference model for interpreting the cognitive abilities of evolutionary ancestors. The first half of the book discusses mind as it is; the second half addresses how it came to be that way. Each half is subdivided into two parts defined by thematic chapters. Mind and Its Evolution concludes with evidence-based suggestions about nourishing mental growth through applications of DCT in education, psychotherapy, and health. This volume will appeal to cognitive and evolutionary psychologists, as well as students in the areas of memory, language, cognition, and mind evolution specialists in psychology, philosophy, and other disciplines.
Memory and Attention Adaptation Training
Author: Robert Ferguson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0197521592
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Cancer-related cognitive impairment (CRCI) may affect nearly half of all cancer survivors and can persist for years after completing cancer treatment. Memory and Attention Adaptation Training (MAAT) is a cognitive-behavioral therapy offering evidence-based, nonpharmacological treatment of this common survivorship condition. Organized into a session-by-session Clinician Manual and related Survivor Workbook, MAAT is conducted in eight treatment visits and has been demonstrated effective when delivered through telehealth technology, so survivors can readily fit MAAT into their busy lives. The MAAT Clinician Manual provides a clearly written summary of the scientific literature on CRCI and detailed guidance for each visit, including an agenda outline, in-depth discussion, and accompanying fidelity checklist in the appendix. Designed to be used in conjunction with the Survivor Workbook, the Clinician Manual also includes the full text of the workbook in a separate appendix, giving clinicians convenient one-volume access to the complete material.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0197521592
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Cancer-related cognitive impairment (CRCI) may affect nearly half of all cancer survivors and can persist for years after completing cancer treatment. Memory and Attention Adaptation Training (MAAT) is a cognitive-behavioral therapy offering evidence-based, nonpharmacological treatment of this common survivorship condition. Organized into a session-by-session Clinician Manual and related Survivor Workbook, MAAT is conducted in eight treatment visits and has been demonstrated effective when delivered through telehealth technology, so survivors can readily fit MAAT into their busy lives. The MAAT Clinician Manual provides a clearly written summary of the scientific literature on CRCI and detailed guidance for each visit, including an agenda outline, in-depth discussion, and accompanying fidelity checklist in the appendix. Designed to be used in conjunction with the Survivor Workbook, the Clinician Manual also includes the full text of the workbook in a separate appendix, giving clinicians convenient one-volume access to the complete material.
Evolution of Learning and Memory Mechanisms
Author: Mark A. Krause
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108487998
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 521
Book Description
This book examines how evolution influences learning and memory processes in both human and nonhuman animals.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108487998
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 521
Book Description
This book examines how evolution influences learning and memory processes in both human and nonhuman animals.
Varieties of Memory and Consciousness
Author: Henry L. Roediger, III
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1317766768
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
These collected essays from leading figures in cognitive psychology represent the latest research and thinking in the field. The volume is organized around four "Endelian" themes: encoding and retrieval processes in memory; the neuropsychology of memory; classificatory systems for memory; and consciousness, emotion, and memory.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1317766768
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
These collected essays from leading figures in cognitive psychology represent the latest research and thinking in the field. The volume is organized around four "Endelian" themes: encoding and retrieval processes in memory; the neuropsychology of memory; classificatory systems for memory; and consciousness, emotion, and memory.
Adaptive Behavior and Learning
Author: J. E. R. Staddon
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107082471
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 619
Book Description
Summarizes the current state of both theoretical and experimental knowledge about learning in animals.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107082471
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 619
Book Description
Summarizes the current state of both theoretical and experimental knowledge about learning in animals.