• A unique emphasis on the role of methodologies, particularly imaging techniques, gives the student a real flavour of the excitement of contemporary cognitive psychology
• The study of cognition is presented in the broader context of themes, challenges, and issues, not just theory, to engage and enthuse the student more readily, and encourage them to take a more critical approach to their subject
• Rich pedagogy includes boxes which: - Link the theory of cognitive psychology with aspects of everyday life, presenting material in contexts to which students can relate and understand - Link research findings with the techniques used to elucidate them, to develop the students' awareness and appreciation of scientific method
• Chapters from internationally recognised experts have been carefully edited to lead students through the subject in a coherent way
• Online Resource Centre includes figures from the book available to download to facilitate lecture preparation, and interactive experiments to enable students to explore material covered in the book in an interactive, problem-based fashion

Readership: Undergraduate psychology students taking a first course in cognitive psychology. Also of value as a refresher for those studying courses covering more specialised aspects of cognitive psychology at advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate level.

Edited by Nick Braisby, The Open University, UK, and Angus Gellatly, The Open University, UK

1: Introduction
2: Attention
3: Perception
4: Recognition
5: Concepts
6: Language Processing
7: Language in Action
8: Reasoning
9: Problem Solving
10: Judgement and Decision-Making
11: Working Memory
12: Encoding and Retrieval
13: Cognition and Emotion
14: Autobiographical Memory
15: Consciousness
16: Computational Modelling
17: Theoretical Issues