It's a Jungle in There: How Competition and Cooperation in the Brain Shape the Mind - Tapa dura

Rosenbaum, David A.

 
9780199829774: It's a Jungle in There: How Competition and Cooperation in the Brain Shape the Mind
Tapa dura
ISBN 10: 0199829772 ISBN 13: 9780199829774
Editorial: OUP USA, 2014

Sinopsis

It's a Jungle in There pursues the hypothesis that the overarching theory of biology, Darwin's theory, should be the overarching theory of cognitive psychology. Taking this approach, David Rosenbaum, a cognitive psychologist and former editor of the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, proposes that the phenomena of cognitive psychology can be understood as emergent interactions among dumb neural elements all competing and cooperating in a kind of inner jungle. Rosenbaum suggests that this perspective allows for the presentation of cognitive psychology in a new way, both for students (for whom the book is mainly intended) and for seasoned investigators (who may be looking for a fresh way to approach and understand their material). Rather than offering cognitive psychology as a rag-tag collection of miscellaneous facts, as has generally been the case in cognitive-psychology textbooks, this volume presents cognitive psychology under a single rubric: "It's a jungle in there." Written in a light-hearted way with continual reference to hypothetical neural creatures eking out their livings in a tough environment, this text is meant to provide an over-arching principle that can motivate more in-depth study of the mind and brain.

"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Acerca del autor

David A. Rosenbaum is Professor of Psychology at the Pennsylvania State University. He is an award-winning researcher and teacher in the field of cognitive psychology. His research on the cognitive psychology of motor control has helped bridge these two fields. His teaching of cognitive psychology has led him to the theory offered here.

"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Editorial
OUP USA
Año de publicación
2014
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0199829772
ISBN 13 
9780199829774
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
268
Contacto del fabricante
no disponible
Persona responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

Friedensallee 273
Hamburg
22763
Alemania

Otras ediciones populares con el mismo título

9780190263164: It's a Jungle in There: How Competition And Cooperation In The Brain Shape The Mind

Edición Destacada

ISBN 10:  0190263164 ISBN 13:  9780190263164
Editorial: Oxford University Press, 2015
Tapa blanda