On Mon, 17 May 1999, ITP_Faculty_Faith_Florer wrote:
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> I'm looking for a textbook for a basic Cognition course. Does anyone have
> any suggestions, or know of any Web pages with suggestions?
I've used Daniel Reisberg's _Cognition_, published by Norton. It's
challenging and drives home
On Mon, 17 May 1999, ITP_Faculty_Faith_Florer wrote:
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> I'm looking for a textbook for a basic Cognition course. Does anyone have
> any suggestions, or know of any Web pages with suggestions?
>
> I'd be happy to share the comments with anyone who sends email.
>
> Thanks,
> Faith Florer
>
>
Annette Taylor mentioned Ashcraft's larger text Human memory and Cognition,
and I agree it is a lot for a UG course. His shorter Fundamentals of Cognition
is a more recent book that I have successfully used in conjunction with
additional reading materials.
I have also used Solso's book (4th Ed
Reed is now ITP; Ican't locate me Sternberg but you can check at
www.amazon.com
annette
On Mon, 17 May 1999, ITP_Faculty_Faith_Florer wrote:
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> Thanks for the input about the cognition texts. I think that I'll take a
> look at Ashcraft, Reed, and Sternberg's books.
>
> If it's not too rude t
I really like Ashcraft's briefer text Fundamentals of Human Cognition. I
used it for the first time last year (after using his more encyclopedic
Human Memory and Cognition) and my students really liked it. They
especially liked how he tried to anticipate student questions as they read,
and then an
Thanks for the input about the cognition texts. I think that I'll take a
look at Ashcraft, Reed, and Sternberg's books.
If it's not too rude to ask on this list... who are the publishers for
the Reed and Sternberg books?
Thanks!
Faith Florer
Adjunct Asst. Professor, Psychology Dept. Marymoun
Ok, I've used at least 6 different texts here (I hope I only ever
do this once)are my N=1 comments:
I've used Reed's text the most consistently, although I have had a
habit of using it, getting tired of its shortcomings, trying another
text and going back and see sawing this way for about 12 years
I'm looking for a textbook for a basic Cognition course. Does anyone have
any suggestions, or know of any Web pages with suggestions?
I'd be happy to share the comments with anyone who sends email.
Thanks,
Faith Florer
Adjunct Asst. Professor, Psychology Dept. Marymount College; ITP, TSOA,
NYU
