Cognitive Science: An Introduction to the Study of Mind

Cognitive Science: An Introduction to the Study of Mind draws this work together, introducing the novice reader to what great thinkers think about thought. Unlike most texts, the authors use a theoretical, rather than empirical, approach to examine the most important theories of mind from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Experiments are primarily discussed to illustrate the specific characteristics of a model.

Key Features:

• Provides a wide-ranging, comprehensive, and multidisciplinary introduction to the field of Cognitive Science and issues of mind

• Organized by discipline (i.e., philosophy, psychology, neuroscience) rather than topic (i.e., object recognition, memory, language comprehension) to help compare issues across various fields

• Includes extensive pedagogical features such as "Evaluating" sections, "In-depth" boxes, "Minds On" exercises, "Food for Thought" discussion questions to prompt thorough evaluation

• Offers a Study Site featuring Web links, E-flash cards, and interactive quizzes to help students enhance their level of understanding

Cognitive Science is the perfect introductory text for cross-disciplinary courses on the mind in psychology, linguistics, philosophy, and computer science departments. A comprehensive Instructor's Resource CD is available and includes chapter outlines, ideas for student projects, and much more.