David Groome Books

David Groome, along with co-authors, presents a comprehensive introductory textbook for undergraduate students, covering essential areas of cognition such as perception, attention, long-term memory, working memory, thinking, and language. Notably, it includes chapters on related clinical disorders like agnosia, amnesia, thought disorder, and aphasia, offering valuable insights into cognition. This revised edition provides an updated overview of current thinking in the field, with enhanced coverage of neuropsychological disorders and the latest research utilizing brain imaging. The text is accessibly written by leading experts, featuring special elements such as chapter summaries, further reading suggestions, and a glossary of key terms. It caters to all levels of ability, employing helpful figures and illustrations to engage students. The depth of content appeals to advanced learners, while the clear and approachable writing supports those who may struggle with the material. This textbook is ideal for undergraduate psychology students, as well as medical students and those in related clinical fields like nursing.

Kevin Baker, Corriene Reed, David Heathcote, Moira Maguire & Richard Kemp An Introduction to Applied Cognitive Psychology offers a student friendly review of recent research in the application of cognitive methods, theories and models to real-world scenarios. The authors approach cognitive psychology by looking at how people use basic cognitive skills in everyday environments. In this way, they explore how people use their knowledge to influence their behaviour in life, and throw light on the inter-relationships between each part of the cognitive system. The central areas of visual perception, attention, memory, language, thinking, decision making and human performance are covered, as in conventional cognitive textbooks, but they are addressed in terms of practical applications to skill training, expertise and skilled behaviour. Whereas experimental psychology often remains in the laboratory, this book will show undergraduates how the implications and methodological insights of theoretical work can be brought into the real world, and vice versa.