Foundations of Cognitive Psychology: Core Readings

by Daniel J. Levitin

This collection of readings is suitable for an undergraduate psychology course, for self-study, or as a resource for researchers in the field. Its 32 chapters are written by respective experts in their subfields of cognitive psychology. Three unique aspects are the inclusion of articles on theory of mind, on evolutionary psychology, and on the psychology of music. This book has been used successfully as a text at dozens of universities by many thousands of students, from Harvard to UCLA, University of Oregon to University of South Florida, and McGill University where the author is based. Author video! Click here to view a brief video message from author Daniel www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcREslwdyAg

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Neuroscience

751 pages, Paperback

First published September 9, 2002

About the author

Daniel J. Levitin runs the Laboratory for Musical Perception, Cognition and Expertise at McGill University, where he holds the Bell Chair in the Psychology of Electronic Communication. Before becoming a neuroscientist, he worked as a session musician, sound engineer and record producer. He has written extensively both in scientific journals and music trade magazines such as Grammy and Billboard.

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Reviews

[Ogi Ogas · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Bruce Campbell]

Hoping to get my son to loan me his copy when he finishes Levitin's course (Big Hint!).