Previous editions have established this best-selling student handbook as THE cognitive psychology textbook of choice, both for its academic rigour and its accessibility. This sixth edition continues this tradition. It has been substantially updated and revised to reflect new developments in the field (especially within cognitive neuroscience). Traditional approaches are combined with the cutting-edge cognitive neuroscience approach to create a comprehensive, coherent and totally up-to-date overview of all the main fields in cognitive psychology. The major topics covered include perception, attention, memory, concepts, language, problem solving, and reasoning, as well as some applied topics such as everyday memory. New to this edition: Presented in full-colour throughout, with numerous colour illustrations including photographs and brain scans Increased emphasis on cognitive neuroscience, to reflect its growing influence on cognitive psychology A NEW chapter on Cognition and Emotion A WHOLE chapter on Consciousness Increased coverage of applied topics such as recovered memories, medical expertise, informal reasoning, and emotion regulation incorporated throughout the textbook More focus on individual differences in areas including long-term memory, expertise, reasoning, emotion and regulation. The textbook is packed full of useful features that will engage students and aid revision, including key terms, which are new to this edition, chapter summaries, and suggestions for further reading. Written by one of the leading textbook authors in psychology, this thorough and user-friendly textbook will continue to be essential reading for all undergraduate students of psychology. Those taking courses in computer science, education, linguistics, physiology, and medicine will also find it an invaluable resource. This edition is accompanied by a rich array of supplementary materials, which will be made available to qualifying adopters completely free of charge. The online multimedia materials include: A PowerPoint lecture course and multiple-choice question test bank A unique Student Learning Program: an interactive revision program incorporating a range of multimedia resources including interactive exercises and demonstrations, and active reference links to journal articles.

Michael william eysenck教授，1944年2月8日生于伦敦，1965年获伦敦大学心理学荣誉学士学位，1973年获伦敦大学哲学博士学位，先后在伦敦大学Birkbeck学院和Royal Holloway学院工作，是Europen journal of cognitive psychology的第一任主编（1989-1990）， 现为伦敦大学ROyal holloway学院心理学系教授、系主任。 Eysenck教授的主要研究领域是焦虑与认知。他利用认知范式对特质焦虑和焦虑障碍进行了广泛研究，并根据这些研究成果发表了两部专著：《焦虑的认知观》和《焦虑与认知：一个统一的理论》。Eysenck教授至今已出版27本著作和发表130余篇论文。 Mark keane教授，1961年生于都柏林，1982年获都柏林大学学院心理学荣誉学士学位，1987年获都柏林大学三一学院哲学博士学位，曾在伦敦大学、公开大学和威尔士十大学 心理学系工作，1990-1998年在都柏林大学三一学院计算机科学系工作，1998年起担任都柏林大学学院计算机科学系讲座教授。2003年，受尔兰国家自然科学基金委员会重点资助Keane教授进行人工智能方面的研究。 Keane教授的主要研究方向是问题解决、概念组合和推理，至今已在认知心理学和人工智能领域发表80余篇论文和出版10本著作，包括获得良好评价的《认知心理学》教科书和专著《类比问题解决》。