Michael W. Eysenck

Segunda edición, completamente revisada, actualizada y aumentada con los últimos avances en neurociencia, del imprescindible manual de tres de los investigadores más reputados en el campo de la memoria.Segunda edicion, revisada y actualizada, de este best seller sobre la memoria humana escrito por tres de los investigadores mas reputados mundialmente en este campo de estudio (Alan Baddeley, Michael W. Eysenck y Michael C. Anderson). El manual ofrece una completa, accesible y atractiva revision de todo lo relacionado con el campo de la memoria desde un punto de vista psicologico y cognitivo. Cada uno de los capitulos del libro aporta herramientas pedagogicas adicionales: ejemplos practicos, resumenes, ejemplos y una bibliografia puesta al dia.El libro tambien tiene en cuenta los ultimos avances en neurociencia, sin los cuales ningun manual en la materia estaria completo, aunque primando en todo momento el enfoque psicologico con el fin de proporcionar alos estudiantes una base conceptual con la que tratar los distintos factores que componen la memoria humana. El manual comienza con una breve presentacion de las claves que presiden el enfoque cientifico del concepto de memoria, para pasar a discutir las caracteristicas basicas de los diversos sistemas asociados a la memoria humana y su funcionamiento. L...

Aimed at those new to the subject, Fundamentals of Psychology is a clear and reader-friendly textbook that will help students explore and understand the essentials of psychology. This text offers a balanced and accurate representation of the discipline through a highly accessible synoptic approach, which seamlessly brings together all the various related topics. Fundamentals of Psychology combines an authoritative tone, a huge range of psychological material and an informal, analogy-rich style. The text expertly blends admirably up-to-date empirical research and real-life examples and applications, and is both readable and factually dense. The book introduces all the main approaches to psychology, including social, developmental, cognitive, biological, individual differences, and abnormal psychology, as well as psychological research methods. However, it also includes directions for more detailed and advanced study for the interested student. Fundamentals of Psychology incorporates many helpful textbook features which will aid students and reinforce learning, such as: key-term definitions extremely clear end-of-chapter summaries annotated further reading sections evaluations of significant research findings numerous illustrations presented in attractive full color. This textbook is also accompanied by a comprehensive program of resources for both students and instructors, which is available free to qualifying adopters. The resources include a web-based Student Learning Program, as well as chapter-by-chapter lecture slides and an interactive chapter-by-chapter multiple-choice question test bank. Combining exceptional content, abundant pedagogical features, and a lively full-color design, Fundamentals of Psychology is an essential resource for anyone new to the subject and more particularly those beginning undergraduate courses. The book will also be ideal for students studying psychology within education, nursing and other healthcare professions

La estructura del libro mantiene el enfoque estándar de seguir el flujo de información a través del sistema de memoria, empezando por las memorias sensoriales y avanzando hacia el análisis de la memoria a corto plazo y de trabajo, para pasar a considerar la memoria episodica que, a su vez, implica a la memoria semantica y a la acumulacion de conocimiento. Pero su contenido proporciona tambien un analisis detallado de otros aspectos de la memoria, como es el caso de la memoria autobiografica, la memoria prospectiva, el desarrollo de la memoria, el envejecimiento o la amnesia. Hay, ademas, temas aplicados como el dedicado al testimonio ocular y el de como mejorar la memoria. En el siglo veintiuno ningun manual sobre memoria puede resultar completo si no toma en consideracion las implicaciones de los desarrollos mas recientes en neurociencias. Sin embargo, aunque se han tenido en cuenta estos avances cuando resulta apropiado, el enfasis recae en la psicologia de la memoria humana, pues es lo que proporcionara a los estudiantes la fundamentacion necesaria tanto para asimilar el desarrollo de la neurociencia de la memoria, como para entender la aplicacion del conocimiento adquirido en el laboratorio a la mayoria de los problemas de memoria de la vida cotidiana.

The following features will make Psychology: An International Perspective by Michael W. Eysenck the text of choice for introductory psychology courses throughout the world: * GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE The typical US textbook gives undue attention to US research at the cost of important international studies. Psychology: An International Perspective provides balanced coverage of global research, particularly from the UK, Germany, Scandinavia, Holland, Australia and Canada, as well as the US. * UNIQUE MULTIMEDIA SUPPLEMENTARY RESOURCES · Tutor resources, available on CD-ROM. These include a PowerPoint lecture course and multiple-choice question test bank. · Student resources on the web. Includes a unique 'Learning Reinforcement Program', which offers students a completely novel approach to study. · Additional supplementary chapters on the web including chapters on Research Methods and a chapter on Auditory Perception. These resource packages are free ofcharge to adopters of the text. * AUTHORITATIVE, READABLE, SINGLE AUTHORED TEXT Written by Michael W. Eysenck, one of the UK's most eminent psychologists. With extensive teaching and writing experience, Professor Eysenck has written a text that is both authoritative and accessible, coherent and integrated. * PEDAGOGY The book includes numerous pedagogical and illustrative features to enliven the text and facilitate learning. These include: · Self-assessment questions. · Evaluation sections with an emphasis on methodological and ethical issues to encourage critical thinking. · Key term definitions. · Key studies with discussion points. · Humorous drawings and numerous graphs, flow charts, photos, and tables. · Informative text boxes highlighting points of interest. · A summary section and further reading at the end of each chapter. * VALUE FOR MONEY Only $39.95.95 for 992 pages of text, plus extensive supplementaryresources free of charge to adopters.