Customer Reviews

Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research and Everyday Experience (with Coglab 2.0 Online Booklet)

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To be completely honest the only reason I bought this book was because it was required for one of my classes. Overall though the book is a fairly easy read with lots of demonstrations throughout. In the center of the book there are also several color "plates" as they call them, that are refered to during the reading. This book also comes with a Coglab manual. If you are not taking a class that requires the manual, then I would look for just the text book. To use the online part you need a special code from a school to access it. The Coglabs are fun though and a vaild learning experience that teach you a lot about yourself. This book is a far easier read than a lot of textbooks I have had to read. If you are interested in the subject of Congnitive Psychology then I would recommend this book as an introduction.

Goldstein does a great job sharing examples, case studies, and using illustrations. This book has pictures on almost every page to help clarify studies and concepts. The writing is clear and easily understood. There are chapter summaries and questions to consider. I have been very impressed.

If you're buying this book for a class, avoid the Kindle version. Some graphics/pictures won't display because of copyright restrictions, and, despite the title saying it includes "coglab 2.0 online book", it does not. They don't mention this in the description, only at the end of the editorial review. Once you buy the e-pin for coglab 2.0, you end up spending more money than you would if you just bought the hard cover book from the start.

In all honesty, I prefer lectures to textbooks. However, this is one textbook that is easy to read and understand and is focused on making sure that you have the materials you need to understand cognitive psychology. The textbook gives you examples to back up the facts and definitions, so that you can understand the material without needing an external source. The CogLab booklet is full of experiment that further the understanding of the material.Like what other reviewers stated, if you don't need CogLab for your class, just buy the textbook. It's easier on your wallet and the textbook covers fairly what experiment would be.

I bought this book when I took Cognitive Psych.
I read it a lot.
Also did many of the coglab activities. They are actually somewhat beneficial
because instead of simply reading about the different experiments,
you get to try some out for yourself.
We also could see how we compared to our class.
It was quite interesting.
I used the book in conjunction with lectures and it helped to bring it all together.

This text book has been a great help to learn more about the process of thinking and cognition! :-)

I have enjoyed my class while using this book.

The book looks pretty new and the price of it is really very cheap for ths quality!!! I'm very satisfied.

Had to buy this textbook for a class. For >$100, I paid to open this book, realize the content was absolutely trivial and wishy-washy, and then leave it on my shelf until I was ready to sell it back to Amazon at a loss.

If you have to use this series, buy the Coglab exercise booklet and account separately, and just forget the text. You don't need it.

Well, this was not the edition I was expecting but I think that was my mistake. On the other hand, this order did not come with the CogLab 2.0 Online Booklet as stated.

I got my book quickly! It was in good condition- it had been highlighted in and written on in the margins- but it was more helpful than hurtful. =) This buy was definitely worth it.