Cognitive Science: An Interdisciplinary Approach (Hardcover)

~ Carolyn Sobel (Author)

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This engagingly written introduction to the cognitive sciences examines the historical and contemporary issues and research findings of the core cognitive science disciplines, including cognitive psychology, neuroscience, language, philosophy, and artificial intelligence. For each of the core disciplines of cognitive science, the historical development and classic research studies are presented in one chapter and current research development and issues follow in a second chapter. The student is given insight into the way each discipline has contributed to the growth of cognitive science and what directions research is taking in the future. This text assumes no background on the part of the reader.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 327 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages; 1 edition (January 5, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0767402138
• ISBN-13: 978-0767402132
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,314,084 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Informative book (will not get into details), July 12, 2008

By	W. Ghost (Brazil) - See all my reviews

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This is an informative book, and a rather nice one. I didn't like the author's prose, but that really is a matter of taste.

Don't expect to learn anything deeply technical or to start doing Cog. Sci. research after reading this -- this book will actually show you where to go if you want to start working with Cog. Sci.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A stunning achievement, May 3, 2001

By A Customer

This is a tour de force. Five discipines are presented, both historically and currently, illuminating the current state of the cognitive sciences and how these disciplines got to their present levels of achievement.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars cog sci, December 1, 2007

By	Ashley E. Roberts (IL/MO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Required for a class. Not a big fan of this one. rather boring