How we think and learn : theoretical perspectives and practical implications/

"Written in a conversational and engaging manner, How we think and learn introduces readers to basic principles and research findings regarding human cognition and memory. It also highlights and debunks twenty-eight common misconceptions about thinking, learning, and the brain. Interspersed thr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ormrod, Jeanne Ellis
Format: Printed Book
Published: Cambridge: Cambridge University press, 2017.
Subjects:
Learning.
Educational psychology.
Cognition.
Memory.
Table of Contents:
  • The general nature of human cognition and learning : probably not quite what you think it is
  • The human brain : the hardware of our thinking and learning
  • Cognition and learning as constructive processes : finding order in chaos
  • Key components of the human memory system : an overly simplistic yet useful model
  • In-depth cognitive processing : maximizing the "long-term" in long-term memory
  • Remembering, forgetting, and misremembering: why long-term memory isn't always dependable
  • Metacognition : thinking about thinking
  • Conceptual change : revising our understandings when revisions are called for
  • Bringing other factors into the picture : how emotions, dispositions, and attributions affect thinking and learning
  • Self-regulating our behavior : turning intentions into actions.

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