Describes a model in which perception results from excitatory and inhibitory interactions of
detectors for visual features, letters, and words. A visual input excites detectors for visual …

We regard our multicomponent model of working memory as reflecting a hierarchy of buffer
stores with buffer storage providing an effective way of combining information from two or …

Miller (1956) summarized evidence that people can remember about seven chunks in short-
term memory (STM) tasks. However, that number was meant more as a rough estimate and …

In explaining how... differences in reading ability occur, Charles Perfetti addresses a broad
range of scientific and practical issues. He provides a careful analysis and evaluation of the …

Though it might be hard for fledgling researchers of today to believe, for most of the 20th
century, invoking cognitive mechanisms and processes to explain and model psychological …

This Classic Edition of the best-selling textbook offers an in-depth overview of approaches to
the study of memory. With empirical research from both the real world and the …

Research on attention has evolved dramatically in recent years. There are now many new
ways of studying how we are able to select some aspects for processing, whilst ignoring …

By use of a dual-task paradigm, 3 studies investigated the contention that stereotypes
function as resource-preserving devices in mental life. In Study 1, Ss formed impressions of …

Although it is well-established that vulnerability to negative emotion is associated with
attentional bias toward aversive information, the causal basis of this association remains …

This sourcebook covers conceptual and practical issues in research design, methods of
research and statistical approaches in social and personality psychology. The primary …