Is it possible to learn something without realizing it? How does emotion affect the way we think? How can we improve our memory? This book serves as a comprehensive and easy-to-read introduction to the fundamental cognitive processes we use to interact with the world around us.

Our abilities for attention, perception, learning, memory, language, problem-solving, thinking, and reasoning are all particularly important in our daily lives. Understanding these processes through the study of cognitive psychology is essential and necessary for comprehending human behavior.

The Fundamental Principles of Cognitive Psychology offers a thorough and concise overview of the literature that addresses all the central issues related to cognition, achieving a balance between traditional approaches to cognition and the latest advancements in cognitive neuroscience and cognitive neuropsychology.

This edition is fully updated based on contemporary scientific research while remaining accessible to those interested in the subject, such as scientists and researchers, educators, undergraduate and graduate students of cognitive psychology and other fields of psychology.