Cognitive Psychology: Theory, Process, and Methodology

Cognitive Psychology: Theory, Process, and Methodology engages students by connecting cognitive psychology research to everyday situations. The Fourth Edition has been fully updated with recent research and examples, including new material on forgetting, highly superior autobiographical memory, sign languages, and AI-assisted decision making.

About the Author

Corinne Zimmerman (Ph D, cognitive development, University of Alberta) is a professor of psychology at Illinois State University. Her research interests include the development of scientific reasoning, reasoning about scientific concepts, scientific literacy, and the psychology of pseudoscientific beliefs. She teaches courses in educational psychology, developmental psychology, and cultural psychology. Her non-academic interests include knitting, crocheting, watercolor painting, dgtl art, baking, and cooking things “from scratch.”

J. Cooper Cutting (Ph D, cognitive psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) is associate professor of psychology at Illinois State University. Dr. Cutting’s research interests are in psycholinguistics, primarily, with a focus on the production of language. A central theme of his research is how different types of information interact during language use. He has examined this issue in the context of lexical access, within-sentence agreement processes, figurative language production, and pragmatics. He has taught courses in research methods, statistics, cognitive psychology, computer applications in psychology, human memory, psycholinguistics, and sensation and perception. He is also a recipient of the Illinois State University SPA/Psi Chi Jim Johnson Award for commitment to undergraduate mentorship, involvement, and achievement. His non-academic interests include gardening and reading science fiction and fantasy novels.