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Title: Cognitive Psychology (6th Edition) by Robert L. Solso ISBN: 0-205-30937-2 Publisher: Pearson Education Pub. Date: 07 November, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $96.80 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (6 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: One of the best texts in the field?!?!
Comment: I'm a graduate psychology student (not from the author's hometown of Reno, NV) and was looking forward to my cognitive psychology class. However, this text has made this class a negative experience.
Solso would be better served by not belaboring the basics of cognitive psychology (short-term memory, visual perception, etc.) while then jumping into inadequately explained models. For example, on pages 331-333, Solso exposes us to the Whorfian hypothesis. However, he never says exactly what it postulates. Instead, he talks about "what Whorf concluded" or "what the hypothesis suggests". Unfortunately, this is common. These models are frequently illustrated with "boxes" that are not adequately explained in the text and are therefore confusing (flip to the figure on p. 501 for an example). In contrast, explanations of simple concepts are repeatedly explained. This gives the text a "cut and paste" feel. Also contributing to this feel is the structure. What is the point of two different sections on neurology in chapter 11? I'm at a loss as to why he interrupts any flow there may have been to do this. Also, Solso would also benefit from summarizing sections- he seems wrapped up in the details but frequently misses the bigger picture. He would also serve his readers by occasionally letting them in on how this information is applicable (and this would help make those annoying models that he loves seem relevant). This text is woefully inadequate in this area. Another complaint is the material covered. Solso suggests that the text covers a lot of ground (he's correct) and that it may be best to cover this material over two terms. I recommend that the text could be made more concise by simply sticking to cognitive psychology and avoid devoting entire chapters to development and AI.
Having said that, Solso does show potential and his dry sense of humor creeps out now and then and is welcomed. It is the content that makes this text a frustrating experience (I loved cognitive psychology as an undergrad). I'm amazed that this is a text that has gone through six editions. The seventh needs a major overhaul. Not in terms of keeping up with current research (which, Solso seems to do), but in terms of readability. I will recommend that our department use another text (I refuse to believe that there are no better cognitive texts out there). To any instructors out there who are rating this book favorably, I would ask your students what they think. And to any scholars out there who are asked by Solso to provide suggestions for the next addition, I beg you to take this seriously rather than being content as a mere "acknowledgement."
Rating: 5
Summary: Well, i liked it...
Comment: i'm a grad student in AI who has decided to study psychology, a field i know relatively little about. i'd read a lot of specialized psych (mostly cog sci) books that went in-depth on a single topic and decided i wanted to get a book to familiarize myself with the basic concepts. So i ordered this one. i am vocally critical of a lot of text books, but i actually really liked this one. It covered most of what i wanted to know, taught me about all sorts of things i didn't know i wanted to know and was pretty darn well written. It is an intro/survey book, so don't think the ~300 pages here will make you an expert in any single field, but it puts those fields in context well and then points you to where you can get more information. Don't know about other people, especially those who know far more about psychology than i did, but i personally really enjoyed reading this book. A lot
Rating: 1
Summary: Buy with Caution!
Comment: As a senior psychology major at a selective liberal arts college, I have read many psychology textbooks including those covering cognition. This book is by far the worst one I have read. The text is poorly written, confusing, and very boring. The author repeats himself throughout the chapters, and takes too long to make a point. Many students from our Cognitive Psychology class have find it difficult to study from this book for our exams. The book just doesen't flow. Before you purchase this book, try to read a sample from it to see how you like it. You may save a lot of money!
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Title: Understanding Emotions by Keith Oatley, Jennifer M. Jenkins ISBN: 1557864950 Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Pub. Date: 01 February, 1996 List Price(USD): $50.95 |
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Title: The Rorschach, Basic Foundations and Principles of Interpretation (Wiley Series on Personality Processes) by John E. Exner, John E., Jr., Ph.D. Exner ISBN: 0471386723 Publisher: Wiley Pub. Date: 25 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $95.00 |
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Title: Sensation and Perception by Stanley Coren, Lawrence M. Ward, James T. Enns ISBN: 0471272558 Publisher: Wiley Text Books Pub. Date: 08 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $104.95 |
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Title: Psychological Testing and Assessment: An Introduction To Tests and Measurement by Ronald Jay Cohen, Mark Swerdlik ISBN: 0767421574 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Pub. Date: 12 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $115.05 |
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Title: Information Storage and Retrieval by Robert R. Korfhage ISBN: 0471143383 Publisher: Wiley Pub. Date: 27 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $80.00 |
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