This book introduces 15 foundational studies in cognitive psychology, inviting you to consider the limitations and lasting impact of these studies on the field. This second edition has been updated with the most recent research.

Chapter 1: An Introduction To Classic Studies In Cognitive Psychology - Michael W. Eysenck and David Groome
Chapter 2: Attention: Beyond Cherry's (1953) Cocktail Party Problem - Michael W. Eysenck
Chapter 3: Direct Perception: Beyond Gibson's (1950) Direct Perception - Vicki Bruce and Yoav Tadmor
Chapter 4: Perception: Beyond Marr's (1982) Computational Approach To Vision - George Mather
Chapter 5: Perception: Beyond Goodale and Milner's (1992) Separate Visual Pathways - Glyn W. Humphreys and Edward de Haan
Chapter 6: Attention: Beyond Stroop's (1935) Colour-Word Interference Phenomenon - Colin M. MacLeod
Chapter 7: Amnesia: Beyond Scoville And Milner's (1957) Research On HM - Howard Eichenbaum and Neal Cohen
Chapter 8: Memory: Beyond Baddeley And Hitch's (1974) Working Memory - Robert H Logie
Chapter 9: Memory: Beyond Tulving's (1972) Episodic And Semantic Memory - Michael W. Eysenck and David Groome
Chapter 10: Memory: Beyond Tulving And Thomson's (1973) Encoding Specificity Principle - James S. Nairne
Chapter 11: Memory: Beyond Loftus And Palmer's (1974) Misinformation Effect - Coral Dando
Chapter 12: Thinking And Problem Solving: Beyond Newell, Shaw, And Simon's (1958) Theory Of Human Problem Solving - Fernand Gobet and Peter Lane
Chapter 13: Thinking And Decision Making: Beyond Tversky And Kahneman's (1974) Judgement Under Uncertainty - Klaus Fiedler and Momme von Sydow
Chapter 14: Thinking And Decision Making: Beyond Kahneman And Tversky's (1979) Prospect Theory - Ben R. Newell
Chapter 15: Language: Beyond Chomsky's (1957) Syntactic Structures - Trevor Harley and Siobhan MacAndrew
Chapter 16: Cognitive Neuropsychology Of Language: Beyond Marshall And Newcombe's (1973) Patterns Of Paralexia - Max Coltheart
Chapter 17: Classic Studies: General Lessons And Historical Context - Michael W. Eysenck