As cognitive models of behavior continue to evolve, the
mechanics of cognitive exceptionality, with its range of individual
variations in abilities and performance, remains a challenge to
psychology. Reaching beyond the standard view of exceptional
cognition equaling superior intelligence, the "Handbook of
Individual Differences in Cognition" examines the latest findings
from psychobiology, cognitive psychology, and neuroscience, for a
comprehensive state-of-the-art volume.
Breaking down cognition in terms of attentional mechanisms,
working memory, and higher-order processing, contributors discuss
general models of cognition and personality. Chapter authors build
on this foundation as they revisit current theory in such areas as
processing effort and general arousal and examine emerging methods
in individual differences research, including new data on the role
of brain plasticity in cognitive function. The possibility of a
unified theory of individual differences in cognitive ability and
the extent to which these variables may account for real-world
competencies are emphasized, and commentary chapters offer
suggestions for further research priorities.
Coverage highlights include:
The relationship between cognition and temperamental traits.The
development of autobiographical memory.Anxiety and attentional
control.The neurophysiology of gender differences in cognitive
ability.Intelligence and cognitive control.Individual differences
in dual task coordination.The effects of subclinical depression on
attention, memory, and reasoning.Mood as a shaper of
information.
Researchers, clinicians, and graduate students in psychology and
cognitive sciences, including clinical psychology and
neuropsychology, personality and social psychology, neuroscience,
and education, will find the "Handbook of Individual Differences in
Cognition" an expert guide to the field as it currently stands and
to its agenda for the future.
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