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Skill Acquisition and Training describes the building blocks of
cognitive, motor, and teamwork skills, and the factors to take into
account in training them. The basic processes of perception,
cognition and action that provide the foundation for understanding
skilled performance are discussed in the context of complex task
requirements, individual differences, and extreme environmental
demands. The role of attention in perceiving, selecting, and
becoming aware of information, in learning new information, and in
performance is described in the context of specific skills. A theme
throughout this book is that much learning is implicit; the types
of knowledge and relations that can profitably be learned
implicitly and the conditions under which this learning benefits
performance are discussed. The question of whether skill
acquisition in cognitive domains shares underlying mechanisms with
the acquisition of perceptual and motor skills is also addressed
with a view to identifying commonalities that allow for widely
applicable, general theories of skill acquisition. Because the
complexity of real-world environments puts demands on the
individual to adapt to new circumstances, the question of how
skills research can be applied to organizational training contexts
is an important one. To address this, this book dedicates much
content to practical applications, covering such issues as how
training needs can be captured with task and job analyses and how
to maximize training transfer by taking trainee self-efficacy and
goal orientation into account. This comprehensive yet readable
textbook is optimized for students of cognitive psychology looking
to understand the intricacies of skill acquisition.
Skill Acquisition and Training describes the building blocks of
cognitive, motor, and teamwork skills, and the factors to take into
account in training them. The basic processes of perception,
cognition and action that provide the foundation for understanding
skilled performance are discussed in the context of complex task
requirements, individual differences, and extreme environmental
demands. The role of attention in perceiving, selecting, and
becoming aware of information, in learning new information, and in
performance is described in the context of specific skills. A theme
throughout this book is that much learning is implicit; the types
of knowledge and relations that can profitably be learned
implicitly and the conditions under which this learning benefits
performance are discussed. The question of whether skill
acquisition in cognitive domains shares underlying mechanisms with
the acquisition of perceptual and motor skills is also addressed
with a view to identifying commonalities that allow for widely
applicable, general theories of skill acquisition. Because the
complexity of real-world environments puts demands on the
individual to adapt to new circumstances, the question of how
skills research can be applied to organizational training contexts
is an important one. To address this, this book dedicates much
content to practical applications, covering such issues as how
training needs can be captured with task and job analyses and how
to maximize training transfer by taking trainee self-efficacy and
goal orientation into account. This comprehensive yet readable
textbook is optimized for students of cognitive psychology looking
to understand the intricacies of skill acquisition.
Say “Thank You” With a Happy Heart “With this book, you’ll
find yourself moving towards a happier and more fulfilling life.
Gratitude is easy to embrace and very powerful.” ―Nina
Lesowitz, bestselling author of Living Life as a Thank You #1
New Release in Etiquette Guides & Advice To say “Thank You”
and to mean it benefits everybody. Kindness makes us strong, so
write your thanks, message it, shout it from the rooftops—it's
good for the one who hears it and better for the one who says it.
Discover why gratitude is important and the wonder of expressing
gratitude daily. Gratitude brings abundance to you and to those
around you—we all like to be acknowledged for our efforts. Author
Addie Johnson shows us just how easy it is to improve your
friendships and other relationships by expressing words of thanks.
She offers us gratitude practices to grab on the run or to sit with
and ponder, describes gratitude affirmations, and sets out to teach
herself—and her readers—how to say “Thank You.” This
“Thank You” book is a small book with a great big heart. We all
have things to be grateful for. Feeling gratitude is something that
we can all relate to, and this theme runs throughout A Little Book
of Thank Yous. From Winston Churchill to Barack Obama, from
Shakespeare to Virginia Woolf to Meister Eckhart, Addie Johnson
pulls the best gratitude quotes from people from all walks of
life. Inside A Little Book of Thank Yous, learn about:
Gratitude affirmations and practices to help keep a thankful
mindset How to say thank you in a meaningful way, for almost any
occasion Words of radiance from historical figures and everyday
people If you liked books such as Words to the Rescue, The 5
Languages of Appreciation, or Thanks for the Feedback, you’ll
love A Little Book of Thank Yous.
"The book is well-organized and comprehensive in covering the
essential material. The inclusion of human factors material is a
strength that is not covered in other books. . . . The book is a
balanced survey which will be of value to graduate students or
anyone wanting to enter the field and needing a broad overview."
--Steven Yantis, The Johns Hopkins University "My overall
impression is that the authors have combined their expertise and
experience in the classroom to provide a text that will clearly
cover attention more completely and in a more coherent and less
confusing manner than any other available text. . . . this is the
best available text on the psychology of attention at the advanced
undergraduate level." --Mark Faust, University of South Alabama
"This text represents a strong review of the empirical and
theoretical developments in attention work." --Tom Busey, Indiana
University "A nice overview of the 'classic' work on attention,
with up-to-date consideration of the literature, usefully bringing
together some more applied literatures in which attention is a
central construct...The scholarship seems comprehensive and
up-to-date, and the authors do a nice job of presenting research in
a fair and neutral manner." --Richard Carlson, Pennsylvania State
University "The chapters present the material at a level
appropriate for a first course on attention. The focus on providing
a comprehensive treatment of the highlights of a variety of
different topics related to attention is a strength." --Art Kramer,
University of Illinois Attention is one of the fastest growing
research areas in cognitive psychology. In light of the growing
importance of this topic, there are surprisingly few texts that
provide a coherent overview of the field of attention. Authors
Addie Johnson and Robert W. Proctor have written Attention: Theory
and Practice for students, researchers, and practitioners who wish
to gain insight into this area in a comprehensible and consistent
manner. Attention: Theory and Practice provides a balance between a
readable overview of attention and an emphasis on how theories and
paradigms for the study of attention have developed. The book
highlights the important issues and major findings while giving
sufficient details of experimental studies, models, and theories so
that results and conclusions are easy to follow and evaluate.
Rather than brushing over tricky technical details, the authors
explain them clearly, giving readers the benefit of understanding
the motivation for and techniques of the experiments in order to
allow readers to think through results, models, and theories for
themselves. Features and benefits of this text: Balanced. The book
gives equal coverage to theory, experimental paradigms and results,
neuropsychology, and applications. Adaptable. "Technical Boxes"
isolate technical procedures and difficult models, which can be
omitted without interrupting the flow of the chapters, allowing
instructors to adjust the material to the level of their course.
Pedagogical. The book includes brief chapter previews, chapter
summaries, highlighted key words, an end-of-book glossary, and an
abundance of figures and tables that enhance student understanding.
Attention is an accessible text for advanced undergraduate and
graduate students in psychology, as well as an important resource
for researchers and practitioners interested in gaining an overview
of the field of attention.
"The book is well-organized and comprehensive in covering the
essential material. The inclusion of human factors material is a
strength that is not covered in other books. . . . The book is a
balanced survey which will be of value to graduate students or
anyone wanting to enter the field and needing a broad overview."
--Steven Yantis, The Johns Hopkins University "My overall
impression is that the authors have combined their expertise and
experience in the classroom to provide a text that will clearly
cover attention more completely and in a more coherent and less
confusing manner than any other available text. . . . this is the
best available text on the psychology of attention at the advanced
undergraduate level." --Mark Faust, University of South Alabama
"This text represents a strong review of the empirical and
theoretical developments in attention work." --Tom Busey, Indiana
University "A nice overview of the 'classic' work on attention,
with up-to-date consideration of the literature, usefully bringing
together some more applied literatures in which attention is a
central construct...The scholarship seems comprehensive and
up-to-date, and the authors do a nice job of presenting research in
a fair and neutral manner." --Richard Carlson, Pennsylvania State
University "The chapters present the material at a level
appropriate for a first course on attention. The focus on providing
a comprehensive treatment of the highlights of a variety of
different topics related to attention is a strength." --Art Kramer,
University of Illinois Attention is one of the fastest growing
research areas in cognitive psychology. In light of the growing
importance of this topic, there are surprisingly few texts that
provide a coherent overview of the field of attention. Authors
Addie Johnson and Robert W. Proctor have written Attention: Theory
and Practice for students, researchers, and practitioners who wish
to gain insight into this area in a comprehensible and consistent
manner. Attention: Theory and Practice provides a balance between a
readable overview of attention and an emphasis on how theories and
paradigms for the study of attention have developed. The book
highlights the important issues and major findings while giving
sufficient details of experimental studies, models, and theories so
that results and conclusions are easy to follow and evaluate.
Rather than brushing over tricky technical details, the authors
explain them clearly, giving readers the benefit of understanding
the motivation for and techniques of the experiments in order to
allow readers to think through results, models, and theories for
themselves. Features and benefits of this text: Balanced. The book
gives equal coverage to theory, experimental paradigms and results,
neuropsychology, and applications. Adaptable. "Technical Boxes"
isolate technical procedures and difficult models, which can be
omitted without interrupting the flow of the chapters, allowing
instructors to adjust the material to the level of their course.
Pedagogical. The book includes brief chapter previews, chapter
summaries, highlighted key words, an end-of-book glossary, and an
abundance of figures and tables that enhance student understanding.
Attention is an accessible text for advanced undergraduate and
graduate students in psychology, as well as an important resource
for researchers and practitioners interested in gaining an overview
of the field of attention.
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