Like Nathalie, I've used Sternberg, Reed, Matlin, and then also Anderson, Ashcraft, Ellis and Hunt and a couple others over 20 years of teaching cog psych but over the years have always come back to Reed. In order for me: Reed, Ashcraft, Sternberg, Matlin, Anderson, Ellis and Hunt for these. I think the bottom line for me is that Reed's approach is more like how I learned cog psych, it is intended for undergrads (not dual duty for undergrads and grads as is Anderson--therefore generally much too abstract for undergrads), and the organization of the text chapters appeals to me. I believe this focus on organization is the essence of different people's preferences for cog psych texts.
I would definitely suggest checking out the Goldstein tex. I find Reed more readable for students than Sternberg. Also, I like the chapter organization with separate chapters for categorization and semantic organization--Sternberg and Anderson, for example, sort of lump these together in a confusing way for me. On the other hand, Reed has very little in the way of neuropsych, and that is an important direction for cognition these days. Sternberg has more, but the Goldstein text is better. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 08:47:56 -0400 >From: "Nathalie Cote" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [tips] RE: Cognitive Psych Text >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > >I've used Sternberg, Reed, and Matlin, and I keep coming back to Sternberg. >The only prereq for my course is Intro Psych, so I get a wide range of >students in there. >Nathalie Cote > >Belmont Abbey College > > > > >------ >"There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what >it cares about." >-- >Margaret Wheatley > >-----Original Message----- >From: Mike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 5:29 PM >To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) >Subject: [tips] Cognitive Psych Text > >I have to teach a intro cognitive psych course in the fall and I was >wondering if there are any opinions about which text would be best. > >--Mike > >--- >To make changes to your subscription go to: >http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang= >english > > >--- >To make changes to your subscription go to: >http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english > > >________________ >TNEF7288.rtf (2k bytes) >________________ >--- >To make changes to your subscription go to: >http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english > --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
