Reviews for Psychology

The average rating for Psychology based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-07-18 00:00:00 Oliver Merrick A hit-and-miss volume, with misses emerging more from my prior familiarity with much of the work being described in detail than from a lack of interest. Metacognition is a growing interest of mine, and I had written an experimental proposal on the topic for a course last fall. This collection of essays helped to fill in the gaps of my knowledge and point me in some new directions for the (half-formed) lines of inquiry I intend for my doctoral dissertation. Given my research leanings, the chapters on evolutionary, theoretic, philosophic, and linguistic topics held my interest more than the purely comparative topics (the course last fall was in comparative cognition, so these chapters were largely a refresher for all the papers I'd already read). In particular, Tulving's infuriating piece on autonoesis was a treat-- the polar emotions of awed admiration and vehement disagreement being typical of my experience with Tulving--, as were Metcalfe's theories of self-reflection and projection, Terrace's convincing views on the role of language in self-knowledge, and Nelson's comprehensive developmental overview. A few of the other chapters, such as Higgins' baffling, ill-defined, and almost quacky piece on "shared reality" and "becoming," were less up my alley. I give kudos to the editors, however, for selecting such a broad range of perspectives. I'll be picking up some more materials on human metacognition in particular, since those were the approaches that most held my interest and fuelled my theorizing over the course of the read.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-02-04 00:00:00 Tanner Rowland buen libro