The cognitive psychology of planning /

What are the cognitive processes involved in formulating, evaluating and selecting a sequence of thoughts and actions to achieve a goal? This book evaluates the different approaches to the scientific study of planning.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Morris, Robin, 1958-, Ward, Geoff, 1968-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Hove, East Sussex ; New York : Psychology Press, 2005.
Series:Current issues in thinking & reasoning.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=115366
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to the psychology of planning / Geoff Ward and Robin Morris
  • Planning and problem solving in well-defined domains / Simon P. Davies
  • Planning and ill-defined problems / Thomas C. Ormerod
  • Working memory and planning / K J Gilhooly
  • Planning and the executive control of thought and action / Geoff Ward
  • Adult aging and cognitive planning / Louise H. Phillips, Mairi S. MacLeod, and Matthias Kliegel
  • Cognitive planning in humans: new insights from the Tower of London (TOL) task / Adrian M. Owen
  • Planning in patients with focal brain damage: from simple to complex task performance / Robin Morris, Maria Kotitsa, and Jessica Bramham
  • Planning and the brain / Jordan Grafman, Lee Spector, and Mary Jo Rattermann
  • The search for specific planning processes / Paul Burgess, Jon Simons, Laure Coates and Shelley Channon.