Download or read book The Evolution and Function of Cognition written by Felix E. Goodson and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2002-12-18 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Appropriate as a textbook for graduate courses, The Evolution and Function of Cognition provides a systematic and progressively inclusive integration of the facts and principles of cognitive psychology. It includes contributions of information processing and reaction, and emphasizes historical continuity. In addition, the book shows how evolutionary psychology fits in with the mainstream of thought in psychological theory. The Evolution and Function of Cognition will benefit scholars and researchers interested in the general topics of evolutionary psychology and cognitive science.