John R. Anderson is the R. K. Mellon University Professor of Psychology and Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University.
He has led the development of the ACT-R cognitive architecture and its applications, especially intelligent tutoring systems.
Anderson has been recognized as a leader in the field of cognitive science by a number of awards, including:
the American Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientific Career Award, the David E. Rumelhart Prize for Contributions to the Formal Analysis of Human Cognition, the Howard Crosby Warren Medal for outstanding achievement in Experimental Psychology, and the Dr. A.H. Heineken Prize for Cognitive Science.
He has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and is a past president of the Cognitive Science Society.
Now available in paper, The Architecture of Cognition is a classic work that remains relevant to theory and research in cognitive science.
The new version of Anderson's theory of cognitive architecture -- Adaptive Control of Thought (ACT*) -- is a theory of the basic principles of operation built into the cognitive system and is the main focus of the book.
Cognitive Psychology 9th edition takes students to the forefront of the field and introduces them to key discoveries of cognitive psychology.
With accessible and clear explanations, Anderson shows students how mental processes are investigated and how we know what we know about the mind.
Cognitive Psychology 9e introduces students to both the cutting edge findings of cognitive neuroscience and classic behavioral studies.
Experimental data, sample stimuli, brain images, and research tasks woven throughout the text give students a real understanding of how research is conducted and the excitement of discovery.
Fascinating examples and applications of cognitive theory further keep students engaged.