We review psychological research bearing on major theories of metaphor comprehension. A
broad survey of behavioral studies is coupled with findings from recent meta-analyses of …

Categorization models based on laboratory research focus on a narrower range of
explanatory constructs than appears necessary for explaining the structure of natural …

While developing a story, novices and published writers alike have had to look outside
themselves for inspiration. Language models have recently been able to generate text …

Much of our understanding of human thinking is based on probabilistic models. This
innovative book by Jerome R. Busemeyer and Peter D. Bruza argues that, actually, the …

The fully updated eighth edition of Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook provides
comprehensive yet accessible coverage of all the key areas in the field ranging from visual …

Cognitive approaches to creativity are discussed as they relate to an important task of
entrepreneurs: generating novel and useful ideas for business ventures. Attention is given to …

Over recent years, the psychology of concepts has been rejuvenated by new work on
prototypes, inventive ideas on causal cognition, the development of neo-empiricist theories …

The human imagination remains one of the last uncharted terrains of the mind. This
accessible and original monograph explores a central aspect of the imagination, the …

Across a variety of domains, consumers often choose to act as the designer of their own
solution, sourcing the necessary components and assembling the parts to meet their specific …

A cognitive science perspective on scientific development, drawing on philosophy,
psychology, neuroscience, and computational modeling. Many disciplines, including …