Attention, Representation, and Human Performance : Integration of Cognition, Emotion, and Motivation.

This volume presents a rare occasion where scholars from Europe, North Africa and North America share their research programs and findings revolving around an important theme: integration. Despite different research foci and methodologies, there is a strong consensus that we need to understand a psy...

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Main Author: Masmoudi, Slim
Other Authors: Yun Dai, David Yun, Naceur, Abdelmajid
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2012.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Attention, Representation, and Human Performance: Integration of Cognition, Emotion, and Motivation; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Introduction: Toward an Integrative Understanding of Cognitive, Emotional, and Motivational Processes; Section I The Role of Emotion andMotivation in Attentionand Perception; 1 How Does Emotion InfluenceWorking Memory?; 2 Dynamical Interactions of Attention and Emotion: A Cognitive Neuroscience Approach Through Neural Network Connectivity; 3 Investigating the Psychological andNeural Basis of Emotional Processing.
  • 4 How Do Emotional FacialExpressions Influence OurPerception of Time?Section II Representation andProcessing and the Role ofEmotion and Motivation; 5 Mood's Influence onSemantic MemoryValence or Arousal?; 6 Neuroaesthetics and theArt of Representation; 7 Motivation and Constructionof Retrospective Opinions; 8 From Human Creative CognitiveProcesses to AdaptableArtificial System Design; 9 Euphoria Versus DysphoriaDifferential CognitiveRoles in Religion?; Section III The Role of Emotionand Motivation inHuman Performance; 10 Is It Possible to Solve aProblem Without Emotion?
  • 11 Cognition and Emotionin Creative Design12 The Decision Process Is byDefinition Irrational; Epilogue: Where Is the Unity of Attention, Representation, and Performance? A Commentary; Author Index; Subject Index.