The Sensation Novel by Lyn Pykett
Rapidly growing cognitive technologies (such as word processors, web browsers, cell phones, and personal data assistants) aid learning, memory, and problem solving, and contribute to every part of modern life from interviewing crime witnesses to learning a foreign language to calling one's mother. This collection of essays on cognitive technology examines the interaction between the human mind and the tools people create to enhance it, studying which technologies assist cognition the most and what features are most effective. It also considers the point at which the technological enhancement of human ability begins to restrict that very ability, such as the risk of some cognitive technologies impairing cognition or creating disadvantages for individuals or groups. This collection of 11 essays discusses the most recent psychological research in cognitive technology, showcasing the paradigms and theories that have driven the development of new cognitive technologies. It explores the impact of technology on cognitive psychology, the classroom, and social interaction and group problem solving. Topics covered include the distracting characteristics of new technologies (such as the effects of cell phone use on driving ability and of distracting advertisements on problem solving), the study of mass media through assessing memories for media experiences, the media's role in advancing gender and racial prejudices, and the misuse of cognitive technology through identity theft and cyberterrorism. Each essay concludes with a bibliography.
LYN PYKETT, Professor of English and currently Head of the Department of English at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, is the author of numerous books and essays on nineteenth and twentieth century fiction and cultural history, including Emily Bronte (also published by Macmillan); The Improper Feminine; The New Woman Writing; The Sensation Novel from 'The Woman in White to The Moonstone; Engendering Fictions: The English Novel in the Early Twentieth Century. She has also edited a collection of essays on late turn-of-the-century writing, Reading Fin de Siecle Fictions.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780746307250 |
| ISBN 10 | 074630725X |
| Title | The Sensation Novel |
| Author | Lyn Pykett |
| Series | Writers And Their Work S |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press |
| Year published | 1994-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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