Language and Cognition in Schizophrenia (PLE: Psycholinguistics) - 9781138974265

Name: Language and Cognition in Schizophrenia (PLE: Psycholinguistics) - 9781138974265
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Language and Cognition in Schizophrenia (PLE: Psycholinguistics)Author(s): Steven Schwartz\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Psychology Press Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781138974265, 978-1138974265\nSynopsis\nOriginally published in 1978, the contributors to this volume, including the leading figures in experimental psychopathology, were largely concerned with deducing the behaviour of schizophrenics from general psychological theories of language, learning and cognition. Their emphasis on deduction reflected a modern reliance on laboratory experimentation, and, taken as a whole, the chapters cover the breadth and variety of current approaches of the time to the study of schizophrenic language and cognition.\n\nThe first part of the volume is concerned with recent developments in the study of schizophrenic language. The second part deals with various aspects of schizophrenic cognition. The final chapter, by the editor, attempts to review and integr.