Basic and applied psychologists explore higher order cognition in adolescence and young adulthood. Their goals are to advance the basic science of the developing brain by focusing on key problems that are ripe for groundbreaking discoveries; and to apply current theory and high-quality research methods to real-world problems of learning, cognition, and development. They cover foundations; memory, meaning, and representation; learning, reasoning, and problem solving; and judgment and decision making. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)