Different psychological perspectives on cognitive processes: current research trends in Alps-Adria region

This book aims at highlighting some of the main lines of research in cognitive psychology in the Alps-Adria region, which, being geographically located in the centre of the European continent, encompasses eleven regions from six different countries: Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Serbia and Slovenia. The reason for bringing together authors from different geographical areas and with different approaches to the broad discipline defined as Cognitive Science can be seen in the first section of this book, which outlines a brief history of psychology in each country in the Alps-Adria region and gives a good overview of the spirit that characterize the Alps Adria Working Community. The Alps Adria Rector Conference “believes that harmonious coexistence and efficient collaboration of the peoples and communities of the different regions constitute the characteristics and specificities of the present cultural landscape of the Alps-Adria region in Europe. These particulars are well represented in the history of this unique European territory and in the spirit of coexistence, which distinguishes its inhabitants who have developed and exerted conscious resistance to every attempt of abuse and uniformity. Furthermore, the AARC believes that the history and the spirit of the Alps-Adriatic communities strengthen internal binding among the European nations and represent a consolidated model for the present and future states of the European Union.