How long does it take to read Cognition?
Cognition by Margaret W. Matlin takes about 10 hours 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 10 hours 26 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1983. 569 pages, about 156,475 words.
21 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 17 hours 23 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 10 hours 26 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 31 minutes |
The page count is the median across 15 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Cognition by Margaret W. Matlin is a comprehensive undergraduate textbook on cognitive psychology, first published in 1983. The book examines how the human mind perceives, processes, stores, and uses information, and demonstrates how cognitive processes connect to real-world everyday experiences. Topics covered across editions include attention, memory, perception, language, reasoning, and problem solving. The book is widely used in undergraduate psychology programmes and is known for its clear, accessible writing style and practical approach to making cognitive psychology relevant to students.
Subjects: Cognition, Cognitive psychology
