Book chapter
Cognitive Science of Tourism Experiences
Planning and Managing the Experience Economy in Tourism, pp.1-21
The Advances in Hospitality, Tourism, and the Services Industry (AHTSI), IGI Global
2022
Abstract
While other disciplinary approaches such as sociology and anthropology are important, this chapter introduces a cognitivist psychology approach to experience research. Such theoretical discussion may seem of little practical use, but the chapter argues that it is fundamental to understanding how and why experiences are created. The chapter applies theory and concepts from cognitive science (cognitive psychology and neuroscience) in the study of tourism experiences. This provides a different psychological paradigm to the behavioural approach currently in use in much research. The chapter describes the scope of cognitive psychology and neuroscience, its main concepts of cognitive psychology (perception, attention, emotion, memory, consciousness, learning), and their neuronal basis (neuroscience). These concepts are then applied in three topic areas related to tourism experiences: decision making, emotion, and attention. Several applications to tourism experience research are noted. Finally, the chapter discusses the way cognitive psychology concepts can be used in tourism research.
Details
- Title
- Cognitive Science of Tourism Experiences
- Authors
- Noel Scott (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sustainability Research CentreAna Claudia Campos (Author) - University of Algarve
- Contributors
- Rui Augusto Costa (Editor) - University of AveiroFilipa Brandão (Editor) - University of AveiroZelia Breda (Editor) - University of AveiroCarlos Costa (Editor) - University of Aveiro
- Publication details
- Planning and Managing the Experience Economy in Tourism, pp.1-21
- Series
- The Advances in Hospitality, Tourism, and the Services Industry (AHTSI)
- Publisher
- IGI Global
- DOI
- 10.4018/978-1-7998-8775-1.ch001; 10.4018/978-1-7998-8775-1
- ISBN
- 9781799887775
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Sustainability Research Centre
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99605105602621
- Output Type
- Book chapter
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