Cognition and cognitive psychology Books

Book SynopsisThe only textbook to frame cognitive psychology in the context of our everyday lives.Our lives are governed by cognitive processes, whether we are searching for a face in a crowd, driving to work, or learning a second language. Cognition in the Real World brings together expert contributors who explain the processes underlying everyday behaviours. It is set apart from traditional textbooks by being organised by behaviours we are exposed to every day-such as drawing a picture, learning your way around a new city, or deciding how to invest your money. Such activities naturally involve a variety of cognitive functions; by considering these functions in an integrated way, the text provides a complete picture of how behaviours work together, rather than separately. Drawing upon important insights from areas such as developmental psychology and neuroscience, Cognition in the Real World demonstrates how cognitive psychology fits with the broader subjects around it, rather than treating it as Trade ReviewThis is the book I wish I'd had as an undergraduate. * Roger Newport, Senior Lecturer, Loughborough University *A most accessible, student friendly cognitive psychology text book; one of the best I have yet come across. * Richard Stephens, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Keele University *The approach is excellent and innovative and the focus on cognitive processes underpinning real-world problems would make the subject more popular among students. * Carlo De Lillo, Associate Professor, University of Leicester *Table of Contents1: Alastair D. Smith: Introduction Part 1: Perception and Attention2: Alastair D. Smith: Perception and Attention: Introduction 3: Tom Foulsham: Looking behaviour in real-world search 4: Harriet Allen: Attention and driving 5: Markus Bindemann and Matthew C. Fysh: Person identification at passport control: Matching of unfamiliar faces 6: Elizabeth Sheppard: Cultural differences in visual cognition 7: Alastair D. Smith: Perception and Attention: Summary Part 2: Movement and Action8: Alastair D. Smith: Movement and Action: Introduction 9: Alastair D. Smith: Making my mark: Using drawing behaviour to understand cognitive impairment 10: Lauren Marsh: The Principles of People Watching: Understanding the actions and intentions of others 11: Alastair D. Smith: Finding your way: Navigation and the acquisition of spatial knowledge 12: Alastair D. Smith: Movement and Action: Summary Part 3: Memory and Emotion13: Memory and Emotion: Introduction Alastair D. Smith 14: Kate Bailey and Peter Chapman: The Best of Times, the Worst of Times: Memory for Emotional Experiences 15: Chris J. A. Moulin: Been there, done that: A cognitive account of déjà vu 16: Catherine Loveday: Prokofiev makes me productive: Examining the possibility of music as a cognitive enhancer 17: Alastair D. Smith: Memory and Emotion: Summary Part 4: Speech and Language18: Alastair D. Smith: Speech and Language: Introduction 19: Anne Cutler, Janise Farrell, and Laurence Bruggeman: Passing the time of day: The cognition of chatting 20: Ruth Filik: Are you being serious? Detection of irony and sarcasm in language 21: Walter van Heuven: Learning an additional language: Consequences for language and cognitive processes 22: Alastair D. Smith: Speech and Language: Summary Part 5: Learning and Decision-Making 23: Alastair D. Smith: Learning and Decision-Making: Introduction 24: Mark Haselgrove and Nicola Byrom: Associative learning and personality 25: Fenja Ziegler: Making choices for others: The psychology of surrogate decision-making 26: Richard J. Tunney: The psychology of financial crises: How biases in individual decision-making affect the efficiency of markets 27: Alastair D. Smith: Learning and Decision-Making: Summary Part 6: Commentary 28: Vicki Bruce: Cognition in time and place

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Book SynopsisPerception is one of the oldest and most deeply investigated topics in the field of psychology, and it is also raises some profound philosophical questions. It is concerned with how we use the information reaching our senses to guide and control our behaviour as well as to create our particular, subjective experiences of the surrounding world.In this Very Short Introduction, Brian J. Rogers discusses the philosophical question of what it means to perceive, as well as describing how we are able to perceive the particular characteristics of objects and scenes such as their lightness, colour, form, depth, and motion. What we perceive, however, does not always correspond to what exists in the world and, as Rogers shows, the study of illusions can be useful in telling us something about the nature and limitations of our perceptual processes. Rogers also explores perception from an evolutionary perspective, explaining how evolutionary pressures have shaped the perceptual systems of humans and other animals. He shows that perception is not necessarily a separate and independent process but rather part of a ''perceptual system'', involving both the extraction of perceptual information and the control of action. Rogers goes on to cover the significant progress made recently in the understanding of perception through the use of precise and controlled psychophysical methods, single cell recordings, and imaging techniques. There have also been many insights from attempts to model perceptual processes in artificial systems. As Rogers shows, these attempts have revealed how difficult it is to programme machines to perform even the most simple of perceptual tasks that we take for granted.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade ReviewA compact, accessible and engaging tour of vision and perception, covering all the essentials and challenging the current understanding of visual illusions. * Professor Patrick Cavanagh, Harvard University *The perfect little book to polish off one's education. Understanding the language of perception is a proper part of the urban intellectual's baggage. * Jan Koenderink, Utrecht University *Table of ContentsGLOSSARY; FURTHER READING; INDEX

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a detailed account of the issues, models, and outcomes of research into the cognition of bilingualism. It begins with a chapter identifying the most important characteristics of this research, and then explores key topics including lexico-semantic representation, cross-language priming, selective lexical access, and code-switching.Table of ContentsPreface List of figures and tables List of abbreviations 1: Introducing bilingual processing research 2: Lexico-semantic organization in bilinguals 3: Cross-language priming 4: Selectivity in bilingual lexical access 5: Language switch and control in bilinguals 6: Bilingualism beyond lexical representation and processing References Index

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Book SynopsisA concise, fascinating, and practical guide to consumer behaviour, bringing essential theories to life through an impressive array of engaging international case studies.Trade ReviewConsumer Behaviour is up to date and full of relevant cases from a global, regional and national perspective with good consideration for the wider macro environment's impact on contemporary consumer behaviour. The later chapters on digital consumers and sustainability are increasingly relevant to the current generation of students. * Jennie White, University of Chicester *This text provides everything you need to know to understand the basics of consumer behaviour. Consumer Behaviour is an accessible, neatly-packaged, contemporary text that bridges the gap between theory and practice. * Dr Ashleigh Logan-McFarlane, Edinburgh Napier University *This text is academic yet current, relevant and easy to read. This is precisely why I want to use it for undergraduate students who haven't got much practice experience but need to learn how consumer behaviour concepts actually work in practice. This book does just that. * Dr Arie Barendregt RM MBA, Erasmus University Rotterdam *Consumer Behaviour is contemporary, relevant and presents fresh approaches to issues relating to consumer behaviour in the 21st Century. Important contributions are provided to highlight the role that digital plays in consumption practices in a post-Covid world; and how cultural, sociological, psychological and technological aspects frame our daily consumer behaviour. The link between conceptual academic frameworks and leading-edge research practice is blended neatly with real-world case study examples and practice-based marketing principles to great effect. Strong use of diverse and global marketing examples to illustrate and underpin consumer behaviour principles are combined with student-related review, reflection and discussion topics, which ensures it is a practical text for use in-class. Practitioner input also gives the book a relevant up-to-date perspective on the main themes emerging in consumer behaviour studies. * Mr. Simon Wragg, University of Northampton *Consumer Behaviour is a comprehensive textbook written in an accessible language with good and frequent examples. The questions for students and new, 'Think Critically' sections motivate students to put the knowledge into the context of their own lives and consider the ethical consequences of consumption / marketing. * Prof. Thyra Uth Thomsen, Copenhagen Business School *Consumer Behaviour is an informative, theory-driven textbook that helps to bring the subject to life. * Dr Chris Raddats, University of Liverpool *I have always described this text as a great introduction to consumer behaviour. I like its simplicity and application of theory to real world case studies and examples. * Carianne Wallace, Aston University *Consumer Behaviour is an informative yet engaging text that showcases theory applied to practice. * Mr. Thomas McAlinden, University of Strathclyde *Consumer Behaviour is a must-have for students studying consumer behavior. * Dr Letizia Alvino, Nyenrode Business University *Table of ContentsPart 1: Introduction to Consumer Behaviour 1: A context for understanding consumer behaviour Part 2: Micro-View of Consumption 2: Decision making 3: Learning 4: Perception 5: Attitudes 6: Personality Part 3: Macro-View of Consumption 7: Groups 8: Culture 9: Patterns of buyer behaviour Part 4: Where Do We Go Next? 10: Digital 11: Sustainable 12: Future trends

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Book SynopsisIn Perception: First Form of Mind, Tyler Burge develops an understanding of the most primitive type of mental representational: perception. Focusing on the functions and capacities of perceptual states, Burge accounts for their representational content and structure, and develops a formal semantics for them. The discussion explains the role of iconic format in the structure. It also situates the accounts of content, structure, and semantics within scientific explanations of perceptual-state formation, emphasizing formation of perceptual categorization. In the book''s second half, Burge discusses what a perceptual system is. Exploration of relations between perception and other primitive capacities-conation, attention, memory, anticipation, affect, learning, and imagining-helps distinguish perceiving, with its associated capacities, from thinking, with its associated capacities. Drawing mainly on vision science, not introspection, Perception: First Form of Mind is a rigorous, agenda-setTable of ContentsPreface Part I: Perception 1: Introduction 2: Perception 3: Perceptual Constancy: A Central Psychological Natural Kind Part II: Form 4: Some Basics about Perception and Perceptual Systems 5: Perceptual Reference Requires Perceptual Attribution 6: Form and Semantics of Perceptual Representational Contents 7: Perceptual Attributives and Referential Applications in Perceptual Constancies 8: Egocentric Indexing in Perceptual Spatial and Temporal Frameworks 9: The Iconic Nature of Perception Part III: Formation 10: First-formed Perception 11: Intra-saccadic Perception and Recurrent Processing 12: Further Attributives: Primitive Attribution of Causation, Agency Part IV: System 13: Perceptual-level Representation and Categorization 14: Perceptual-level Conation and Relatively Primitive, Perceptually Guided Action 15: Perceptual Attention 16: Perceptual Memory I: Shorter Term Systems 17: Perceptual Memory II: Visual Perceptual Long-Term Memory 18: Perceptual Learning, Perceptual Anticipation, Perceptual Imagining 19: Perception and Cognition 20: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisRanging across both standard philosophical territory and the landscape of cutting-edge cognitive science, Mindware: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Second Edition, is a vivid and engaging introduction to key issues, research, and opportunities in the field.Starting with the vision of mindware as software and debates between realists, instrumentalists, and eliminativists, Andy Clark takes students on a no-holds-barred journey through connectionism, dynamical systems, and real-world robotics before moving on to the frontiers of cognitive technologies, enactivism, predictive coding, and the extended mind. Throughout, he highlights challenging issues in an effort to engage students in active debate. Each chapter opens with a brief sketch of a major research tradition or perspective, followed by concise critical discussions dealing with key topics and problems.NEW TO THIS EDITION* Three new chapters (9-11) on cognitive extensions, enactivism, and the predictive brain, and a revised appendix on consciousness* Extensive revisions, additions, and updates throughout in light of new developments in the field* New text boxes and revised and expanded suggestions for further reading, including many electronic resources (summarized on the book''s Companion Website at www.oup/us/coogan)Trade Review"The first edition of Mindware was so clear and engagingly written that it immediately became the go-to textbook for the philosophy of cognitive science. It was also so far out on the cutting edge that it has remained relevant for more than a decade. This updated and significantly expanded second edition is a major upgrade. With it, Andy Clark has improved on what already was the best introduction to the discipline and, no doubt, mapped out the debates of the next decade."--Anthony Chemero, University of Cincinnati "As an introduction to the field, Mindware has no equal. It's one thing to transport traditional philosophical discussions into the realm of empirical research; it's another thing to do so in a way that students find accessible and engaging. This is a lively and assured guide, and Clark is an excellent tour guide."--Scott M. James, University of North Carolina WilmingtonTable of ContentsIntroduction: (Not) Like a Rock ; 1. Meat Machines: Mindware as Software ; 2. Symbol Systems ; 3. Patterns, Contents, and Causes ; 4. Connectionism ; 5. Perception, Action, and the Brain ; 6. Robots and Artificial Life ; 7. Dynamics ; 8. Cognitive Technology: Beyond the Naked Brain ; 9. Extended Minds? ; 10. Enacting Perceptual Experience ; 11. Prediction Machines ; Appendix I. Some Backdrop: Dualism, Behaviorism, and Beyond ; Appendix II . Consciousness and the Meta-Hard Problem

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Book SynopsisScience is the study of our world, as it is in its messy reality. Nonetheless, science requires idealization to functionif we are to attempt to understand the world, we have to find ways to reduce its complexity. Idealization and the Aims of Science shows just how crucial idealization is to science and why it matters. Beginning with the acknowledgment of our status as limited human agents trying to make sense of an exceedingly complex world, Angela Potochnik moves on to explain how science aims to depict and make use of causal patternsa project that makes essential use of idealization. She offers case studies from a number of branches of science to demonstrate the ubiquity of idealization, shows how causal patterns are used to develop scientific explanations, and describes how the necessarily imperfect connection between science and truth leads to researchers' values influencing their findings. The resulting book is a tour de force, a synthesis of the study of idealization that alsoTrade Review“Angela Potochnik’s ambitious book is an antidote to the view that the philosophy of science tries to pronounce grandly on what scientists ought to do." -- Philip Ball * New Scientist *"In sum, this is a rich, well-argued book that articulates a coherent view of science and explicates the essential role of idealization in a world of cognitively limited people." -- Notre Dame Philosophical Review"In her exceptional book, Idealization and the Aims of Science, Angela Potochnik explores the nature of idealizations while accounting for why they are so ubiquitous. The picture of science that emerges from Potochnik’s work is that of a thoroughly human endeavor. Science is a tool that helps us navigate an extremely complex world. Potochnik’s picture of science is compelling and helps to ground an appreciation of how truly impressive the success of science is." * Science & Education *"This thought—that science makes the world’s complexity accessible to human understanding via idealization—is the central contention of Angela Potochnik’s ambitious, striking book." * Biology & Philosophy *"Why do scientists deliberately maintain falsehoods in their theories and models? Given the complexity of natural phenomena, scientists must simplify and generalize to isolate details from which causal patterns may be identified. Consequently, researchers must make choices about what to study and how; in doing so, the author argues, social values become entrenched in science. Potochnik contends that science doesn’t pursue truth directly but aims to support “human cognitive and practical ends.” Following several case studies of recent research in such diverse topics as behavioral ecology and human aggression, and—to a lesser extent—fluid dynamics, quantum physics, and climate change, the author offers a detailed exploration of how social values are linked to science. Arguing that science should be regarded as a tool to facilitate human action, Potochnik concludes that scientists should pursue research that advances both action and understanding. She defines the most valuable subjects as those of ethical concern—for example global climate change or studies involving human physiological and psychological health. Written primarily for philosophers of science, this text has practical implications for science practice. It will be of greatest benefit to advanced academics and active research scientists. Recommended." * Choice *"Idealization and the Aims of Science is a fantastic book. In it, Potochnik argues for a compelling, global picture of how science works – one that seeks to clarify how the practice of science relates both to human cognitive capacities and to the world we seek to understand. The book is ecumenical yet concise. It is broad but focuses on the details. It seeks to make generalizations about science, but it does so through diverse analyses of particular scientific practices. If one wanted a single book that summed up both the challenges and opportunities in current philosophy of science, one could hardly do better. . . . I expect that I will return to it frequently as I pursue my own projects for useful ideas, contrasting viewpoints, and helpful articulations of general principles. I can’t think of a better endorsement to give to a philosophical text." * Philosophy of Science *"A wonderful book. It is well informed by contemporary research from various sciences, and the discussion throughout is thoughtful and engaging. . . . The book is rare in that it is accessible enough that novices will be able to follow the main ideas and benefit from reading it, and yet it is rich enough that experts will profit from closely studying it. Potochnik’s book is a must read for those interested in idealizations." * Science & Education *"An impressive book that will not disappoint its readers in terms of its richness and ability to provoke new ideas on numerous topics in the philosophy of science." * Metascience *"Potochnik's book comes as a breath of fresh air in general philosophy of science, both because of the variety of examples examined and because of its approach, aimed at drawing attention to the fact that science is not an ahistorical and impersonal enterprise but is fully founded on the ideas, aspirations, and activities of those that make science: the scientists. . . . This book will be valuable reading for anyone who wonders what science is and why it constitutes the most privileged form of knowledge in our world today." * History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences *Table of ContentsPreface 1 Introduction: Doing Science in a Complex World 1.1 Science by Humans 1.2 Science in a Complex World 1.3 The Payoff: Idealizations and Many Aims 2 Complex Causality and Simplified Representation 2.1 Causal Patterns in the Face of Complexity 2.1.1 Causal Patterns 2.1.2 Causal Complexity 2.2 Simplification by Idealization 2.2.1 Reasons to Idealize 2.2.2 Idealizations’ Representational Role 2.2.3 Rampant and Unchecked Idealization 3 The Diversity of Scientific Projects 3.1 Broad Patterns: Modeling Cooperation 3.2 A Specific Phenomenon: Variation in Human Aggression 3.3 Predictions and Idealizations in the Physical Sciences 3.4 Surveying the Diversity 4 Science Isn’t after the Truth 4.1 The Aims of Science 4.1.1 Understanding as Science’s Epistemic Aim 4.1.2 Separate Pursuit of Science’s Aims 4.2 Understanding, Truth, and Knowledge 4.2.1 The Nature of Scientific Understanding 4.2.2 The Role of Truth and Scientific Knowledge 5 Causal Pattern Explanations 5.1 Explanation, Communication, and Understanding 5.2 An Account of Scientific Explanation 5.2.1 The Scope of Causal Patterns 5.2.2 The Crucial Role of the Audience 5.2.3 Adequate Explanations 6 Levels and Fields of Science 6.1 Levels in Philosophy and Science 6.2 Going without Levels 6.2.1 Against Hierarchy 6.2.2 Prizing Apart Forms of Stratification 6.3 The Fields of Science and How They Relate 7 Scientific Pluralism and Its Limits 7.1 The Entrenchment of Social Values 7.2 How Science Doesn’t Inform Metaphysics 7.3 Scientific Progress Acknowledgments List of Figures List of Tables Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisConsciousness in all its possible human and nonhuman varieties, explored through words and images. What is consciousness, and who (or what) is conscious—humans, nonhumans, nonliving beings? How did consciousness evolve? Picturing the Mind pursues these questions through a series of “vistas”—short, engaging texts by Simona Ginsburg and Eva Jablonka, accompanied by Anna Zeligowski’s lively illustrations. Taking an evolutionary perspective, Ginsburg and Jablonka suggest that consciousness can take many forms and is found not only in humans but even in such animals as octopuses (who seem to express emotions by changing color) and bees (who socialize with other bees). They identify the possible evolutionary marker of the transition from nonconscious to conscious animals, and they speculate intriguingly about aliens and artificial intelligence. Each picture and text serves as a starting point for discussion. The authors co

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Book SynopsisA psychologist confronts our pervasive misunderstanding of anxiety and presents a powerful new framework for reimagining and reclaiming the confounding emotion as the advantage it evolved to be.We are taught that anxiety is dangerous and damaging, and that the solution to its pain is to eradicate it like we do any disease. Yet cutting-edge therapies, hundreds of self-help books, and a panoply of medications have failed to keep debilitating anxiety at bay.That''s because the anxiety-as-disease story is false - and it''s harming us.In this radical reinterpretation, Dr Tracy Dennis-Tiwary distils the latest research in psychology and neuroscience, combined with real-world stories and personal narrative, to argue that the discomfort of anxiety is a tool, rather than something to be stamped out at all costs. Detailing the terrible cost of our misunderstanding of anxiety, while celebrating the lives of people who harness it to their advantage, FUTURE TENSE rTrade ReviewIf you're feeling more anxious than usual and, on top of that, feeling anxious about feeling anxious, then this book is for you. Anxiety, it turns out, is a feature, not a bug, of human nature. In FUTURE TENSE, Tracy Dennis-Tiwary offers a much-needed guide - based on years of scientific research and her personal clinical experience - to the emotion that is in some ways most easily misunderstood and, therefore, most undervalued. Clear, practical, and incredibly readable -- Angela DuckworthThis book is going to smash your existing views about anxiety - and replace them with more helpful ones. As an expert on the neuroscience of emotion, Tracy Dennis-Tiwary has delivered the riveting read we all need to help us learn to worry well instead of worrying less -- Adam GrantA powerful and deeply informed new voice in the important conversation around anxiety and its causes and effects. FUTURE TENSE offers knowledge, empathy, and clarity in these times when chronic emotional pain has been normalized. Framing how anxiety works in our favor is a revolutionizing shift in perspective -- Alanis MorissetteReading FUTURE TENSE is an epiphany; it will turn your understanding of anxiety on its head, and point you to new paths forward. It offers a long-overdue challenge to the medicalization and numbing of anxiety. Instead, Tracy Dennis-Tiwary encourages us to consider how to live and grow with anxiety, and find creativity in dealing with life's fundamental uncertainties. A wide conversation around this book is urgently needed for our anxious times -- Dacher Keltner, professor at UC Berkeley, author of AWE: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How it Can Transform Your LifeFUTURE TENSE teaches us - with incredible research and great storytelling - that counter to everything we've thought and been taught, anxiety, when understood and used wisely, is one of the most valuable emotions to help us achieve our dreams. If you're prone to anxiety like me or live or work with people who are anxious, this is a must read! -- Marc Brackett, director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and bestselling author of PERMISSION TO FEELFUTURE TENSE is groundbreaking. Filled with wisdom, compassion, and humor, it shatters our long-held assumptions and sets the stage for a new, hopeful way of understanding how to live - and thrive - with anxiety -- Reshma Saujani, CEO of the Marshall Plan for Moms and founder of Girls Who CodeOur minds classify anxiety as 'bad', but that very idea keeps anxiety from delivering its often useful messages about what's ahead. It's time for the whole culture to learn how to use anxiety when it's helpful and let it go when it's not, but that starts with learning what it is and how to feel it. This wise and well-written book will help. Highly recommended -- Steven C. Hayes, originator of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and author of A LIBERATED MIND

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Book SynopsisA practical investigation into the psychology of how we perceive time - and how to improve our relationship with it

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Book SynopsisIn Living with Extreme Intelligence: Developing Essential Communication Skills, Dr Sonja Falck provides a unique and practical manual of how to improve interpersonal interactions that involve adults who stand out from the neurotypical majority by having top 2% IQ. Her main message is that understanding the individual differences involved in extreme intelligence and mastering relevant communication skills can break through barriers of frustration, underachievement, and loneliness, to bring about brain-changingly positive conversations and interpersonal effectiveness, connection, and joy.Dr Falck begins by explaining the neurophysiological and social foundations of why we communicate the way we do, and then explains in detail seven essential communication skills. Following this, she shows how to put these skills into practice, applying insights from depth psychology and demonstrating how to have better conversations in a variety of contexts from general social gatTable of ContentsPart 1. FOUNDATIONS: The fundamentals involved in basic and more advanced communication. 1. All people seek safety and connection (why we communicate the way we do). 2. The barrister’s case. 3. Playing the game. Part 2. SKILLS: Seven essential communication skills. 4. Explaining the seven essential communication skills. 5. Going deeper: Elaborating the top three of the seven skills. Part 3. PRACTICE: How to have better conversations. 6. General conversation (including small talk). 7. Difficult conversations (including conflict resolution). 8. Intimate conversation (including dating and romance). 9. Occupational conversation (including office politics). 10. Dealing with change (including gaining success). 11. Concluding comments.

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Book SynopsisThe new edition of this bestselling textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research on stress and health, moving beyond the former deficit model to a resource growth model. It examines all aspects of the topic, from how the external world and the impact of technology makes demands upon individuals, through biological and psychological processes, to outcomes in terms of health and well-being. The process is set within a dynamic, multilevel systems and developmental lifespan perspective.The book includes a history of the evolution of stress research and the biological systems and immune responses that translate external pressures into health outcomes. It considers the role of personality and cognition in terms of appraisal and coping strategies set within a social ecology of power and support. The role of positive psychology in terms of resilience, psychological capital, and self-compassion brings the area up to date in considering the benefits as Table of Contents1. Stress: What it is and why you should know about it. 2. Biology, emotion and stress. 3. The external environment. 4. Environmental resources 1: Support and Human Relations. 5. Environmental resources 2: Power and Control. 6. Personality and stress. 7. Cognition and Stress. 8. Positive Psychology of Stress. 9. Integrating the concepts. 10. Prevention and Intervention. 11. Future directions. 12. References.

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Book SynopsisLanguage Acquisition: The Basics is an accessible introduction to the must-know issues in child language development. Covering key topics drawn from contemporary psychology, linguistics and neuroscience, readers are introduced to fundamental concepts, methods, controversies, and discoveries. It follows the remarkable journey children take; from becoming sensitive to language before birth, to the time they string their first words together; from when they use language playfully, to when they tell stories, hold conversations, and share complex ideas. Using examples from 73 different languages, Ibbotson sets this development in a diverse cross-cultural context, as well as describing the universal psychological foundations that allow language to happen. This book, which includes further reading suggestions in each chapter and a glossary of key terms, is the perfect easy-to-understand introductory text for students, teachers, clinicians or anyone with an interTrade Review "Language Acquisition: The Basics is very balanced and well-written, the structure is clear and user-friendly, and I like the inclusion of different sign languages - an excellent book."Cholë Marshall, Professor of Psychology, Language and Education at University College London, Editor-in-Chief of the journal First Language"Language Acquisition: The Basics is very balanced and well-written, the structure is clear and user-friendly, and I like the inclusion of different sign languages - an excellent book."-Cholë Marshall, Professor of Psychology, Language and Education at University College London, Editor-in-Chief of the journal First Language“The book gives plenty of good examples from child language, not just from English. But most importantly, it explains the many different experimental methods used in acquisition research, as well as the cognitive, data-driven learning mechanisms at stake.”-Heike Behrens Professor of Cognitive Linguistics and Language Acquisition Research, University of Basel and Editorial Board of The Journal of Child Language."I enjoyed reading it, a cool format!"-Patricia Brooks, Professor of Psychology at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York, director of the Language Learning LaboratoryTable of Contents1. Making the Ordinary Extraordinary 2. Social and Cognitive Foundations of Communication 3. The Birth of Language 4. Understanding and Expressing Language 5. Putting Words Together 6. The Shape of Development 7. The Rules of Conversation and How to Break Them 8. What We Have Learned, What We Don’t Understand

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Book SynopsisAn “illuminating, entertaining and wise” (Nicholas A. Christakis, Nature) approach to understanding how our moral systems develop.Trade Review"No one blends philosophy and neuroscience as well as Patricia Churchland. Here she provides a much-needed correction to the usual emphasis on reasoning and logic in moral philosophy. Our judgements are guided by ancient intuitions and brain processes shared with other mammals." -- Frans de Waal"Conscience is illuminating, entertaining and wise." -- Nature"... her conclusion—that conscience is not as fixed or universal as we might like to think—is a fascinating and provocative one." -- Economia

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Book SynopsisNeuroscientist and psychologist Michael Graziano puts forward a ground-breaking new theory of the origin of consciousness.Trade Review"Graziano’s attention schema theory marks a milestone by offering a plausible, mechanistic answer to the hard problem [of consciousness]." -- Aaron Schurger - Science"Rethinking Consciousness is a very accessible work of science popularisation. There’s limited jargon and Graziano guides the reader with numerous pop culture references and helpful analogies." -- Prospect

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Book SynopsisA paperback edition of the classic guide for new therapists seeing clients for the first time.Trade Review"... this books offers all that a therapist needs to know, in a compact and easily searchable format." -- Antigone Oreopoulou - International Body Psychotherapy Journal

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Book SynopsisThe popular image, derived from Piaget, of the child as a solitary thinker struggling to construct a personal understanding of the mathematical and logical properties of the physical world has given way in recent years to a view of children''s learning and thinking as embedded in social relationships. This shift is here reflected in a set of readings which show the child being initiated into shared cultural understandings through close relationships with parents and teachers, as well as siblings and peers.Table of ContentsPart 1: Perspectives on Development and Education Part 2: Teaching and Learning Interactions Part 3: Tools for Thought Part 4: Context and Cognition

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Book SynopsisIn the current ever changing world â the liquid modernity â the most pressing psychological challenge to all of us is to create and maintain a personal balance between mental stability and mental flexibility. In Transformative Learning and Identity Knud Illeris, one of the leading thinkers on the way people learn, explores, updates and re-defines the concept and understanding of transformative learning while linking the concept of transformative learning to the concept of identity. He thoroughly discusses what transformative learning is or could be in a broader learning theoretical perspective, including various concepts of learning by change, as opposed to learning by addition, and ends up with a new, short and distinct definition. He also explores and discusses the concept of identity and presents a general model depicting the complexity of identities today. Building on the work of Mezirow, various perspectives of transformative learning are analysed and discuTrade Review"Knudd has very successfully knitted together the threads of identity and Transformative learning. He has woven these into a rich tapestry that both informs and reminds one of the roots of learning processes. His model brings out the richness of the potential of applying theory to practice." - Adult Learner 2014, Dr Isobel Hawthorne-Steele, University of Ulster"Within the USA, the APA's current encouragement of intra-divisional goals and higher education's focus on the interdisciplinary training models, the discipline of psychology is moving toward more cohesion and more internationalisation, and this book shows the value of that goal. Vocational counsellors, student advisers and student service personnel - indeed, nearly anyone who works with either adolescents or adults in an educational, counselling or rehabilitative role - is likely to find something of value in this book." - Sherri McCarthy, Northern Arizona University, USATable of ContentsPart I: THE CONCEPT OF TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING 2. The approach to transformative learning 3. Other approaches to change oriented learning 4. What is transformed by transformative learning? 5. The definition of transformative learning Part II: THE CONCEPT OF IDENTITY 6. The concept of identity by Erik Erikson 7. Newer psychological approaches 8. Topical sociological approaches 9. A general understanding of identity Part III: TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING IN PRACTICE 10. Identity, transformative learning and life age 11. Progressive, regressive, restoring and collective transformations 12. Motivation and identity defence 13. Personality and competence development 14. Transformative learning in school and education 15. Transformative learning in working life 16. Transformative learning, individual and society

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A brilliant state-of-the-art report on how the landmark theory of multiple intelligences is radically changing our understanding of education and human development.

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Book SynopsisHofstadter's collection of quirky essays is unified by its primary concern: to examine the way people perceive and think.Table of Contents* Introduction Snags and Snarls * On Self-Referential Sentences * Self-Referential Sentences: A Follow-Up * On Viral Sentences and Self-Replicating Structures * Nomic: A Self-Modifying Game Based on Reflexivity in Law Sense and Society * World Views in Collision: The Skeptical Inquirer versus the National Enquirer * On Number Numbness * Changes in Default Words and Images, Engendered by Rising Consciousness * A Person Paper on Purity in Language Sparking and Slipping * Pattern, Poetry, and Power in the Music of Frdric Chopin * Parquet Deformations: A Subtle, Intricate Art Form * Stuff and Nonsense * Variations on a Theme as the Crux of Creativity * Metafont, Metamathematics, and Metaphysics Structure and Strangeness * Magic Cubology * On Crossing the Rubicon * Mathematical Chaos and Strange Attractors * Lisp: Atoms and Lists * Lisp: Lists and Recursion * Lisp: Recursion and Generality * Heisenbergs Uncertainty Principle and the Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics Spirit and Substrate * Review of Alan Turing: The Enigma * A Coffeehouse Conversation on the Turing Test * On the Seeming Paradox of Mechanizing Creativity * Analogies and Roles in Human and Machine Thinking * Who Shoves Whom Around Inside the Careenium? * Waking Up from the Boolean Dream, or Subcognition as Computation Selection and Stability * The Genetic Code: Arbitrary? * Undercut, Flaunt, Pounce, and Mediocrity: Psychological Games with Numbers * The Prisoners Dilemma Computer Tournaments and the Evolution of Cooperation Sanity and Survival * Dilemmas for Superrational Thinkers, Leading Up to a Luring Lottery * Irrationality Is the Square Root of All Evil * The Tale of Happiton * The Tumult of Inner Voices, or, What is the Meaning of the Word I? * Epilogue

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Book SynopsisA pioneering neuroscientist argues that we are more than our brains To many, the brain is the seat of personal identity and autonomy. But the way we talk about the brain is often rooted more in mystical conceptions of the soul than in scientific fact. This blinds us to the physical realities of mental function. We ignore bodily influences on our psychology, from chemicals in the blood to bacteria in the gut, and overlook the ways that the environment affects our behavior, via factors varying from subconscious sights and sounds to the weather. As a result, we alternately overestimate our capacity for free will or equate brains to inorganic machines like computers. But a brain is neither a soul nor an electrical network: it is a bodily organ, and it cannot be separated from its surroundings. Our selves aren''t just inside our heads -- they''re spread throughout our bodies and beyond. Only once we come to terms with this can we grasp the true nature of our humanity.

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Book SynopsisRobert Winston is one of the country's best-known scientists. As Professor of Fertility Studies at Imperial College, University of London, and Director of NHS Research and Development and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Hammersmith Hospital, he has made advances in fertility medicine and been a leading voice in the debate on genetic engineering. His television series, including Your Life in Their Hands, Making Babies, The Human Body, Superhuman and Child Against All Odds and have made him a household name across Britain. He became a life peer in 1995.Trade ReviewWide-ranging and thoroughly entertaining * New Scientist *Devastaingly good...Every chapter bursts with clear logic, style, wit and imagination. * Brian May, Guitarist for Queen *

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Book SynopsisStories pervade our daily lives. We use them to make sense of the world. But how does this work? In Making Stories, the eminent psychologist Jerome Bruner examines this pervasive human habit and suggests new and deeper ways to think about how we use stories to make sense of lives and the great moral and psychological problems that animate them.Trade ReviewThe best books have the capacity to change lives, sometimes by the sheer force of ideas communicated with felicity and grace. Bruner's short, compelling work Making Stories is just such a book. Bruner [makes] sharply visible what otherwise could be only indistinctly felt. He trains his searchlight on the complex and diverse uses not only of the conventional, easily recognized stories of myth and literature, but also of obscure stories, those found...buried within our culture, our institutions and ourselves. * Los Angeles Times Book Review *Table of ContentsPreface 1. The Uses of the Story 2. The Legal and the Literary 3. The Narrative Creation of Self 4. So Why Narrative? Notes Index

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Book SynopsisRadical in its implications, this original and important work may change forever the views we hold about the nature of learning. In The Power of Mindful Learning, Ellen Langer uses her innovative theory of mindulness, introduced in her influential earlier book, to dramatically enhance the way we learn. In business, sports, laboratories, or at home, our learning is hobbled by certain antiquated and pervasive misconceptions. In this pithy, liberating, and delightful book she gives us a fresh, new view of learning in the broadest sense. Such familiar notions as delayed gratification, ”the basics”, or even ”right answers”, are all incapacitating myths which Langer explodes one by one. She replaces them with her concept of mindful or conditional learning which she demonstrates, with fascinating examples from her research, to be extraordinarily effective. Mindful learning takes place with an awareness of context and of the ever-changing nature of information. Learning without this awareness, as Langer shows convincingly, has severely limited uses and often sets on up for failure.With stunning applications to skills as diverse as paying attention, CPR, investment analysis, psychotherapy, or playing a musical instrument, The Power of Mindful Learning is for all who are curious and intellectually adventurous.

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Book SynopsisPhilip Carter is an IQ test expert who is continually devising new IQ tests and puzzles. He has produced many books covering all aspects of testing, crosswords, puzzles and reasoning. These include Advanced IQ Tests, IQ and Aptitude Tests, IQ and Personality Tests, IQ and Psychometric Tests, Succeed at IQ Tests, Test Your IQ, Test and Assess Your IQ, Ultimate IQ Tests and Test and Assess Your Brain Quotient, all published by Kogan Page.Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Verbal aptitude; Chapter - 02: Numerical aptitude; Chapter - 03: Spatial aptitude; Chapter - 04: General IQ tests; Chapter - 05: Personality testing; Chapter - 06: Answers and explanations; Chapter - 07: Interpretations of your test scores

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Book SynopsisAddressing the adult children of borderlines and the therapists who work with them, this book shows how to care for the waif without rescuing her, to attend to the hermit without feeding her fear, to love the queen without becoming her subject, and to live with the witch without becoming her victim.Trade ReviewThis wonderfully readable book is totally devoid of jargon and pedantry. The writing is concise and simple, although the subject is complex and weighty. With picturesque nosology, Dr. Lawson writes about the waif, hermit, queen, and witch mothers. Her unique examination of borderline mothers and how they relate to their children culminates in a discussion of what can be done for both from an interpersonal perspective. Replete with clinical vignettes, this book is entertaining as well as informative. -- Peter L. GiovacchiniThis well-researched and beautifully written book presents in graphic, specific, clinical detail overwhelming evidence to resolve any ambiguity about the relationship of the borderline mother to her children. The many faces of the borderline mother are nicely differentiated and described. Dr. Lawson also provides guidelines on how to manage a relationship with a borderline mother constructively. A helpful read for all therapists who work with borderline patients. -- James F. MastersonMasked by a smile, behind the pinafore of maternal attachment, lurks a borderline mother. Dr. Lawson offers a compelling portrait of mothers who project massive states of confusion and terror into their children. She presents a variety of mothers, including the make-believe mother, the fairy tale mother, the queen and witch mother, along with specific clinical suggestions for dealing with each type. This spellbinding contribution to the literature provides effective treatment procedures for therapists working within the spectrum of borderline phenomenology. -- Joan LachkarChildhood lived with a borderline mother results in an unspeakable tragedy. Few of the child's developmental needs are met because the mother cannot be a parent. Consequently, the child is programmed for a lifelong struggle against failure. For over twenty years, people have shared their own agonizing stories with me, looking to my journey for a sense of hope. The compassionate understanding and professional assistance in this book are a road map out of failure. -- Christina CrawfordTable of ContentsChapter 1 Make-Believe Mothers Chapter 2 The Darkness Within Chapter 3 The Waif Mother Chapter 4 The Hermit Mother Chapter 5 The Queen Mother Chapter 6 The Witch Mother Chapter 7 Make-Believe Children Chapter 8 Fairy-Tale Fathers Chapter 9 Loving the Waif Without Rescuing Her Chapter 10 Loving the Hermit Without Feeding Her Fear Chapter 11 Loving the Queen Without Becoming Her Subject Chapter 12 Living with the Witch Without Becoming Her Victim Chapter 13 Living Backwards

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Book SynopsisTrade Review...the very good chapters are remarkable, and most play therapists are likely to find something new and useful in this book's assortment. * PsycCRITIQUES *While play therapy has become increasingly popular, therapists often are not aware of what their peers in other countries are doing. To reduce professional isolation and provide a resource on innovations in the field, Schaefer presents 15 chapters on play therapy models, assessment, research, applications, and activities. * Book News, Inc. *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Family Play Therapy Chapter 2 Narrative Play Therapy: A Collaborative Approach Chapter 3 Theraplay for Children with Self-Regulation Problems Chapter 4 Embodiment-Projection-Role: A Developmental Model for the Play Therapy Method Chapter 5 Barriers, Bridges, Breakthroughs: Play-Work with Autistic Spectrum Children Chapter 6 The Use of Play and Narrative Story Stems in Assessing the Mental Health Needs of Foster Children Chapter 7 Transcending into Fantastic Reality: Story Making with Adolescents in Crisis Chapter 8 Assessment of Sibling Relationships Using Play, Art, and Stories Chapter 9 The Erica Method of Sand Tray Assessment Chapter 10 Children Talk About Play Therapy Chapter 11 Building an Empirical Foundation for the Use of Pretend Play in Therapy Chapter 12 "Little Monsters"? Play Therapy for Children with Sexually Problematic Behaviors Chapter 13 Creative Interventions to Engage Resistant Children in Therapy Chapter 14 Play Therapy for the Disruptive Behavior Disorders Chapter 15 The National Story and the Child's Drama in Play Therapy in Isreal

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Book Synopsis Learning Clinical Reasoning uses a case-based approach to teach students the basics of clinical reasoning. The first section explains the chief components of the clinical reasoning process, such as generating and refining diagnostic hypotheses, using and interpreting diagnostic tests, assembling a working diagnosis, therapeutic decision-making, and examining and applying evidence, and also includes a discussion of cognitive errors. The second section contains 69 cases in which clinicians "think out loud" about diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas, and the authors critique these clinicians' reasoning. This edition has thirty new cases from the New England Journal of Medicine and other sources and expanded discussions of evidence-based medicine, clinical practice guidelines, and cognitive errors.Table of ContentsPart I: THE PROCESSES OF CLINICAL REASONING1: Overview2: Diagnostic Hypothesis Generation3: Refinement of Diagnostic Hypotheses4: Use and Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests5: Causal Reasoning6: Diagnostic Verification7: Therapeutic Decision Making8: Examining Evidence9: Cognitive Errors10: Some Cognitive Concepts11: Learning Clinical Problem SolvingPart II: COGNITION AT THE BEDSIDE: A SET OF EXAMPLES12: Introduction to the Cases13: Diagnostic Hypothesis Generation14: Refinement of Diagnostic Hypotheses15: Use and Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests16: Causal Reasoning17: Diagnostic Verification18: Therapeutic Decision Making19: Examining Evidence20: Cognitive Errors21: Some Cognitive Concepts22: Learning Clinical Problem Solving

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Book SynopsisThis book aims to help readers appreciate the critical role attention plays in our daily lives and it includes cutting-edge neuroscience research that is revealing the brain mechanisms of attention. Neuroscience techniques are presented in an accessible manner and current topics, along with possible interventions for attention deficits.

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Book SynopsisThis fifth edition of a highly cited textbook provides a broad overview of the study of judgments and decisions. It covers normative standards, including logic, probability, and forms of utility theory, and it explains cognitive biases that violate these standards.Trade Review'This is the definitive textbook on decision making, reflecting Baron's unmatched combination of intellectual breadth and precision. Grounded in fundamentals, this book integrates seamlessly across disciplines and incorporates the most important new ideas. It's an ideal introduction for students and a vital reference for seasoned scholars - a remarkable achievement.' Joshua Greene, Harvard University, USA'Jon Baron's fifth edition of Thinking and Deciding provides an update to his excellent and thoughtful integration of the decision making literature, and what has evolved into the field of behavioral economics. Baron is rigorous and insightful. The world would be better off if more people read his comprehensive book.' Max H. Bazerman, Harvard Business School, USA'This clearly written and engaging book comprehensively reviews the major theories and findings in the field of judgment and decision making. It reminds me of all I have forgotten and all I haven't learned. I will study it carefully to learn more about a field I thought I knew well.' Paul Slovic, University of Oregon, USA'Jon Baron has an encyclopedic command of judgment and decision making literature. It is on full display in this remarkably engaging overview of the field.' Barbara Mellers, University of Pennsylvania, USA'This book, by a leading researcher in the field, offers an original perspective on the link between cognition and choice. In a somewhat historical perspective, Baron reviews fundamental issues in research on decision making, showing how old established findings, as well as new ones fit within the same schemes.' Ilana Ritov, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel'For 35 years, Thinking and Deciding has set the intellectual and pedagogical standard for presenting a field that has grown dramatically in importance since the first edition. The new edition maintains these high standards. It is thorough, thoughtful, insightful, clear, and comprehensive. It does not shy away from discussing important issues about which there is disagreement. I cannot imagine a better way to educate students - and their teachers - than to have them read this book.' Barry Schwartz, University of California, Berkeley, USATable of ContentsPreface; Part I. Thinking in General: 1. What is thinking?; 2. The study of thinking; 3. Rationality; 4. Logic; Part II. Probability and Belief: 5. Normative theory of probability; 6. Descriptive theory of probability judgment; 7. Hypothesis testing; 8. Judgment of correlation and contingency; 9. Actively open-minded thinking (AOT); Part III. Decisions and Plans: 10. Choice under uncertainty: normative theory; 11. Choice under uncertainty: descriptive theory; 12. Risk; 13. Choice under certainty; 14. Utility measurement; 15. Decision analysis and values; 16. Quantitative judgment; 17. Moral judgment and choice; 18. Fairness and justice; 19. Social dilemmas: cooperation v. defection; 20. Decisions about the future; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe way we understand creativity in psychology is built on a fundamental asymmetry between people and objects: people have thoughts, intentions, and the ability to act, while objects lack these qualities. However, despite this distinction, objects that are created communicate with their creator. During the process of creation, objects being formed by the creator take on certain characteristics and behave in certain ways, resulting in a kind of conversation between the person working on solving a problem and the results physically produced. In essence, while the traditional view focuses on the person''s thoughts and intentions as the driving force of creativity, the dialogue between the creative individual and the evolving product of their work is overlooked. This Element proposes a methodology and theoretical vocabulary that restore the role of objects in the dynamic unfolding of creative problem solving. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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Book SynopsisThis edited volume examines the current challenges to media freedom and democratisation in the Middle East. The book revisits the relationship between media consumption and activism in the region, providing thorough analyses on the appropriation of social media for political engagement.Since the outburst and spread of what was known as the âArab Uprisingsâ in 2010, the political and media landscapes in the Middle East region have dramatically changed. The initial hope for democratic change and governance quality improvements has faded, as several regimes in the Middle East have strengthened their repressive tactics toward voices deemed critical of governmentsâ practices, including journalists, bloggers, and activists. The crumbling Arab media scene has also reached an abysmal low, with little to no independence, and public perception of basic freedoms in the region has significantly dropped, as has trust in media and government institutions. This book examines current challenTable of ContentsIntroduction: The State of Media and Democracy in the MENA Region 1. Freedom of Expression in the Post-Arab Spring Countries 2. The Collapse of Social Media-Based Movements and the Dilemma of Democracy in Egypt 3. Social Media and Social Change in Jordan 4. Cracking Down on Media and Democracy in Lebanon: The October 17 Uprising 5. Citizenship, Media, and Activism in Turkey during Gezi Park Protests 6. Political Laugh on Social Media: An Analysis of Humorous Participation in Turkey 7. Cultural identity in Libyan and Yemeni Social Media Visual Art: The Expression of Transcultural Identity in Countries of Conflict 8. Saudi Women Journalists: An Ethnographic Study Exploring their Roles and Practices in an Age of National Transformation 9. Democratising the Media: Media Reform and The Future of Journalism in Egypt 10. Memory as a Human Right: Palestinian Memory and Israel’s Modes of Forgetting

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Book SynopsisThis unique collection examines the acting person as an important unit of analysis for science studies, using an integrative approach of in-depth case studies to explore the cognitive, social, cultural, and personal dimensions of a series of key figures in the sciences, from Goethe to Kepler to Rachel Carson.Opening up key questions about what science is, and what comprises a scientist, the volume offers an accessible introductory approach to psychology of science, a growing area in Science and Technology Studies (STS). Case studies focus on the psychological contexts of the contributions for which the scientist is known. Without diminishing its epistemic authority, science is presented as a psychologically saturated human activity, one that is especially illustrative of the way social, cognitive, and personal processes intermingle to both facilitate and impede scientific accomplishment. Each case study ends with a set of discussion questions, providing a valuable resource foTrade Review"Person-Centered Studies in Psychology of Science maintains that various psychological features of individual scientists are indispensable for a thoroughgoing understanding of science itself. 'Case studies' of prominent historically-and-disciplinarily diverse scientists vividly illustrate this indisputable-yet-overlooked fact. Taken as a whole, the book provides a missing link in contemporary science studies: How appreciating the personal, cognitive, and social dimensions of scientists themselves sheds new light on their well-known contributions to knowledge about the world and ourselves. Students and educators will find much to discuss in these pages, written by authors who focus their psychological lenses on the workings of science at the level of scientists themselves."Barbara S. Held, Barry Wish Professor of Psychology and Social Studies Emerita, Bowdoin College, USA"In this fascinating, provocative set of explorations of the lives of particular scientists, the authors shed new light on the psychology of science and on the nature of science itself."Alan Tjeltveit, Professor of Psychology Emeritus, Muhlenberg College, USA"I recommend this gem of a book to a very broad audience. More than pedagogical, it is a ground-breaking contribution to the psychology of science and to qualitative, person-centered psychology. A welcome addition to undergraduate and graduate curricula that will attract and edify students at all levels, this fascinating collection will also interest the lay public. Its engaging style and substance will be enjoyed by readers as their understanding of both science and psychology are challenged and enhanced."Frederick J. Wertz, Professor Emeritus, Fordham University, USATable of ContentsIntroduction: Person-centered Studies in Psychology of Science 1. Johannes Kepler – A Pragmaticist Priest of God at the Book of Nature 2. Goethe: A Person of Science 3. The Process of Mendeleev’s Discovery: A Multidimensional, Relational Perspective 4. Henri Poincaré: The Poet of Mathematics and Physics 5. When the Mind Cannot be Trusted: The Lonely Genius of John Nash Jr. 6. An Interpretation of Franz Boas’ Contributions to Anthropology and Scientific Anti-Racism: Merging a Psychology of Science with Anthropology and Feminist Theory to Discuss the Human Influence in Science 7. Rachel Carson: A Scientist of Life Itself 8. Science in the Mists: Dian Fossey 9. Commentary

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Book SynopsisThis volume addresses the pivotal role of feedback in enhancing students'' motivation and learning. Through a series of innovative studies, it uncovers the intricacies of how students perceive and utilize feedback, offering practical strategies for educators while bridging the gap between feedback research and classroom practice.The book showcases six outstanding studies that offer unique insights into how teacher feedback influences student learning and achievement, all from the perspectives of students. Chapters delve into various meaningful explorations of the paramount role of feedback in education, offering readers profound insights into its pivotal significance, the nuanced ways students respond to it, and the intricate mechanisms governing its influence on student achievement and engagement. The volume uncovers key mediators such as growth-oriented goals, feedback beliefs, and school identification, shedding light on how these factors shape the impact of feedback. Table of ContentsIntroduction to unlocking the power of teacher feedback: a student-centric perspective 1. The role of teacher feedback–feedforward and personal best goal setting in students’ mathematics achievement: a goal setting theory perspective 2. Individual differences in self-reported use of assessment feedback: the mediating role of feedback beliefs 3. Supporting students’ engagement with teachers’ feedback: the role of students’ school identification 4. Promoting student engagement with teacher feedback through rebuttal writing 5. Effects of cognitive appraisal styles and feedback types on feedback acceptance and motivation for challenge 6. A meta-analysis on the impact of grades and comments on academic motivation and achievement: a case for written feedback

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a comprehensive overview of rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT), a significant cognitiveâbehavioural approach to counselling and psychotherapy originating from the pioneering work of Dr Albert Ellis.Within its pages, you will find a detailed exploration of REBTâs historical evolution, the framework of ABC (activating event, belief system and consequences); its theoretical and philosophical foundations; and its relationship with various religions, atheism and morality. The therapeutic process and techniques are thoroughly covered, along with the wide-reaching applications in real-world scenarios. One of the bookâs highlights is the inclusion of multiple case studies focusing on psychological disturbances, representing different categories of irrational beliefs. Through these cases, readers gain a deeper understanding of psychological disturbances and discover possible remedies. Foundational principles such as unconditional self-acceptance, unconditional

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Book SynopsisA thorough introduction to the scientific interface between biological studies of the brain and behavioural studies of human development. Designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in developmental cognition or neuroscience, this textbook reviews the field's history, and synthesises current findings and future research directions.Trade Review'I've already used this book in pre-publication format to teach a graduate seminar. It worked wonderfully well! I look forward to designing an undergraduate course around it. It's just what the field needed to coalesce around core discoveries and insights, and to teach the basics of techniques.' Nora S. Newcombe, Temple University'Heather Bortfeld and Silvia Bunge have done a great service to the field by providing this timely and comprehensive survey of the growing field of developmental cognitive neuroscience. Through their careful and clear explanations of research methods, empirical findings, and practical and policy implications, they have provided a very useful guide for the next generation of developmental scientists.' Peter Marshall, President-Elect of the Society for the Study of Human Development'Fundamentals of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience is an authoritative introductory textbook for undergraduate and graduate students alike. The book covers a full range of fundamental topics including infant and child psychology, brain development, imaging methods, and applied issues, and does so in clear accessible language. Color images and diagrams bring the topic to life. A go-to textbook for instructors.' J. Bruce Morton, Western University'In Fundamentals of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Bortfeld and Bunge provide the first comprehensive textbook covering this important topic, with a highly engaging but deeply referenced text addressing essential foundations, central concepts, and key research findings across the field. A must-adopt!' Janet F. Werker, University of British ColumbiaTable of Contents1. Introduction to Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience; 2. Methods and Populations; 3. Genes and Epigenetics; 4. Brain Development; 5. Brain Plasticity; 6. Attention and Perception; 7. Social Cognition; 8. Language Learning and Social Interaction; 9. Memory Systems; 10. Working Memory and Executive Functions; 11. Language and Literacy; 12. Numeracy; 13. Motivated Behavior and Self-Control; 14. Key Themes and Future Directions.

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