Cognition and cognitive psychology Books
Cambridge University Press Life as a Bilingual
Book SynopsisAbout half the world''s population knows and uses two or more languages in everyday life, and an increasing number of parents are raising their children bilingual. This makes a resource on what it means to become and be bilingual all the more necessary. This book brings together a selection of posts from the author''s highly successful Psychology Today blog, grouped by topic into 15 chapters. The topics covered include, among others, what it means to be bilingual, the extent of bilingualism, how someone becomes bilingual, how bilingualism is fostered in the family, the bilingual mind and brain, and bilingualism across the lifespan. It also includes the author''s lively interviews with other experts, delving into their research and their own experience as bilinguals. Written in a highly engaging, readable style, this book is suitable for anyone who wants to better understand those who live with two or more languages.Trade Review'This timely book transforms posts from a highly successful blog across ten years into a readily available, meticulously organized, and carefully annotated exposé of the bilingual person across the lifespan - at once an authoritative resource and a lively narrative of what it means to live with more than one language. An enjoyable read!' Elizabeth Lanza, Professor/ Director Center for Multilingualism in Society across the Lifespan (MultiLing), Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies, University of Oslo'An insightful and comprehensive guide to all aspects of the experience of knowing and using more than one language. Grosjean combines his formidable expert knowledge with his first-hand experience into a book that is both informative and entertaining.' Monika S. Schmid, Professor of Linguistics, University of Essex'This book is an extremely digestible resource for the layperson or student first engaging with the topic of bilingualism and for the scholar or professor who seeks a review of the material for research or teaching purposes. It will make a superlative bank of supplementary readings for graduate classes that is sure to stimulate discussion and reflection on the part of students.' Alicia Pousada, retired professor, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras'Written in a clear and engaging style, and yet sharing important research information, Grosjean here answers our many questions as we live and raise families bilingually. By centering life as a bilingual, Grosjean dispels many anxieties produced by monolingual framings, normalizing processes of growing up, living, learning, loving, thinking and ageing bilingually.' Ofelia García, The Graduate Center, City University of New YorkTable of Contents1. Describing Bilinguals; 2. The Extent of Bilingualism; 3. Using Two or More Languages; 4. Across the Lifespan; 5. Becoming Bilingual; 6. Bilingualism in the Family; 7. Children with Additional Needs; 8. Second Language Learning; 9. Biculturalism and Personality; 10. When the Heart Speaks; 11. Language Processing; 12. The Bilingual Mind; 13. The Bilingual Brain; 14. Special Bilinguals; 15. Reminiscing; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Wisdom
Book SynopsisThe world is simultaneously facing many crises that humanity is failing to solve. Yet, at the same time, humans are smarter (with IQs on average thirty points higher than a century ago) and more knowledgeable (with the world''s knowledge base at our fingertips), and scientific advances are accelerating. However, intelligence and knowledge are not enough: wisdom harnesses these strengths to serve the common good. Education is focused on acquiring knowledge, but schools would do better also to teach and test for the development of wisdom. To a lot of people, wisdom is an abstraction, but there is a growing body of scientific research into what wisdom is and how it works. This introduction sets out why wisdom is so important. Drawing on insights from psychology, philosophy, science, and common sense, this book provides a complete account of wisdom and how we can develop it throughout our lives.Trade Review'Two world leaders in the science of wisdom have teamed up to write the first broad survey of the field, considering what wisdom means in this growing field, why it matters, how it can be measured, how it develops, and how it can be cultivated in ourselves and in society. Written in an easy and engaging style, this book has something to offer everyone, from those newly interested in wisdom to seasoned researchers exploring this topic for themselves.' Michel Ferrari, Associate Professor of Developmental Psychology and Education, University of Toronto, Canada'Robert J. Sternberg and Judith Glück are pioneers in wisdom research. Their new book is full of deep insights needed in the polarized and uncertain world of today. Instead of viewing wisdom as an unattainable ideal bestowed on selected few, these authors show that most of us can cultivate wise thinking in our daily lives.' Igor Grossmann, Director of the Wisdom and Culture Laboratory and Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Canada'We urgently need a wiser world. I hope this book helps bring it about.' Nicholas Maxwell, Emeritus Reader in Philosophy of Science, University College London, UK'You can't get much better than Robert J. Sternberg and Judith Glück to introduce people to the psychological concept of wisdom. They are among the pioneers who have transferred this ancient concept from the realm of philosophy to the science of psychology. Their conversational style will entice many readers to an understanding of the considerable erudition they have to offer.' Bernard McKenna, Emeritus Associate Professor of Business Communication, University of Queensland, Australia'This book explains how psychological science contributes to our understanding of wisdom. We have come far and it is time to apply what we have learnt to mastering the big challenges of the twenty-first century. Robert J. Sternberg, a pioneer of psychological wisdom research, and Judith Glück, one of the stars of wisdom research today, combine forces to respond to this need.' Ursula M. Staudinger, Rector, Dresden University of Technology, Germany'Wizards in their own right, when Robert J. Sternberg and Judith Glück join forces, magic happens! In this book, they provide a highly relatable, deeply insightful, and characteristically playful introduction to the psychological science of wisdom that might just make you a little wiser.' Nic M. Weststrate, Assistant Professor of Human Development and Learning, University of Illinois-Chicago, USATable of Contents1. What is wisdom?; 2. Why is wisdom important and why doesn't society always see it that way?; 3. How has wisdom been studied in psychology?; 4. How is wisdom measured?; 5. How does wisdom develop?; 6. How do we cultivate wisdom?; 7. How is wisdom related to other psychological characteristics?; 8. Am I wise?; Epilogue; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Does your Family Make You Smarter
Book SynopsisDoes your family make you smarter? James R. Flynn presents an exciting new method for estimating the effects of family on a range of cognitive abilities. Rather than using twin and adoption studies, he analyses IQ tables that have been hidden in manuals over the last 65 years, and shows that family environment can confer a significant advantage or disadvantage to your level of intelligence. Wading into the nature vs. nurture debate, Flynn banishes the pessimistic notion that by the age of seventeen, people''s cognitive abilities are solely determined by their genes. He argues that intelligence is also influenced by human autonomy - genetics and family notwithstanding, we all have the capacity to choose to enhance our cognitive performance. He concludes by reconciling this new understanding of individual differences with his earlier research on intergenerational trends (the ''Flynn effect'') culminating in a general theory of intelligence.Trade Review'Another superb piece of work by the best mind in the business. The analysis of data is penetrating, the elaboration of its meaning highly illuminating, and the discourse on theories of intelligence is a feast for the mind.' Thomas J. Bouchard, Jr'Another amazing analysis of IQ data by James Flynn! As author of the Stanford-Binet 5, I have admired Flynn's work for many years. I highly recommend his new book that shines new light on the life-course of intelligence.' Gale H. Roid, author of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, 5th edition'James Flynn takes up one of the most important questions in the social sciences - what is left of human autonomy in the genomic age? - and lays out the optimistic case with full acknowledgment of the technical difficulties his argument must surmount. This is the way that we are going to make progress: by engaging an evolving state of knowledge with logic and data, transparently clear prose, and unfailing civility.' Charles Murray, co-author of The Bell Curve'Few intellectuals have grappled honestly with the problems surrounding the causes and effects of intelligence, and fewer still have done so with as much incisiveness and originality as James Flynn.' Steven Pinker, Harvard University, Massachusetts'Professor Flynn has a remarkable ability to explain complex concepts in a way so rational and logical that it seems, after the event, we should be kicking ourselves for overlooking the obvious. His chapter on the Raven's Progressive Matrices is brilliant.' John Rust, Director of The Psychometrics Centre, University of Cambridge, and co-author of Raven's Progressive Matrices'James Flynn, as much as anyone, can take credit for ushering in the age of enlightenment in our understanding of the nature of human intelligence. In this latest chapter, we learn how our families can either advantage or disadvantage us, and how our choices can either foster or impede our intellectual performance.' Joshua Aronson, New York University'This is a brilliant book that anyone will want to read who is even remotely interested in intelligence and what variables affect it. Its take-home message is extremely powerful for people of any age - that they have serious control over their intelligence through the environments they select …' Robert J. Sternberg, PsycCRITIQUESTable of ContentsPart I. Human Autonomy: 1. Twins and autonomy; 2. Justice and freedom; 3. The great debate; 4. Slow and quick decay of family effects; 5. Reconciliation with twins and adoptions; 6. The fairness factor; Part II. Intelligence: 7. The Raven's revolution; 8. Learning from astronomy; 9. The meta-theory of intelligence; 10. Scientific theories of intelligence; 11. Psychology and Cardinal Bellarmine; Appendices.
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Chomsky
Book SynopsisThis completely new edition of The Cambridge Companion to Chomsky surveys Chomsky''s contributions to the science of language, to socioeconomic-political analysis and criticism, and to the study of the human mind. The first section focuses on the aims of Chomsky''s recent ''biological-minimalist'' turn in the science of language, and shows how Chomsky''s view of the nature of language and its introduction to the human species has recently developed. The second section focuses on Chomsky''s view of the mind and its parts - and how to study them. Finally, the third section examines some of Chomsky''s many contributions to socio-political history and critique. This new edition examines Chomsky''s views on a wide range of issues, from his views of the lexicon, language''s evolution, and the study of mind to the status of capitalism and the Palestine-Israel conflict. It will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in Chomsky''s ideas.Trade Review'… [this] latest edition of The Cambridge Companion to Chomsky should appeal to a wide and diverse readership and is an invaluable resource in studying Chomsky's ideas.' Fiona Roxburgh, Modern Language ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. The Science of Language: Recent Change and Progress: 1. The locality of transformational movement: progress and prospects Howard Lasnik; 2. Is the faculty of language a 'perfect solution' to the interface systems Samuel Epstein, Hisatsugu Kitahara and Daniel Seely; 3. On merge Norbert Hornstein; 4. A feeling for the phenotype Robert C. Berwick; 5. The generative word Hagit Borer; 6. Third factors in language design: some suggestions from quantum field theory Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini and Giuseppe Vitiello; Part II. The Human Mind and its Study: 7. The influence of Chomsky on the neuroscience of language David Poeppel; 8. Cognitive science: what should it be? James McGilvray; 9. Semantic internalism Paul M. Pietroski; 10. Faculties and modules: Chomsky on cognitive architecture John Collins; 11. Chomsky and moral philosophy John Mikhail; Part III. Chomsky on Politics and Economics: 12. Critique and hope: the moral basis of Chomsky's political economy Charles Derber; 13. The propoganda model and manufacturing consent: US public compliance and resistance Anthony R. DiMaggio; 14. Chomsky listens: Latin America and the ethics of solidarity Greg Grandin; 15. Noam Chomsky and the question of Palestine/Israel: bearing witness Irene Gendzier.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Psychosocial & Cognitive Development of
Book SynopsisThis book explores the psycho-social and cognitive development of Greek Cypriot University students. Taking Perrys theory of ethical and intellectual development as a point of reference, it first explores the way Perry was influenced by both Piaget and Kohlberg in relation to the formulation of stage theory, and then discusses the way Perrys work influenced more recent post Post-formal theories of cognitive development. It is argued that all stage theories depended on a particular structuralist reading of Piagetian theory that suppressed the references to the social psychological work of Piaget, and in particular the role of social interaction in cognitive development. This critique is articulated in two moves. First, the authors describe how critical voices internal to this literature like Riegels attempted to depart from what they conceived as an individualistic paradigm through the introduction of a dialectical framework, but then also point to the problems of these initial efforts. A major problem of these first efforts was the absence of a well developed socio-cultural framework for analysis based on Vygotskian theory. This problem is redressed through a discussion of the ways that major socio-cultural theorists understood human development in their more recent theories. The authors also revisit the social concept in Piagetian theory and its development through successive generations of research on social interaction and cognitive development. An integrative framework of human development as a social psychological process is then proposed that welds together a role for social relations on crucial cognitive outcomes like the attainment of formal operational thinking and deep learning. Additionally, psycho-social developmental outcomes like tolerance, commitment to future plans and self-determination are discussed as well. The results, beyond providing a description of university students state of development for the first time in the Cypriot context, also discuss the role of gender and socio-economic status in these students. Finally, the book is characterised by the attempt at the articulation of what Doise [1986] described as the four levels of analysis [intra-personal, interpersonal, intergroup/positional, social representations/ideological] by integrating in this process of articulation a role for social ethnic identity and ideological variables, thus offering a more complete socio-cultural model of university students development that manages to integrate social identity dynamics into existing development theories.
£195.19
Nova Science Publishers Inc Movement 2019: Brain, Body and Cognition
Book SynopsisThis book is based on the conference on Movement and Cognition held in July 2018 at the Joseph B. Martin Center at Harvard Medical School in Boston, where an opportunity was provided for researchers and practitioners from various disciplines to share their knowledge and experience in an academic environment that has supported learning and social change for hundreds of years. In this book, readers will find all the abstracts from this conference gathered together in this publication, which the authors hope will be of interest to the scientific community.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Facial Expressions: Recognition Technologies and
Book SynopsisThis book brings together contributions from different researchers on the theme of facial expressions, with an emphasis on emotional expressions, which may be of interest to professionals in neuroscience, technology and psychopathology. The reader will find theoretical reviews and experimental studies, with different focuses, among them: instruments of measures for use with adults, adolescents and children; training programs to develop emotional competence in children with emotional and behavioural problems, neural and psychophysical aspects associated with the recognition of facial expressions of emotion; emotional contagions, and studies on positive first impressions. Clinical researchers who wish to learn more about and / or update themselves on the subject will benefit from this text.Table of ContentsFor more information, please visit our website at:https://novapublishers.com/shop/facial-expressions-recognition-technologies-and-analysis/
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Broadview Press Ltd Cognitive Revolution Pb
Book SynopsisWhy are the plots of Shakespeare and his contemporaries so different from those of his predecessors? This book argues that the answer is in part that certain forms of expectation were largely undeveloped in the medieval period. More broadly, it suggests that many of the causal and temporal thought processes that are second nature to us operated very differently or had not been developed in the minds of most medieval people. And conversely, it suggests that other mental faculties (such as the ability to respond to some of the elemental appeal of poetry) may have become dulled by the post-renaissance rationalist emphasis in our culture.In addition to drawing on a broad range of etymological and literary evidence (from the 10th century Gnomic verses to 16th-century drama) the book delves into medieval history, and draws many anthropological parallels. This is a significant study in the nature of narrative and an important investigation into the mental and cultural worlds of Shakespeare and his predecessors.Trade Review“Maintains that the Renaissance did not just introduce new ideas into Western culture but radically changed cognitive processes, the way people thought…raises enormous issues…rich and interesting.” — Studies in English Literature“Fascinating ideas…succeeds in demonstrating the emergence of a new cognitive faculty in Western culture.” — The Toronto Star“Intriguing, interesting and original!” — American Historical Review“Startles and compels attention…impressively detailed.” — The Kingston Whig-StandardTable of ContentsPrefacePart I: The Issue of Cognitive Processes Anthropological Perspectives Historical Perspectives Literary Perspectives Part II: The Roots of Expectation Expectation The Dawn of the Artificial Day: Medieval Temporal Thought Processes Thinking Across the Past Thinking into the Future Causation and Probability Part III: Literary Expectations Expectation and Literary Plots The Ways of Thought of Medieval Literature Shakespeare and the Revolution in Literary Plotting Illusion: Expectation's Dramatic By-Product Simon Forman's Expectations Postscript: Zimbabwe, 1985Notes and ReferencesIndex
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North Atlantic Books,U.S. The Elements of Skill: A Conscious Approach to
Book SynopsisWhy do so many beginners, both children and adults, fail to master chosen skills? The Elements of Skill was inspired by—and addresses—that question with a program based on proven techniques. The book, written by a renowned practitioner of the Alexander Technique, outlines an educational system that makes the process of learning a performance or athletic skill more conscious, and therefore more successful. Its principles include breaking down a skill into manageable parts, setting realistic goals, observing mind/body processes, overcoming blocks, controlling habits, and achieving heightened awareness and self-mastery. Included are inspiring examples of people who have benefited from the method.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Natural History of the Mind: New Views on the
Book SynopsisThis book is a simple explanation of how the mind evolved. One of the many interesting facts emerging from this study is that vision appeared long before there was any brain of significance. Perception therefore had to be direct awareness of forms, patterning, smells, and so on. Survival depended on sensory input being an immediate representation of reality. The world as seen could not have been something pieced together and mulled over in a brain which didn''t exist. Memory and learning are said to occur at a molecular level for much the same reasons. Today''s social insects exhibit enormously complex behaviour, yet their brains are microscopic. All such facts, gleaned from both the past and present, have a major impact upon theories about how our own minds operate.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Intelligence: New Research
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Consciousness & Learning Research
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Research Focus on Cognitive Disorders
Book SynopsisCognitive disorders are defined as those in which a limitation of cognitive functioning is the main feature. They include: amnestic disorders, Huntington''s disease, and mental retardation, dementia, delirium, aphasia, and cognitive disorders not otherwise specified. This book brings presents leading researchers from throughout the world.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Cognitive Disorders Research Trends
Book SynopsisCognitive disorders are disturbances in the mental process related to thinking, reasoning, and judgement. They include delirium, dementia, and other cognitive disorders. Cognition includes the domains of attention, memory, language, gnosis, visuo-spatial function, praxis, and executive function, and is traditionally distinguished from the emotions or ''feelings''. Cognitive disorders may disturb one domain specifically, as in a selective impairment of memory (amnesia) or language (aphasia), or, more often, a combination of deficits, as in mental retardation and dementia.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Origin of Intelligence: The Role of Information
Book SynopsisWhat does the place of information within the cosmos have to do with the life of any one person or with the nature of right and wrong? It changes everything. Information can be viewed as nothing more than an ephemeral artefact of matter, energy, space and time. Or it can be viewed as a component of the universe every bit as real and consequential as the others. This book shows not only that information is real in its own right, but that the intelligence found in people would not have come into existence if it were not. The most powerful tool and weapon of humans is the information system their minds together comprise. Individuals in all their variety are the way they are because that is the way that together they are most intelligent. From the evolutionary mechanism which generated human intelligence to the affairs of people today, the driving force has always been the role of information in individual lives. The result of their decisions through the distant past has been a kind of intelligence new in the universe. People together form a functional mental system that is of a higher order of complexity and intelligence than any individual mind could be. Individual minds are designed not to survive alone in a wilderness, but to complement the human information system as a whole. To make the system function, human intelligence and morality necessarily evolved together. People can think together only if they get along. The basic outlines of morality are as fixed and timeless and as rooted in human evolution as the intelligence it evolved with. Each is both cause and product of the other. The intelligence of the human information system as a whole is the central principle of human life. Acknowledging the reality of information changes forever the divide between secular and religious outlooks. Religions envision the information world by belief in an invisible network of connections between people and the world around them. But these connections exist in hard reality because the existence of information is just as real and provable as the existence of rocks. Dividing reality, by believing that physical things are real and information is not, trivialises the most important aspect of human existence. Once the illusion that information is not real is given up, the basic relationships of life re-assume the kinds of firm definitions that they have always been given by religions. To live in harmony with the reality of information, each person must find a way to recognise that their own thoughts and feelings, which consist of information, are just as real as any objects they think about. This has always been the essential doorway to reality, opening to a world of enormous intelligence, love and beauty. Reasons to care about other people appear clearly and simply as features of the way things are, endowing every life with a sense of purpose as an indispensable element of the human information system. Together, humans exist to wonder and speculate, create and explore, seek truth and solve the riddles of the universe.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Cognitive Deficit in Mental & Neurological
Book SynopsisClinical neuropsychology is a sub-specialty of clinical psychology that specialises in the diagnostic assessment and treatment of patients with brain injury or neurocognitive deficits. This book comprises contributions from different clinical domains, in particular neurology, psychology and psychiatry and summarises significant theoretical and above all, practically usable information regarding a variety of disorders that a clinical neuropsychologist comes across in practice. This book explores aetiology of cognitive deficit, history of its examination, variables that are concerned with cognitive functions and rehabilitation possibilities. All chapters were written by experienced clinicians who are used to prevailing, typical problems of their patients that overlap cognitive functions to domains such as emotions and everyday difficulties of problem solving. This book is useful for individuals interested in neuropsychological diagnostics and rehabilitation, students of psychology and alike-oriented professions.
£85.59
Nova Science Publishers Inc Creative Problem Solving
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Encyclopedia of Cognitive Psychology: 2 Volume
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Beyond the Lab: Applications of Cognitive
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Consciousness, Attention & Meaning
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Psychology of Memory
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£185.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Video Game Play & Consciousness
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Intelligence & Information Sharing: Needs, Goals
Book SynopsisUnauthorised disclosures of classified intelligence are seen as doing significant damage to U.S. security. However, if intelligence is not made available to government officials who need it to do their jobs, enormous expenditures on collection, analysis, and dissemination are wasted. This book focuses on information acquired, analysed, and disseminated by agencies of the U.S. Intelligence Community. Better information sharing throughout the Federal Government and especially among the agencies of the Intelligence Community has become a priority for both the Executive Branch and Congress.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Bias in Human Behavior
Book SynopsisOne of the major goals of side bias is to understand the relationship between the functioning of the brain and a person''s behaviour. Often at times it becomes difficult or unethical to directly study the nervous system during a behaviour and therefore indirect methods are used instead. This book has many facets, many explanations, many techniques and many unanswered questions and scope for future research. This book intends to address each of these issues so that a comprehensive reading of the subject matter is made available to academicians, researchers, and other interested in this issue.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Psychology of Problem Solving: An
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Consciousness: States, Mechanisms & Disorders
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£99.74
Nova Science Publishers Inc Self-Efficacy in School & Community Settings
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Nova Science Publishers Inc New Developments in Cognitive Systems Research
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: New Research
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Advances in Social Cognition Research
Book SynopsisResearch on social cognition is largely comprised of self-reported judgments and impressions about internal and external information. Both verbal and nonverbal behaviors are subject to stylistic biases in how people express themselves, often confounding the ability to reliably measure (non-communicative) cognitive processes and mechanisms. This book begins by discussing the gender differences and ethnicity-related differences in communicative styles and their potential to influence basic findings in social psychological studies. It then continues to discuss the social cognition, everyday problems and working capacity in persons with schizophrenia; the mental representation of person descriptions; causes, experience and outcomes of anger; rumination, construal, and emotion perception in depression; the influence of language complexity and style of perceived self-reflection and truthfulness; and universal and cultural processes in theory of mind (ToM) development.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Theory of Mind: Development in Children, Brain
Book SynopsisWe live at the dawn of a revolution in human interrelatedness. Technological advancements in communication demand interrelatedness not only with family, friends and colleagues but also with Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn connections. Perhaps this demand has contributed to the resurgence of efforts toward unity across social divisions toward social justice. But even as forces for solidarity are at work in the world, forces against solidarity threaten our existence and some forces work both for and against solidarity. One such force is the very nature of our humanity and in particular the role of theory of mind (ToM) in our moral lives. Theory of mind is a term defining the ability of any animal to attribute mental states to itself and others, and to understand that conspecifics have beliefs, desires and intentions; and also that these may be different from one''s own. It is developed at the cross-section of epistemology, cognitive science and psychology and is also closely connected to other constructs such as meta-cognition, self-awareness; reflection, empathy etc. This book discusses the development in children, brain mechanisms and social implications of the theory of mind.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Learning Disabilities in English Language
Book SynopsisNo single method has proven effective in differentiating between English learner students who have difficulty acquiring language skills and those who have learning disabilities. As a result, schools, districts, and states struggle with this issue. Misidentified students can end up in classrooms or programs mismatched to their needs, which could hamper their educational achievement. Research describes key elements of processes that can help identify and suggest appropriate services for English learner students with learning disabilities, and some states incorporate these elements into operational procedures, guidelines, and protocols. This book describes these key elements to inform policymakers interested in developing more effective procedures for identifying, assessing, and supporting English learner students who may have learning disabilities.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Critical Thinking: Theories, Methods & Challenges
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Psychology of Creativity: Cognitive, Emotional, &
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Understanding Human Behavior: Theories, Patterns
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Cognitive Control: Development, Assessment &
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North Star Editions Opposites: Big and Small
Book SynopsisIntroduces readers to the concept of opposites through the pairing of big and small. Simple text, straightforward photos, and a photo glossary make this title the perfect primer on a common pair of opposites.
£22.94
North Star Editions Opposites: Tall and Short
Book SynopsisIntroduces readers to the concept of opposites through the pairing of tall and short. Simple text, straightforward photos, and a photo glossary make this title the perfect primer on a common pair of opposites.
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North Star Editions Opposites: Big and Small
Book SynopsisIntroduces readers to the concept of opposites through the pairing of big and small. Simple text, straightforward photos, and a photo glossary make this title the perfect primer on a common pair of opposites.
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North Star Editions Opposites: Tall and Short
Book SynopsisIntroduces readers to the concept of opposites through the pairing of tall and short. Simple text, straightforward photos, and a photo glossary make this title the perfect primer on a common pair of opposites.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc New Horizons in Creativity
Book SynopsisThe book is devoted to exploring creativity from several points of view and in a variety of domains that are mostly not discussed in the common approaches to creativity. An endeavour of this kind is of particular importance at the present time which is marked by the occurrence and necessity of changes in many domains of life and social functioning. Creativity is probably a major resource for dealing with the changes in a manner that minimizes suffering and maximizes growth for the individual and for humanity at large. The book includes 13 chapters by world-renowned experts in creativity which present new viewpoints about major processes of creativity and main domains in which it is manifested and needs to be explored. Two of the chapters are devoted to health and wellbeing, dealing with the role of intuition in medicine (chapter 7), of technology in nursing (chapter 9) and of mindfulness and related techniques in mental wellbeing (chapter 8). The emotional aspect is counterbalanced by the cognitively-grounded explorations dealing with problem-solving (chapter 11), science and education in mathematics (chapter 10) and with humour (chapter 12) which contributes its share for moderating excessive seriousness in most domains of life. Three chapters deal with organization in terms of work, production (chapters 2 and 3) and perhaps unexpectedly with diplomacy (chapter 4) which provides the overall framework for social and administrative functioning. Creativity in the external environment is the dominant theme of the chapter that deals with the landscape (chapter 5) and ecology (chapter 6). The book is framed by two chapters in the beginning (chapter 1) and at the end (chapter 13). The first chapter provides an introduction to the study of creativity based on the major developmental trends in theory and methodology in the past up to the present (chapter 1). The last chapter provides an integrative introduction for development of creativity in the future, based on motivation, cognition and emotion, characterizing the producers of creativity and those who benefit from it through experiencing and implementation (chapter 13). Each chapter contributes its share to highlighting the role and potential contribution of creativity to enhancing the meaningfulness of our life and being in the world.
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Worth Publishing Loss and Learning Disability
Book SynopsisThe emotional life of people with learning disabilities is a subject that has only begun to be thought about during the last decade. This book by Noelle Blackman addresses the central issue of how people with learning disabilities can be affected by bereavement.
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Transcript Verlag A Senior Moment: Cultural Mediations of Memory
Book SynopsisAgeing and Memory are two cultural processes that establish their own relationships with time. They affect our ways of living, in the present, and for a future, as we move through life. This book focuses on the cultural mediations of ageing and memory, teasing out their complex and largely unpredictable relationships and interconnections. Its overall purpose is to explore different practices, commodities, daily routines, sounds, images and technologies that configure memory and ageing and shape our experiences of living in time and with time. By covering a variety of phenomena, from biopics, music by elderly, and artefacts among other, this edited collection considers the cultural stuff that ageing and memory are made of and interconnected in singular ways, for and by particular people, in specific socio-historical locations.
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Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd Increasing Memory Power: How Good is Your Power
Book SynopsisThe stress and strain of modern-day living, coupled with the mammoth-sized information that has to be remembered, puts considerable pressure on the brain. The result is poor memory, subsequent tension and failure. This book provides explanatory details about the various aspects of memory, and helps you analyse the causes of poor memory. It also provides a comprehensive guideline on how to improve and strengthen your memory. Treat your mind to this wonderful book and ensure greater success in life.
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University Press of Southern Denmark On the Definition of Learning
Book SynopsisSince the turn of the century the phenomenon of learning has received increasingly more attention. Within the theoretical field, a variety of theories of learning have evolved. The field of research on learning has become very complex, with different foci, founders and proponents, schools, and disciplinary approaches. This book is a first publication in the On the definition of learning network. The network arose out of the aspiration to study the phenomenon of learning in depth and to understand its complex relationship to empirical investigation and teaching. Based on the assumption that it is important to be sensitive to the variety of concepts and theories of learning in the field, and to continue to cultivate that variety, the book takes a step towards actively and critically engaging the various approaches in the field of learning theory. At the same time it emphasizes the complex relationships that exist between conceptualizations of learning and the empirical phenomenon of learning and teaching. It discusses how conceptualizations of learning are put to work in educational contexts and how the normative aspects of learning in relation to discussions of what is considered worth learning influence the formative processes of human development.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc The Psychology of Self-Regulation
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Art of Thinking Clearly
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HarperCollins Time Warped
Book Synopsis??a fascinating foray into the idea that our experience of time is actively created by our own minds and how these sensations of what neuroscientists and psychologists call ?mind time? are created.??Maria Popova,BrainPickingsDrawing on the latest research from the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and biology, writer and broadcaster Claudia Hammond explores the mysteries of our perception of time in her book Time Warped.Why does life seem to speed up as we get older? Why does the clock in your head move at a different speed from the one on the wall? Why is it almost impossible to go a whole day without checking your watch? Is it possible to retrain our brains and improve our relationship with it?In Time Warped, Claudia Hammond offers insight into how to manage our time more efficiently, how to speed time up and slow it down at will, how to plan for the future with more accuracy, and she teaches how to use the warping of time to our own benefit.
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