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Book SynopsisD., University of Southern CaliforniaTrade ReviewEffectively and skillfully integrates current basic and clinical research data related to the use of HT and provides guidelines for treatment and future research. -- April L. Carbone PsycCRITIQUES 2007 The Effects of Estrogen on Brain Function... is a nice collection of reviews from established experts in the estrogen field. These chapters provide a range of information from different levels of analysis that help to synthesize what is known about estrogen and the brain. -- Julie A. Dumas Sex Roles 2008Table of ContentsList of ContributorsIntroductionChapter 1. Preclinical Data Relating to Estrogen's Effects on Cognitive PerformanceChapter 2. The Short-Lived Effects of Hormone Therapy on Cognitive FunctionChapter 3. Clinical Data from Structural and Functional Brain Imaging on Estrogen's Effects in the Central Nervous SystemChapter 4. Clinical Data on Estrogen's Effects on MoodChapter 5. Preclinical Efforts to Develop Effective NeuroSERMs for the BrainChapter 6. Basic and Clinical Data on the Effects of SERMs on CognitionConclusionIndex

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Book SynopsisPresents a discussion of how key concepts from cognitive science complicate our cultural interpretations of strange literary phenomena. This title discusses motifs of confused identity and of twins in drama, and science fiction's use of robots, cyborgs, and androids. It reveals the range of key concepts from science in literary interpretation.Trade ReviewThe book is stylistically well-written and features interesting readings of various texts. -- Marcus Hartner Zeitschrift fuer Anglistik und Amerikanistik 2009 The author gives herself a refreshingly modest assignment: to demonstrate that a certain cognitive predisposition has contributed to the development of, and continued interest in, specific literary motifs that occur across a wide variety of cultures. This is all that she tries to do, and she does it very well. Philosophy and Literature 2009 Zunshine renders the book accessible to the general reader. -- Aristie Trendel CerclesTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPart 1: "But what am I, then?": Chasing Personal Essences across National Literatures1. Ural Mountains–Rome–London2. Essentialism, Functionalism, and Cognitive Psychology3. Possible Evolutionary Origins of Essentialist Thinking4. "A bullet's a bullet's a bullet!"5. Talk to the Door Politely or Tickle It in Exactly the Right Place6. Resisting Essentialism7. The Ever-Receding "Essence" of Sosia8. Identical Twins and Theater9. How Is Mr. Darcy Different from Colin Firth?10. Looking for the Real Mademoiselle11. "Mahatma Gandhi: war!" "But he was a pacifist." "Right! War!"Part 2: Why Robots Go Astray, or The Cognitive Foundations of the Frankenstein Complex1. What Is the Frankenstein Complex?2. On Zygoons, Thricklers, and Kerpas3. Theory of Mind4. Theory of Mind and Categorization: Preliminary Implications5. Concepts That Resist Categorization6. . . . and the Stories They Make Possible7. The Stories That Can Be Told about a Talking Needle8. Asimov's "The Bicentennial Man"9. Cognitive Construction of "Undoubted Facts": "The Bicentennial Man" and the Logic of Essentialism10. Made to Rebel11. Why Phyllis Is Still a Robot12. . . . and Why Rei Toei Is Not13. More Human Than Thou (Piercy's He, She and It)14. Made to Pray15. Made to Serve. Made to Obey. Made to Break HeartsPart 3: Some Species of Nonsense1. How Nonsense Makes Sense in The Hunting of the Snark2. "Strings of Impossibilia" and What They Tell Us about the Value of Nonsense3. "Painters of the Unimaginable," or More aboutReally Strange ConceptsConclusion: Almost beyond FictionNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisPresents a discussion of how key concepts from cognitive science complicate our cultural interpretations of strange literary phenomena. This title discusses motifs of confused identity and of twins in drama, and science fiction's use of robots, cyborgs, and androids. It reveals the range of key concepts from science in literary interpretation.Trade ReviewThe book is stylistically well-written and features interesting readings of various texts. -- Marcus Hartner Zeitschrift fuer Anglistik und Amerikanistik 2009 The author gives herself a refreshingly modest assignment: to demonstrate that a certain cognitive predisposition has contributed to the development of, and continued interest in, specific literary motifs that occur across a wide variety of cultures. This is all that she tries to do, and she does it very well. Philosophy and Literature 2009 Zunshine renders the book accessible to the general reader. -- Aristie Trendel CerclesTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPart 1: "But what am I, then?": Chasing Personal Essences across National Literatures1. Ural Mountains–Rome–London2. Essentialism, Functionalism, and Cognitive Psychology3. Possible Evolutionary Origins of Essentialist Thinking4. "A bullet's a bullet's a bullet!"5. Talk to the Door Politely or Tickle It in Exactly the Right Place6. Resisting Essentialism7. The Ever-Receding "Essence" of Sosia8. Identical Twins and Theater9. How Is Mr. Darcy Different from Colin Firth?10. Looking for the Real Mademoiselle11. "Mahatma Gandhi: war!" "But he was a pacifist." "Right! War!"Part 2: Why Robots Go Astray, or The Cognitive Foundations of the Frankenstein Complex1. What Is the Frankenstein Complex?2. On Zygoons, Thricklers, and Kerpas3. Theory of Mind4. Theory of Mind and Categorization: Preliminary Implications5. Concepts That Resist Categorization6. . . . and the Stories They Make Possible7. The Stories That Can Be Told about a Talking Needle8. Asimov's "The Bicentennial Man"9. Cognitive Construction of "Undoubted Facts": "The Bicentennial Man" and the Logic of Essentialism10. Made to Rebel11. Why Phyllis Is Still a Robot12. . . . and Why Rei Toei Is Not13. More Human Than Thou (Piercy's He, She and It)14. Made to Pray15. Made to Serve. Made to Obey. Made to Break HeartsPart 3: Some Species of Nonsense1. How Nonsense Makes Sense in The Hunting of the Snark2. "Strings of Impossibilia" and What They Tell Us about the Value of Nonsense3. "Painters of the Unimaginable," or More aboutReally Strange ConceptsConclusion: Almost beyond FictionNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisWant to stop losing your car keys? Will a creative idea into existence? Have more productive arguments with your spouse?   In Your Daily Brain, the team behind Marbles: The Brain Store, a chain devoted to building better brains, shows you all the weird and wonderful ways your brain works throughout the day—even when you think it’s not working at all, like when you’re on the treadmill or picking the kids up from school.   Consider this book a wake-up call, a chance to take a closer look at and jump start your brain. From the minute your alarm clock buzzes in the morning until your head hits the pillow at night, your daily activities—everything from doing a crossword puzzle to parallel parking—are part of a process for how you evaluate the world, make choices and decisions, and reach short-term goals while keeping your eyes on the bigger ones. In each, you have the opportunity to use your brain for better or wor

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Book SynopsisIn this work, Piaget's theory of the development and nature of knowledge is discussed in the context of 20th-century European thought, and his views are compared with those of Freud, Lacan, Heidegger, Foucault, and writers of the Frankfurt school.

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Book SynopsisIn the tradition of The Power of Habit and Thinking, Fast and Slow comes a practical, playful, and endlessly fascinating guide to what we really know about learning and memory today—and how we can apply it to our own lives. From an early age, it is drilled into our heads: Restlessness, distraction, and ignorance are the enemies of success. We’re told that learning is all self-discipline, that we must confine ourselves to designated study areas, turn off the music, and maintain a strict ritual if we want to ace that test, memorize that presentation, or nail that piano recital. But what if almost everything we were told about learning is wrong? And what if there was a way to achieve more with less effort? In How We Learn, award-winning science reporter Benedict Carey sifts through decades of education research and landmark studies to uncover the truth about how our brains absorb and retain information. What he discovers

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Book SynopsisAnn Hulbert’s in-depth exploration of the lives of sixteen extraordinary children over the course of the past century casts new light on America’s current obsession with early achievement. The figures she profiles include math genius Norbert Wiener, founder of cybernetics; two girls whose fiction and poetry stirred debate in the 1920s; the movie superstar Shirley Temple; the African-American pianist and composer Philippa Schuyler; the chess champion Bobby Fischer; computer pioneers and “prodigious savants” with autism; and musical prodigies, present and past. Hulbert probes the changing roles of parents and teachers as well as of psychologists and a curious press. Above all, she delves into the feelings of the prodigies themselves, whose stories so intriguingly raise hopes about untapped human potential and questions about how best to nurture it.

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Book SynopsisIncludes online access to new, customizable WJ IV score tables, graphs, and forms for clinicians Woodcock-Johnson IV: Reports, Recommendations, and Strategies offers psychologists, clinicians, and educators an essential resource for preparing and writing psychological and educational reports after administering the Woodcock-Johnson IV. Written by Drs. Nancy Mather and Lynne E. Jaffe, this text enhances comprehension and use of this instrument and its many interpretive features. This book offers helpful information for understanding and using the WJ IV scores, provides tips to facilitate interpretation of test results, and includes sample diagnostic reports of students with various educational needs from kindergarten to the postsecondary level. The book also provides a wide variety of recommendations for cognitive abilities; oral language; and the achievement areas of reading, written language, and mathematics. It also provides guidelines for evaluators and recomTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION 1 SECTION I: WJ IV 3 Introduction 3 Part 1: Descriptive and Interpretive Information 4 Explanation of Major Broad Cognitive Abilities 4 Comprehension-Knowledge (Gc) 4 Fluid Reasoning (Gf) 4 Short-Term Working Memory (Gwm) 5 Long-Term Memory and Learning Efficiency 6 Learning Efficiency 6 Long-Term Retrieval (Glr) 6 Processing Speed (Gs) 6 Perceptual Speed 7 Orthographic Processing 7 Visual Processing (Gv) 7 Auditory Processing (Ga) 7 Phonetic Coding 7 Hierarchy and Explanation of Four Score Levels of Information Available on the WJ IV 8 Level 1: Qualitative 8 Task Analysis and Comparisons of Selected Tests 8 Level 2: Level of Development 8 W Scores 8 Age and Grade Equivalents 8 Some Cautions about Interpreting Grade and Age Equivalents 10 Level 3: Degree of Proficiency 10 Relative Proficiency Index (RPI) 11 Relative Proficiency Index, Standard Score, and the Standard Deviation 11 Comparative Language Index 13 Cognitive-Academic Language Proficiency (CALP) 13 Age/Grade Band Profiles 13 Level 4: Comparison with Peers 13 Percentile Ranks (PR) 13 Standard Scores (SS) 14 Z Scores 14 Standard Error of Measurement (SEM) 14 Score Terminology and Explanation of Cluster Scores, Variations, and Comparisons 14 Score Terminology 14 Actual Standard Score (SS) 14 Predicted SS 14 SS Difference (SS Diff) 14 Discrepancy Standard Deviation (SD) 14 Discrepancy Percentile Rank (PR) 14 Interpretation at ±1.50 SD (SEE: Standard Error of Estimate) 14 Cluster Scores 15 Variations 15 Explanation of Variations 15 Variation Predicted Score 15 Comparisons 16 Scholastic Aptitude/Achievement Comparisons 18 Sample Statements for Reporting Scores 18 Score Levels Reported in Combination 18 Cognitive 18 Oral Language 19 Achievement 19 Level of Development 19 Grade and Age Equivalents 19 Relative Proficiency Scores 19 Peer Comparison Scores 20 Overview of Tests and Task Demands (WJ IV COG, WJ IV OL, WJ IV ACH) 23 Example Items 27 Score Equivalents, Classification Labels, and Average Grade Placement for Age 32 Tips for Interpretation 36 General Tips 36 Specific Comparisons 37 Memory 37 Academic Fluency/Processing Speed 37 Oral Language 38 Phonological Awareness to Print 38 Basic Reading and Writing Skills 39 Reading Comprehension 40 Written Expression 40 Handwriting 41 Mathematics 41 Part 2: Score Forms 43 Tests and Clusters Score Forms 44 Cluster Descriptions and Scores 49 Strengths and Weaknesses Profile—RPI and SS 52 RPI Profile of Cluster and Test Scores 57 WJ IV Dyslexia Profile of Scores 64 SECTION II: REPORTS 67 Introduction 67 Types of Evaluations 67 Depth of Information 68 Types of Scores 68 Recommendations 68 Discrepancy and Variation Interpretation 69 Sources and Uses of Information 69 Outline for Reports 69 Identifying Information 69 Reason for Referral 69 Background Information 69 Classroom Observations 70 Assessment Procedures Used 70 Behaviors during Testing 70 Intellectual / Cognitive Abilities, Oral Language, and / or Achievement: Results and Interpretation 71 Summary (optional) 71 Recommendations 71 General Stylistic Suggestions 71 Assessment Report Rubric 72 Diagnostic Reports 74 SECTION III: RECOMMENDATIONS 273 Introduction 273 COGNITIVE AND LINGUISTIC FACTORS 274 Fluid Reasoning 274 Memory 275 Cognitive Processing/Perceptual Speed 278 Visual Processing and Visual Perception/VisualDetail 279 Phonemic Awareness/Phonological Awareness 282 Oral Language 289 ACHIEVEMENT 304 Basic Reading Skills 304 Reading Rate and Fluency 312 Reading Comprehension 317 Handwriting/Visual-Motor 327 Basic Writing Skills 336 Written Expression 343 Mathematics: Basic Skills 353 Mathematics: Problem Solving 368 Knowledge / Content Areas / Study Strategies 373 GENERAL 378 Behavior Management and Intervention 378 Homework 384 Response to Intervention (RtI) 390 Technology 392 Testing/Test-Taking 409 Transitions 413 SOCIAL/ADVOCACY 417 Self-Esteem 417 Self-Advocacy 420 Social Skills 423 SPECIAL POPULATIONS 426 Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Attentional Challenges 426 Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) 438 English Language Learners (ELL) 444 Gifted and Twice-Exceptional 455 Hearing Impairment 469 Visual Impairment 479 SECTION IV: STRATEGIES 491 Introduction 491 Addition/Multiplication Facts: Instructional Sequence 492 Addition Facts: Organizational Structure for Memorization 492 Alternate Pronunciation for Spelling 493 Anticipation Guide 494 Behavior Rating Chart 495 Behavioral Contracts 499 Behavioral Interventions for the Whole Class 499 Classroom Rules: Guidelines 501 Cohesive Devices: Types 501 Collaborative Strategic Reading 502 Content Area Instruction: Components of Effective Lessons 504 Context Clues 505 Directed Reading-Thinking Activity 506 Directed Vocabulary-Thinking Activity 507 Dolch Story and Word List 508 Elkonin Procedure (Adapted) 513 Error Monitoring Strategy (COPS) 514 Flow List for Reading and Spelling Words 516 Glass-Analysis for Decoding Only 518 Instant Words 521 Instructional Accommodations Survey 527 Kerrigan’s Integrated Method of Teaching Composition 529 K-W-L-S Strategy: Know–Want to Know–Learned–Still Need to Learn 529 Letter Pattern Recognition: Instruction 530 Letter Patterns: Games to Reinforce Recognition 532 Look-Sign-Fingerspell-Write (LSFW) 533 Look-Spell-See-Write 537 Math Computation Form: Large 538 Math Computation Form: Small 539 Math Problem-Solving Strategy 540 Memory Strategy Instruction 540 Mnemonic Strategies 541 Multisensory Structured Language Approaches to Teaching Reading 544 Multisensory Study Method for Irregular Words 545 Organization of Materials and Assignments 546 Phonics Check-off Chart (1) 548 Phonics Check-off Chart (2) 549 Precision Teaching 550 Principles of Spelling Instruction for Struggling Spellers 552 Question-Answer Relationship 553 Reading Rate: Words Correct Per Minute 556 Repeated Reading 557 Self-Management Strategy for Improving Adolescent Behavior 560 Self-Regulated Strategy Development 561 Semantic Feature Analysis 566 Sentence Types 566 Speed Drills for Reading Fluency and Basic Skills 567 SQ3R 568 STORE the Story for Reading 569 Strategy Instruction 571 Syllable Types 572 Talk-to-Yourself Chart 574 Telling Time Strategy 574 Test-Taking Strategy: PIRATES 575 Token Economy Systems 576 Token Economy with Response Cost 577 Vocabulary Games 578 Word Bank Activities 579 Word Mapping Strategy 579 Word Problems: Visualization Strategy 580 Writing Process with Concept Mapping 581 TESTS CITED IN THIS BOOK 583 REFERENCES 584 ABOUT THE ONLINE RESOURCES 590

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Book SynopsisThe Handbook of Translation and Cognition is a pioneering, state-of-the-art investigation of cognitive approaches to translation and interpreting studies (TIS). Offers timely and cutting-edge coverage of the most important theoretical frameworks and methodological innovationsContains original contributions from a global group of leading researchers from 18 countriesExplores topics related to translator and workplace characteristics including machine translation, creativity, ergonomic perspectives, and cognitive effort, and competence, training, and interpreting such as multimodal processing, neurocognitive optimization, process-oriented pedagogies, and conceptual changeMaps out future directions for cognition and translation studies, as well as areas in need of more research within this dynamic fieldTable of ContentsList of Figures viii Acknowledgments ix About the Editors xii About the Contributors xiii Part I Introduction 1 1 Translation and Cognition: An Overview 3Aline Ferreira and John W. Schwieter Part II Theoretical Advances 19 2 Translation Process Research 21Arnt Lykke Jakobsen 3 Models of the Translation Process 50Michael Carl and Moritz J. Schaeffer 4 Cognition and Reception 71Haidee Kruger and Jan-Louis Kruger 5 Directionality in Translation 90Aline Ferreira and John W. Schwieter 6 Mental Representations 106Celia Martín de León 7 Aspects of a Cognitive Model of Translation 127Gregory M. Shreve and Isabel Lacruz 8 Bilingualism in Cognitive Translation and Interpreting Studies 144John W. Schwieter and Aline Ferreira 9 Recognizing Social Aspects of Translation 165Sonia Vandepitte 10 Intralingual Translation 176Boguslawa Whyatt Part III Methodological Innovations 193 11 Multimethod Approaches 195Sandra L. Halverson 12 Verbal Reports 213Riitta Jääskeläinen 13 EEG and Universal Language Processing in Translation 232Silvia Hansen-Schirra 14 Eye Tracking in Translation Process Research 248Kristian T. Hvelplund 15 Corpus‐Based Insights into Cognition 265Patricia Rodríguez-Inés 16 Ethnographies of Translation and Situated Cognition 290Hanna Risku Part IV Translator and Workplace Characteristics 311 17 Machine Translation and Cognition 313Sharon O’Brien 18 An Ergonomic Perspective of Translation 332Maureen Ehrensberger-Dow 19 The Role of Creativity 350Ana Rojo 20 The Role of Emotions 369Ana Rojo 21 Cognitive Effort in Translation, Editing, and Post‐editing 386Isabel Lacruz 22 Cognitive Functions of Translation in L2 Writing 402Susanne Göpferich Part V Competence, Training, and Interpreting 423 23 Expertise and Competence in Translation and Interpreting 425Elisabet Tiselius and Adelina Hild 24 Interpretation and Cognition 445Barbara Ahrens 25 Multimodal Processing in Simultaneous Interpreting 461Kilian G. Seeber 26 Deliberate Practice and Neurocognitive Optimization of Translation Expertise 476Bruce J. Diamond and Gregory M. Shreve 27 Translation Competence Development and Process‐Oriented Pedagogy 496Gary Massey 28 Implicit Theories and Conceptual Change in Translator Training 519Marisa Presas Part VI Moving Forward 535 29 Evolution, Challenges, and Perspectives for Research on Cognitive Aspects of Translation 537Fabio Alves and Amparo Hurtado Albir 30 Looking Toward the Future of Cognitive Translation Studies 555Ricardo Muñoz Martín Index 573

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Book SynopsisThis all-embracing Handbook on the Development of Children s Memory represents the first place in which critical topics in memory development are covered from multiple perspectives, from infancy through adolescence. Forty-four chapters are written by experienced researchers who have influenced the field.Trade Review“Academic libraries catering for courses in psychology or child development should definitely consider this excellent handbook for acquisition, and should also be considering how much of their older stock on child psychology needs updating.” (Reference Reviews, 1 October 2014)Table of ContentsContributors vii Preface xi Patricia J. Bauer and Robyn Fivush 1 The Development of Memory: Multiple Levels and Perspectives 1 Patricia J. Bauer and Robyn Fivush Section I History, Theories, and Methods of the Development of Memory 15 Robyn Fivush 2 The History of Memory Development Research: Remembering Our Roots 19 Patricia H. Miller 3 The Coaction of Theory and Methods in the Study of the Development of Memory 41 Lynne Baker-Ward and Peter A. Ornstein 4 The Development of Memory from a Piagetian Perspective 65 Lynn S. Liben and Caitlin R. Bowman 5 Sociocultural Theories of Memory Development 87 Katherine Nelson 6 The Development of Memory from a Neurocognitive and Comparative Perspective 109 Jocelyne Bachevalier 7 Memory Development in Evolutionary Perspective 126 David F. Bjorklund and Patrick Douglas Sellers II Section II Mnemonic Processes 151 Patricia J. Bauer 8 Short-term Memory in Infancy 157 Lisa M. Oakes and Steven J. Luck 9 Methodological Challenges in the Study of Short-term Working Memory in Infants 181 J. Steven Reznick 10 Short-term and Working Memory in Childhood 202 Nelson Cowan 11 Long-term Memory in Infancy and Early Childhood 230 Angela F. Lukowski and Patricia J. Bauer 12 Extending the Life of a Memory: Effects of Reminders on Children’s Long-term Event Memory 255 Judith A. Hudson and Azriel Grysman 13 Binding Together the Elements of Episodes: Relational Memory and the Developmental Trajectory of the Hippocampus 285 Ingrid R. Olson and Nora S. Newcombe 14 The Development of Recollection and Familiarity during Childhood: Insight from Studies of Behavior and Brain 309 Simona Ghetti and Joshua K. Lee 15 Implicit Memory 336 Marianne E. Lloyd and Jeremy K. Miller Section III Mnemonic Contents 361 Patricia J. Bauer 16 Remembering Where: The Origins and Early Development of Spatial Memory 367 Stella F. Lourenco and Andrea Frick 17 The Development of Memory for the Times of Past Events 394 William J. Friedman 18 Locating Events in Personal Time: Time in Autobiography 408 Thanujeni Pathman and Peggy L. St. Jacques 19 Children’s Memory for Source 427 Mary Ann Foley 20 From Specificity to Flexibility: Early Developmental Changes in Memory Generalization 453 Rachel Barr and Natalie Brito 21 Dual Processes in Memory Development: Fuzzy-Trace Theory 480 Charles J. Brainerd and Valerie F. Reyna

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Book SynopsisComprehensive in nature, this book provides the foundation for both novice and experienced professionals to perform sandplay therapy effectively with adults, children and couples.

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Book SynopsisAs Jones shows, it can often pay to take an absurd idea seriously.Trade ReviewThe Aha! Moment is not bogged down with scientific detail and tech talk; in fact, it asks a multitude of absurd questions meant to promote innovative and logical brainstorming. Jones gives dozens of examples from his own body of work... While his examples dominate more than half of the book, they are intriguing and stimulating, acting as a means to promote creativity in fellow scientists and artists. -- Aimee Jodoin Foreword Reviews A top pick not to be limited to science holdings, this will reach many a general-interest reader with its fascinating, readable and lively insights. Midwest Book Review David Jones sees himself as the court jester of science and, as with jesters of old, he is allowed to say things that other mortals might think but dare not speak... Most of the book is an eclectic blend of Jones the chemist and Daedalus the mad scientist and together they make entertaining reading. You'd be mad not to buy it -- John Emsley Chemistry World A practical blueprint to bolster one's own creative process, a treasure map to innovative insights. -- Bob Grant The Scientist A fascinating insight into one man's never-ending search for ideas. -- Jessica Griggs New ScientistTable of ContentsPreface: Creativity in My Career1. A Theory of Creativity2. The Creative Environment3. Thoughts on the Random Ideas Generator4. Intuition and Odd Notions5. Creativity in Scientific Papers6. Heat and Gravity7. Astronomical Musings8. Rotating Things9. Explosions and Fuses10. Tricks with Optics11. Properties of Materials12. Physical Phenomena I Have Noticed13. Odd Notions I Have Played With14. Literary Information15. Inventions We Need but Don't Have16. A List of Silly Questions17. A Short Guide to Being CreativeNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisThis engaging book exemplifies the new interdisciplinary field of cognitive cultural studies, demonstrating that collaboration between cognitive science and cultural studies is both exciting and productive.Trade ReviewZunshine's book was difficult to stop reading; while she handles all these genres with skill, clearly her strength is in reading literature (as she returns to literary references even in the other chapters). Having an understanding of human evolution and how the brain works makes reading a book such as Zunshine's more satisfying. -- Gregory F. Tague ASEBL Journal Offers readers a good deal of food for thought and exemplifies how illuminating the principles from science can be when applied to other forms of culture. Highly recommended. Choice Drawing widely and judiciously on recent research in neuroscience, Getting Inside Your Head expands [theory of mind] to cover all of human culture, from novels to films, plays, musicals, paintings and reality shows. -- Michael Berube American ScientistTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsPreface: Fantasies of Access1. Culture of Greedy Mind Readers2. I Know What You're Thinking, Mr. Darcy!3. Sadistic Benefactors4. Theaters, Hippodromes, and Other Mousetraps5. Movies: The Power of Restraint6. Mockumentaries, Photography, and Stand-Up Comedy: Upping the Agony7. Reality TV: Humiliation in Real Time8. Musicals (Particularly around 11 pm)9. Painting Feelings10. Painting MysteriesCodaNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTo understand the nature of language learning, the factors that influence it, and the mechanisms that govern it, it is crucial to study the very earliest stages of language learning. This volume provides a state-of-the art overview of what we know about the cognitive and neurobiological aspects of the adult capacity for language learning.Table of Contents1. The Earliest Stages of Language Learning: Introduction (Peter Indefrey & Marianne Gullberg). 2. Adult Language Learning after Minimal Exposure to an Unknown Natural Language (Marianne Gullberg, Leah Roberts, Christine Dimroth, Kim Veroude, & Peter Indefrey). 3. Neurocognition of New Word Learning in the Native Tongue: Lessons from the Ancient Farming Equipment Paradigm (Matti Laine & Riitta Salmelin). 4. A Complementary Systems Account of Word Learning in L1 and L2 (Shane Lindsay & M. Gareth Gaskell). 5. The Role of Linguistic Input in the First Hours of Adult Language Learning (Rebekah Rast). 6. Learned Attention Effects in Second Language Acquisition (L2A) of Temporal Reference in Latin and Spanish: The First Hour and the Next Eight Semesters (Nick C. Ellis & Nuria Sagarra). 7. Short-term Grammatical Plasticity in Adult Language Learners (Douglas J. Davidson). 8. Brain Potentials Reveal Discrete Stages of L2 Grammatical Learnin (Judith McLaughlin, Darren Tanner, Ilona Pitkänen, Cheryl Frenck-Mestre, Kayo Inoue, Geoffrey Valentine, & Lee Osterhout). 9. Cognitive and Neural Mechanisms Sustaining Rule Learning from Speech (Ruth de Diego-Balaguer & Diana Lopez-Barroso). 10. Artificial Language Learning in Adults and Children (Vasiliki Folia, Julia Uddén, Meinou de Vries, Christian Forkstam, & Karl Magnus Petersson). 11. Initial Incidental Acquisition of Word Order Regularities: Is It Just Sequence Learning? (John N. Williams). 12. Implicit Artificial Grammar, and Incidental Natural Second Language Learning: How Comparable Are They? (Peter Robinson). Author Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisThis cutting edge text presents both a cognitive and neurocognitive perspective of modern sensation and perception, connecting concepts to real-world applications to provide the reader with a deeper theoretical understanding.

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Book SynopsisA groundbreaking history of the human mind told through our experience of dreams—from the earliest accounts to current scientific findings—and their essential role in the formation of who we are and the world we have made."A resounding case for the mystery, beauty and cognitive importance of dreams." —The New York Times   What is a dream? Why do we dream? How do our bodies and minds use them? These questions are the starting point for this unprecedented study of the role and significance of this phenomenon. An inves­tigation on a grand scale, it encompasses literature, anthropology, religion, and science, articulating the essential place dreams occupy in human culture and how they functioned as the catalyst that compelled us to transform our earthly habitat into a human world.   From the earliest cave paintings—where Sidarta Ribeiro locates a key to humankind’s first dreams and how they contributed to our capacity to perceive past and future and our ability to conceive of the existence of souls and spirits—to today’s cutting-edge scientific research, Ribeiro arrives at revolutionary conclusions about the role of dreams in human existence and evolution. He explores the advances that contempo­rary neuroscience, biochemistry, and psychology have made into the connections between sleep, dreams, and learning. He explains what dreams have taught us about the neural basis of memory and the transfor­mation of memory in recall. And he makes clear that the earliest insight into dreams as oracular has been elucidated by contemporary research.   Accessible, authoritative, and fascinating, The Oracle of Night gives us a wholly new way to under­stand this most basic of human experiences.

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Book SynopsisBig data entrepreneur Allen Gannett overturns the mythology around creative genius, and reveals the science and secrets behind achieving breakout commercial success in any field.   We have been spoon-fed the notion that creativity is the province of genius -- of those favored, brilliant few whose moments of insight arrive in unpredictable flashes of divine inspiration.  And if we are not a genius, we might as well pack it in and give up. Either we have that gift, or we don’t.  But Allen shows that simply isn’t true.  Recent research has shown that there is a predictable science behind achieving commercial success in any creative endeavor, from writing a popular novel to starting up a successful company to creating an effective marketing campaign.    As the world’s most creative people have discovered, we are enticed by the novel and the familiar. By understanding the mechanics of what Gannett calls “the creative curve” – the point of optimal tension between the novel and the familiar – everyone can better engineer mainstream success.    In a thoroughly entertaining book that describes the stories and insights of everyone from the Broadway team behind Dear Evan Hansen, to the founder of Reddit, from the Chief Content Officer of Netflix to Michelin star chefs, Gannett reveals the four laws of creative success and identifies the common patterns behind their achievement.

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Book SynopsisSuccessful people literally see the world differently. Now an award-winning scientist explains how anyone can leverage this “perception gap” to their advantage. “Get ready for this book to change how you see everything you see."—Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take When it comes to setting and meeting goals, we may see—quite literally—our plans, our progress, and our potential in the wrong ways. We perceive ourselves as being closer to or further from the end than we may actually be depending on our frame of reference. We handicap ourselves by looking too often at the big picture and at other times too long at the fine detail. But as award-winning social psychologist Emily Balcetis explains, there is great power in these misperceptions. We can learn to leverage perceptual illusions if we know when and how to use them to our advantage. Drawing on her own rigorous research and cutting-edge discoveries in vision science, cognitive research, and motivational psychology, Balcetis offers unique accounts of the perceptual habits, routines, and practices that successful people use to set and meet their ambitions. Through case studies of entrepreneurs, athletes, artists, and celebrities—as well as her own colorful experience of trying to set and reach a goal—she brings to life four powerful yet largely untapped visual tactics that can be applied according to the situation. Narrow your focus: Closing the aperture of your attention helps you exercise effectively, save money, and find more time in your day. Widen the bracket: Seeing the forest instead of the trees reduces temptations and helps you recognize when a change of course is in order.  Materialize your plan and your progress: Creating checklists and objective assessments inspires better planning and adjusts your gauge of what’s really left to be done. Control your frame of reference: Knowing where to direct attention improves your ability to read others’ emotions, negotiate better deals, foster stronger relationships, and overcome a fear of public speaking. A mind-blowing and original tour of perception, Clearer, Closer, Better will help you see the possibilities in what you can’t see now. Inspiring, motivating, and always entertaining, it demonstrates that if we take advantage of our visual experiences, they can lead us to live happier, healthier, and more productive lives every day.

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Book Synopsis How the principles of biological innovation can help us overcome creative challenges in art, business, and science In Life Finds a Way, biologist Andreas Wagner reveals the deep symmetry between innovation in biological evolution and human cultural creativity. Rarely is either a linear climb to perfection--instead, "progress" is typically marked by a sequence of peaks, plateaus, and pitfalls. For instance, in Picasso''s forty-some iterations of Guernica, we see the same combination of small steps, incessant reshuffling, and large, almost reckless, leaps that characterize the way evolution transformed a dinosaur''s grasping claw into a condor''s soaring wing. By understanding these principles, we can also better realize our own creative potential to find new solutions to adversity. Ultimately, Life Finds a Way offers a new framework for the nature of creativity, enabling us to better adapt, grow, and change in art, business, or science--that is, in life.

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Book SynopsisAs author Bennett Schwartz says in Memory: Foundations and Applications, it is hard to imagine an aspect of psychology more fundamental than memory. This unique text covers key memory models, theories, and experiments, but goes a step further to demonstrate how students can apply these concepts to their everyday lives and improve their own ability to learn and remember. A new, three-pronged organization opens the text with an overview of the psychological science of Memory, builds expertise in advanced topics, and then allows the reader to think about how memory research can benefit society. Neuroscience research is integrated throughout each chapter to demonstrate our understanding of where memory processes occur and how researchers use data to shape memory theories. Additional updates to the the Fourth Edition include a chapter on memory science′s relevance to the legal system, a chapter on memory issues in psychiatric disorders, a reorganized chapter on memory development, and an enlarged section on prospective memory now combined with the chapter on metamemory. Included with this title: The password-protected Instructor Resource Site (formally known as SAGE Edge) offers access to all text-specific resources, including a test bank and editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides.Trade ReviewBennett L. Schwartz’s book, Memory: Foundations and Applications is the most comprehensive text on cognitive memory and application that I have found and used in both my graduate and undergraduate courses. Beginning at the basic and fundamental understanding of the types of memory and continuing to the more advanced discovery of up to date application, this text is perfect for really knowing how memory systems work. -- Michael E. CoxSchwartz’s Memory: Foundations and Applications brings the modern world of memory research into clear focus with engaging examples, a strong emphasis on real-world applications of memory, and opportunities for students to learn as they explore the text. -- Geoffrey O′SheaThis text does an excellent job of conveying important concepts, cutting-edge research, and tying both to real-world applications. It is written clearly and at the perfect level for graduate students with a variety of backgrounds. -- Rebecca G. DeasonTable of ContentsPreface About the Author SECTION 1 • MEMORY AND PROCESSES OF MEMORY Chapter 1 • Introduction to the Study of Memory The Science of Memory The History of Memory Research Methods of Studying Memory Memory Measures Culture and Memory Improving Memory Efficiency Themes for the Book Summary Key Terms Review Questions Online Resources Chapter 2 • Neuroscience of Memory Old Questions, New Answers Brain and Memory The Neuron Structures of the Human Brain Interim Summary and Quiz Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience Neuropsychology: Memory Deficits and Amnesia Chemical Enhancement of Memory Olfaction, Memory, and the Brain Genetic Approaches Case Example: The Neuroscience of Face Memory Summary Key Terms Review Questions Online Resources Chapter 3 • Working Memory What Is Working Memory? Some Terminological Clarifications Sensory Memory Working Memory Capacity Memory Span Tasks The Duration of Information in Working Memory The Serial Position Curve and Its Implication for Working Memory Section Summary and Quiz The Working Memory Model of Baddeley Working Memory Systems Section Summary and Quiz Working Memory and the Brain Applications of Working Memory Summary Key Terms Review Questions Online Resources Chapter 4 • Episodic Memory Evidence for the Episodic/Semantic Distinction Memory Processes: Encoding, Representation, and Retrieval Section Summary and Quiz Memory Processes: Encoding, Representation, and Retrieval Directed Forgetting Summary Key Terms Review Questions Online Resources Chapter 5 • Semantic Memory Associative Structures in Semantic Memory Semantic Priming and Lexical Decision Tasks Sentence Verification Tasks Bilingual Representation Section Summary and Quiz Concepts and Categories Schemas and Scripts Section Summary and Quiz Representation and Imagery Photographic Memory: Reality or Fantasy? Cognitive Maps Section Summary and Quiz Language, Lexical Memory, and Semantic Memory Section Summary and Quiz Key Terms Review Questions Online Resources SECTION 2 • ADVANCED TOPICS IN MEMORY Chapter 6 • Autobiographical Memory Conway’s Theory of Representation in Autobiographical Memory Section Summary and Quiz Childhood Amnesia Flashbulb Memories Collaborative Memory Section Summary and Quiz Diary Studies and Autobiographical Memory The Cue-Word Technique for Eliciting Autobiographical Memories and the Reminiscence Bump Aspects of Autobiographical Memory The Neuroscience of Autobiographical Memory Key Terms Review Questions Online Resources Chapter 7 • False Memory Correspondence, Accuracy, and Amount Source Monitoring Methods of Studying False Memory Hypnosis and Memory Section Summary and Quiz Recovered Memories: The Reality of Repression Section Summary and Quiz Summary Key Terms Review Questions Online Resources Chapter 8 • Prospective Memory and Metamemory Prospective Memory Section Summary and Quiz Metamemory What Is Metamemory? Theories of Metamemory Section Summary and Quiz Types of Judgments Section Summary and Quiz Control Processes in Metamemory Other Kinds of Metamemory Summary Key Terms Review Questions Online Resources Chapter 9 • Memory and Development Memory in Children Memory in Infancy Section Summary and Quiz Memory in Early Childhood Section Summary and Quiz Memory in Older Children Metamemory in Children Summary Memory in Older Adults Theories of Aging and Memory Section Summary and Quiz Age-Related Changes in Working Memory Semantic Memory Episodic Memory Section Summary and Quiz Metamemory in Older Adults Use It or Lose It: Maintaining Memory Ability in Older Adults Mnemonic Tips for Older Adults The Neuroscience of Memory and Aging Summary Key Terms Review Questions Online Resources SECTION 3 • APPLICATIONS OF MEMORY RESEARCH Chapter 10 • Brain-Based Amnesia and Alzheimer’s Disease What Is Amnesia? Case Studies of Amnesia Anterograde Amnesia Section Summary and Quiz Retrograde Amnesia Frontal Syndrome Transient Global Amnesia Short-Term Memory Amnesia Reduplicative Paramnesia and Capgras Syndrome Section Summary and Quiz Alzheimer’s Disease Memory Rehabilitation Summary Key Terms Review Questions Online Resources Chapter 11 • Memory and Clinical Disorders Psychogenic Amnesia Section Summary and Quiz Memory in Schizophrenia Memory and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Memory in Autism Section Summary and Quiz Key Terms Review Questions Online Resources Chapter 12 • Applications 1: Legal Psychology Applications of Memory Research to Legal Psychology Eyewitness Memory Effects of Wording on Memory of an Accident The Misinformation Effect Section Summary and Quiz Children’s Eyewitness Memory Section Summary and Quiz Simultaneous and Sequential Lineups in Eyewitness Memory The Cognitive Interview: More Information Without Suggestion Section Summary and Quiz Summary Key Terms Review Questions Online Resources Chapter 13 • Applications 2: Memory Improvement and Learning Efficiency 1. Process for Meaning 2. Engage in Retrieval Practice Section Summary and Quiz 3. Use Metamemory 4. Distribute Your Practice Section Summary and Quiz Visual Mnemonics Myths and Methods to Avoid Mnemonists Summary Key Terms Review Questions Online Resources Glossary References Author Index Subject Index

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Book SynopsisCognitive Psychology: Theory, Process, and Methodology introduces students to the main topics of study in this exciting field through an engaging presentation of how cognitive processes have been and continue to be studied by researchers. Using a student-friendly writing style and focusing on methodology, authors Dawn M. McBride and J. Cooper Cutting cover such core content as perception, attention, memory, language, reasoning and problem solving, and cognitive neuroscience. Updates to the Third Edition include a reorganization of core chapters, new research and citations, a new chapter 14 on cognititve development, and a fully executed plan to include more diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout. Table of ContentsChapter 1 • Introduction to Cognitive Psychology Chapter 2 • Cognitive Neuroscience Chapter 3 • Perception Chapter 4 • Attention Chapter 5 • Memory Structures and Processes Chapter 6 • Long-Term Memory Retrieval Chapter 7 • Memory Errors Chapter 8 • Language Chapter 9 • Concepts and Knowledge Chapter 10 • Imagery Chapter 11 • Problem Solving Chapter 12 • Reasoning Chapter 13 • Decision Making Chapter 14 • Cognitive Development

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