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Book SynopsisThis Handbook, the first specifically dedicated to the laboratory phonology approach, builds on the foundation of knowledge amassed in linguistics, speech research and allied disciplines. With the varied interdisciplinary contributions collected, the Handbook advances work in this vibrant field.Trade Reviewan excellent resource that provides short, yet not incomprehensive, introductions into laboratory phonology topics that will direct readers to the primary resources which underlie the contributions. * Molly Babel , Journal of Sociolinguistics *The Oxford Handbook of Laboratory Phonology aims to serve as a guide to the philosophy, workings and findings of the laboratory phonology approach. It achieves this goal by bringing together leaders in the field to provide state-of-the-art reviews of how laboratory phonology has influenced research in their specialist areas ... the breadth of coverage and the depth of knowledge are clear strengths of the book ... It is a good starting point for any researcher who needs an update on the specific research questions covered. * Phoebe M. S. Lin, Linguist List *A real strength of the handbook is its breadth of topics and its ability to weave a cohesive volume from such an interdisciplinary angle. * Journal of Sociolinguistics *Table of ContentsPART I: INTRODUCTION; PART II: NATURE AND TYPES OF VARIATION: THEIR INTERPRETATION WITHIN A LABORATORY PHONOLOGY PERSPECTIVE; PART III: MULTIDIMENSIONAL REPRESENTATIONS OF KNOWLEDGE OF SOUND STRUCTURE; PART IV: INTEGRATING DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES: INSIGHTS FROM PRODUCTION, PERCEPTION, AND ACQUISITION; PART V: METHODOLOGIES AND RESOURCES

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Book SynopsisTyler Burge presents a substantial, original study of what it is for individuals to represent the physical world with the most primitive sort of objectivity. By reflecting on the science of perception and related psychological and biological sciences, he gives an account of constitutive conditions for perceiving the physical world, and thus aims to locate origins of representational mind. Origins of Objectivity illuminates several long-standing, central issues in philosophy, and provides a wide-ranging account of relations between human and animal psychologies.Trade Reviewpenetrating. No serious researcher in these fields can afford not to read Origins. * Robert W. Lurz, Philosophical Psychology *Table of ContentsPreface ; PART I ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Basic Terminology: What the Questions Mean ; 3. Anti-Individualism ; PART II ; 4. Individual Representationalism in the Twentieth Century's First Half ; 5. Individual Representationalism after Mid-Century: Preliminaries ; 6. Neo-Kantian Individual Representationalism: Strawson and Evans ; 7. Language Interpretation and Individual Representationalism: Quine and Davidson ; PART III ; 8. Biological and Methodological Backgrounds ; 9. Origins ; 10. Origins of Some Representational Categories ; 11. Glimpses Forward

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Book SynopsisTyler Burge presents an original study of the most primitive ways in which individuals represent the physical world. By reflecting on the science of perception and related psychological and biological sciences, he gives an account of constitutive conditions for perceiving the physical world, and thus aims to locate origins of representational mind.Trade ReviewAs a history, Origins of Objectivity provides an illuminating position from which to view our most recent philosophical inheritance. As a philosophical account of the nature of perceptual representation, it offers an explanatorily rich, empirically grounded, comprehensive theory. As a method, it is an exemplar of the power of empirically informed philosophical inquiry. * Rebecca Copenhaver, Mind *the most important book in the philosophy of mind for several decades ... with its publication the subject ought to enter a new, more mature phase ... an immensely distinguished contribution to this fundamental topic in philosophy. * Christopher Peacocke, Times Literary Supplement *Origins of Objectivity is Tyler Burge's long-awaited first monograph. It is an absolutely terrific work, conceived and executed at a scale and level of ambition rarely seen in contemporary philosophy. The book's primary aim is to contribute a theory of perception; more broadly, however, it also delivers a subtle and nuanced query into the place of distinctively psychological capacities in the natural order. One can only hope that the book will come to shape discussions in the philosophy of mind and perception for years to come, not just in terms of its specific doctrines -- bold and persuasive as they are -- but also in terms of its methods. Burge's integration of insights from a vast range of empirical sciences with philosophical reflection stands out as a model for emulation. * Endre Begby, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *a comprehensive, sophisticatedly argued, and empirically well-informed critique ... unquestionably an important and impressive work in the philosophy and psychology of perception. Its scope is large, its thesis novel and wideranging in import, and its critical assessments of competing theories insightful andTable of ContentsPreface ; PART I ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Basic Terminology: What the Questions Mean ; 3. Anti-Individualism ; PART II ; 4. Individual Representationalism in the Twentieth Century's First Half ; 5. Individual Representationalism after Mid-Century: Preliminaries ; 6. Neo-Kantian Individual Representationalism: Strawson and Evans ; 7. Language Interpretation and Individual Representationalism: Quine and Davidson ; PART III ; 8. Biological and Methodological Backgrounds ; 9. Origins ; 10. Origins of Some Representational Categories ; 11. Glimpses Forward

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Book SynopsisIs Ebonics really a dialect or simply bad English? Do women and men speak differently? Will computers ever really learn human language? Does offensive language harm children? These are only a few of the issues surrounding language that crop up every day. Most of us have very definite opinions on these questions one way or another. Yet as linguists Donna Jo Napoli and Vera Lee-Schoenfeld point out in this short and thoroughly readable volume, many of our most deeply held ideas about the nature of language and its role in our lives are either misconceived or influenced by myths and stereotypes.Language Matters provides a highly informative tour of the world of language, examining these and other vexing and controversial language-related questions. Throughout, Napoli and Lee-Schoenfeld encourage and lead the reader to use common-sense and everyday experience rather than preconceived notions or technical linguistic expertise. Both their questions and their conclusions are surprising, sometimes provocative, and always entertaining.This thoroughly revised second edition updates the book with a new co-author, and includes new chapters on language and power, language extinction, and what it is linguists actually do. Language Matters is sure to engage both general readers and students of language and linguistics at any level.Table of ContentsPART 1; LANGUAGE: THE HUMAN ABILITY; PART I I; LANGUAGE IN SOCIETY

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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

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Book SynopsisMuch of our behavior is guided by our understanding of events. We perceive events when we observe the world unfolding around us, participate in events when we act on the world, simulate events that we hear or read about, and use our knowledge of events to solve problems. In this book, Gabriel A. Radvansky and Jeffrey M. Zacks provide the first integrated framework for event cognition and attempt to synthesize the available psychological and neuroscience data surrounding it. This synthesis leads to new proposals about several traditional areas in psychology and neuroscience including perception, attention, language understanding, memory, and problem solving. Radvansky and Zacks have written this book with a diverse readership in mind. It is intended for a range of researchers working within cognitive science including psychology, neuroscience, computer science, philosophy, anthropology, and education. Readers curious about events more generally such as those working in literature, film Table of Contents1. The importance of events ; 2. Event model structure and processing ; 3. Event perception ; 4. Language ; 5. Film and video ; 6. Interactive events ; 7. Long-term memory ; 8. Autobiographical memory ; 9. Problem solving ; 10. Development ; 11. Event cognition ; References

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Book SynopsisA radical reinterpretation of how your mind works - and why it could change your life ''An astonishing achievement. Nick Chater has blown my mind'' Tim Harford''A total assault on all lingering psychiatric and psychoanalytic notions of mental depths ... Light the touchpaper and stand well back'' New ScientistWe all like to think we have a hidden inner life. Most of us assume that our beliefs and desires arise from the murky depths of our minds, and, if only we could work out how to access this mysterious world, we could truly understand ourselves. For more than a century, psychologists and psychiatrists have struggled to discover what lies below our mental surface.In The Mind Is Flat, pre-eminent behavioural scientist Nick Chater reveals that this entire enterprise is utterly misguided. Drawing on startling new research in neuroscience, behavioural psychology and perception, he shows that we have no hiddenTrade ReviewAn astonishing achievement. Nick Chater has blown my mind - as well as assuring me that my brain just doesn't work the way I think it does. I haven't been able to stop talking about the ideas in this book -- Tim Harford * author of Fifty Things That Made the Modern Economy and The Undercover Economist *A superb exposition of scientific findings -- Steven Poole * Guardian *It's a triumph in itself that Chater has written a book about cognition that is as gripping as a thriller. In fact, I would go even further. If you can measure a book by how often you find yourself bringing it up in conversation, then The Mind is Flat is one of the best I've ever read . . .Brilliant . . . beautifully written . . . you'll be able to bored your relatives rigid with your new theories of cognition over the Christmas turkey -- Thomas W. Hodgkinson * The Spectator *This is a remarkable book. Every other book about the mind will tell you either why we're so dumb, or why we're so smart. Chater offers a single elegant theory to explain both: why our minds so often let us down and confound us, at the same time that they far surpass our current attempts to build intelligence in machines -- Josh Tenenbaum, Professor of Cognitive Science and Computation at MITThe mind may be flat but this book is a fascinating, rounded and radical approach to understanding how we think and act. The implications for understanding human decision making are profound. Everyone who enjoyed Thinking, Fast and Slow must read this book -- Gus O'Donnell, former Cabinet Secretary and Chair of the Behavioural Insights Team Advisory BoardA total assault on all lingering psychiatric and psychoanalytic notions of mental depths to be plumbed. For Chater, surface is everything ... Light the touchpaper and stand well back -- 'The ideas driving 2018' * New Scientist *Launched with what may be the most engaging prologue of any work of nonfiction, the reader of The Mind is Flat is taken on a fascinating intellectual journey. Chater first compels us to leave behind widely-accepted views about the depth of the mind, abandoning the cherished idea that thinking is rooted in the depths of unconscious thought. But far from depriving the life of the mind of its charm, magic or meaning, Chater introduces us to a new appreciation of the brain's remarkable propensity and capacity to make sense of experience. While the mind may indeed be flat in the sense it is devoid of unconscious ruminations, reading this book leaves us with a much deeper, transformed, understanding of our own thoughts and feelings and of how we perceive the definitively non-flat world in which we live -- George Loewenstein * author of Exotic Preferences: Behavioral Economics and Human Motivation *

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Book Synopsis.Trade Review“In Looking at Trauma, the authors share invaluable experiential knowledge gained through their work with trauma survivors, while also synthesizing denser preceding works on trauma therapy and recovery. The result is a manageable and informative tool kit for service providers and educators.”—Julie Blair,MSW, RSW“What distinguishes Looking at Trauma from other books are the wonderful comics that present psychoeducational information about trauma in an easily accessible way. The images can help clients understand their responses to overwhelming events, empowering them to continue the self-reflection necessary for healing. In this way, the pictures and words serve as co-therapists, making the clinician’s job a little bit lighter!”—Lisa Plotkin,LCSW

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Book SynopsisFlashbacks in Film examines film flashback as a rich multimodal narrative device, analyzing the cognitive underpinnings of film flashbacks and the mechanisms that lead viewers to successfully comprehend them.Combining a cognitive film theory approach with the theoretical framework proposed by blending theory, which claims that human beings' general ability for conceptual integration underlies most of our daily activities, this book argues that flashbacks make sense to the viewer, as they are specifically designed for the viewer's cognitive understanding. Through a mixture of analysis and dozens of case studies, this book demonstrates that successful film flashbacks appeal to the spectator's natural perceptual and cognitive abilities, which spectators exercise daily.This book will serve as a valuable resource for scholars interested in film studies, media studies, and cognitive linguistics.Trade Review"In conclusion, Gordejuela has put forward a book that is rich in content and that opens up new questions just as it answers its principal ones. As such, it is likely to spark productive discussions in many related research fields." - Federica CavalettiTable of Contents1. Introduction: a cognitive approach to film; 2. Flashbacks in film; 3. Blended joint attention; 4. Viewpoint compression; 5. Time compression; 6 The whole picture; 7 Conclusions

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Book SynopsisHave you ever wondered how the internal space of our brain connects with the external space of society? Drawing on hermeneutics and neuroscience Stephen Reyna develops an anthropological theory that explains the relationship between the biological and the cultural.Recent popular interest in the brain is evident, and now social anthropologists are starting to consider connections between science and anthropology. Reyna is an anthropologist prepared to tackle big and difficult questions. This accessibly written book will cause quite a stir in anthropology, and will appeal to those interested in the mysteries of the brain.Trade Review'The bold attempt to map out this territory and give tools to conceptualise the dynamics of it [is] likely to attract attention.' - Andreas Roepstorff, University of AarhusTable of ContentsList of Illustrations, Preface, List of Abbreviations, 1. Introduction, Part I: Bungled Connections, 2. Conjectural hermeneutics and 'insurmountable dualism', 3. Confronting the 'insurmountable', Part II: The Connector, 4. Neurohermeneutics, 5. A neurohermeneutic theory of culture, Part III: Coda, 6. What neurohermeneutics is not and is: is not a biological uber-determinism; is a knotty causation, 7. A Boasian social anthropology, Notes, References, Index

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Book SynopsisIn its first two decades, much of cognitive science focused on such mental functions as memory, learning, symbolic thought, and language acquisition - the functions in which the human mind most closely resembles a computer. But humans are more than computers, and the cutting-edge research in cognitive science is increasingly focused on the more mysterious, creative aspects of the mind. The Way We Think is a landmark synthesis that exemplifies this new direction. The theory of conceptual blending is already widely known in labouratories throughout the world this book is its definitive statement. Gilles Fauconnier and Mark Turner argue that all learning and all thinking consist of blends of metaphors based on simple bodily experiences. These blends are then themselves blended together into an increasingly rich structure that makes up our mental functioning in modern society. A child''s entire development consists of learning and navigating these blends. The Way We Think shows how this bl

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Book SynopsisThis title offers a unique general introduction to methods andclinical experience of CBT for a wide range of medical conditions,specifically focusing on chronic illness. A concise, accessibleclinical text which assumes basic knowledge of CBT using clinicalexamples and vignettes to illustrate assessment and therapy. ? Includes a range of typical and important medical conditions thatrequire long-term management ? Fills a gap in this growing area of professional work andtrainingTrade Review"…absolutely required reading…I highly recommend this timely book, without reservation…" (Jnl of Cognitive Psychotherapy, Winter 2002)Table of ContentsList of Figures. List of Tables. About the Author. Preface. Acknowledgements. PART I: GENERAL COMPONENTS OF CBT FOR CHRONIC MEDICALPROBLEMS. Introduction. Assessment. Formulation. Treatment Strategies. PART II: THE APPLICATION OF CBT TO SPECIFIC CHRONIC MEDICALPROBLEMS. Cancer. Chronic Pain. Diabetes. Dermatology. Surgical Problems. Cardiac Problems. PART III: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND SERVICE DELIVERY. Professional Issues. Service Provision. PART IV: APPENDICES. Appendix 1: Illness Perception Questionnaire. Appendix 2: Cancer Behavior Inventory (Version 2.0). Appendix 3: Pain Stages of Change Questionnaire. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a comprehensive theory of consciousness. The initial chapter distinguishes six main forms of consciousness and sketches an account of each one. Later chapters focus on phenomenal consciousness, consciousness of, and introspective consciousness. In discussing phenomenal consciousness, Hill develops the representational theory of mind in new directions, arguing that all awareness involves representations, even awareness of qualitative states like pain. He then uses this view to undercut dualistic accounts of qualitative states. Other topics include visual awareness, visual appearances, emotional qualia, and meta-cognitive processing. This important work will interest a wide readership of students and scholars in philosophy of mind and cognitive science.Trade Review'This rich and sophisticated book offers the best representational theory of consciousness to date. It illuminates difficult philosophical concepts (e.g. qualia) and builds new bridges between philosophy and important empirical work. The book is essential reading for everyone interested in mind and consciousness.' Anil Gupta, University of Pittsburgh'Consciousness is well-written, has lots of arguments in it, covers the right areas, has a distinctive position and perspective, and provides a plausible and comprehensive theory of conscious experience. It surveys a wide range of empirical results, but without losing the philosophical focus. I learned a great deal from reading it.' Joseph Levine, University of Massachusetts'… the entire account Hill provides of conscious experience … is impressive and it certainly presents a satisfying and, in many ways, illuminating story of how conscious experience fits into the natural world.' Mind'Christopher Hill's Consciousness is a valuable contribution to the philosophical literature on consciousness. There are many admirable features of this book. On the whole, I definitely recommend [it] to anybody seriously interested in what a unified Representationalist account of awareness which is sensitive to empirical findings in vision science and neuroscience may look like. This is a very rare opportunity, so it cannot be ignored by anybody worried about a promising strategy for naturalizing the mind.' Erhan Demircioglu, ErkenntnisTable of Contents1. Form of consciousness; 2. Theories of qualia; 3. Awareness, representation, and experience; 4. The refutation of dualism; 5. Visual awareness and visual qualia; 6. Ouch! The paradox of pain; 7. Internal weather: the metaphysics of emotional qualia; 8. Introspection and consciousness; 9. A summary, two supplements, and a look beyond.

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces the reader to relevant logic and provides the subject with a philosophical interpretation. It offers a systematic account of the motivation, key features and applications of this type of logic, with particular emphasis on its philosophical dimension.Table of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgements; Part I. Relevant Logic and its Semantics: 1. What is relevant logic and why do we need it?; 2. Possible worlds and beyond; 3. Situating implication; 4. Ontological interlude; 5. Negation; 6. Modality, entailment and quantification; Part II. Conditionals: 7. Indicative conditionals; 8. Counterfactuals; Part III. Inference and its Applications: 9. The structure of deduction; 10. Disjunctive syllogism; 11. Putting relevant logic to work; 12. Afterword; Appendix A: the logic R; Appendix B: Routley-Meyer semantics for R; Glossary; References; Index.

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Book Synopsis* Emphasizes the computational theory of mind in both its digital and connectionist forms. * Explains the basic concepts rather than particular hypotheses and experiments. * Provides historical background to theory of mind: philosophical, psychological, biological and computational.Trade Review"This is a breathtaking book, providing a thoroughly engaging, richly detailed historical introduction to the fundamental ideas of cognitive science. This will be absolutely essential reading not only for students (who will benefit from the numerous exercises), but also for professionals in any one area of cognitive science who may want to know the lay of the land in other areas and who can't but benefit from the historical perspective," Georges Rey, University of Maryland "There are two problems that perennially plague courses in cognitive science: students from one discipline lack an adequate background in the other disciplines crucial to the subject, and, even within their own discipline, students often don't possess the historical perspective necessary to understand how contemporary problems arose and why they are important. Harnish's rich and well-informed book is designed to solve both of these problems and it succeeds admirably." Stephen Stich, Rutgers University.Table of ContentsList of Figures. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction: What is Cognitive Science?. Broad Construal. Narrow Construal. Cognition: Broad and Narrow. Computation: Broad and Narrow. The Working Conception of Cognitive Science. Appendix: 1978 Sloan Report. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. Part I: Historical Background:. Introduction. 1. Associationism. Introduction: What is Associationism?. Generic Empiricist Associationism. Varieties of Associationism. Locke and James. The End of Classical Associationism. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. 2. Behaviorism and Cognitivism. Introduction. The Rise of Behaviorism and Stimulus-Response Psychology. Challenges to Behaviorism and Stimulus-Response Psychology. Cognitivism: Information Processing Psychology. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. 3. Biological Background. Introduction. Brain Ventricles vs. Brain Substance. Cortical Localization vs. Holism. Nerve Net Theory vs. the Neuron Doctrine. The First Half of the Twentieth Century. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. 4. Neuro-Logical Background. Introduction. Neural Networks and the Logic of Propositions. Perceptrons. Linear Separability and XOR: McCulloch and Pitts Nets and Perceptrons. Simple Detector Semantics. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. Part II: The Digital Computational Theory of Mind:. Introduction. 5. A Sample Artificial Intelligence Model: SHRDLU. Introduction. SHRDLU Dialogue. The Program. Limitations. Historical Role of SHRDLU. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. 6. Architecture(s). Introduction: Some Preliminary Concepts. Turing Machines. von Neumann Machines. Production Systems. Intermezzo: Pandemonium. Taxonomizing Architectures (I). Study Questions. Suggested Reading. 7. Representation(s). Introduction: The Variety of Representations: Some Standard High Level Formats. The Nature of Digital Computational Representation. Interpretational Semantics. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. 8. The Digital Computational Theory of Mind. Introduction. From the Representational Theory of Mind to the Computational Theory of Mind. The Digital Computational Theory of Mind and the Language of Thought. DCTM and the Mind-Body Problem. DCTM and Representational Content. DCTM and Consciousness (I). Modular (Cognitive) Architectures. Appendix: Modularity: Gall vs. Fodor. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. 9. Criticisms of the Digital Computational Theory of Mind. Introduction: The Turing Test (Again). Against Strong AI: Searle and the Chinese Room. The Digital Computational Mind in the Chinese Room. The DCTM and Consciousness (II). The DCTM and Mental Content. Against Cognitivism. DCTM Hardward and the Brain. The Domain and Scope of the DCTM. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. Part III: Connectionist Computational Theory of Mind:. Introduction. 10. Sample Connectionist Networks. Introduction. Jets and Sharks. NETtalk. Study Questions. Further Reading. 11. Connectionism: Basic Notions and Variations. Introduction. Basic Notions and Terminology. Learning and Training. Representation(s). Generic Connectionism. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. 12. The Connectionist Computational Theory of Mind. Introduction. The Connectionist Computational Theory of Mind. Motivations for the CCTM. A Bit of History: Connectionism and Associationism. Interpreting Connectionism: PTC. Taxonomizing Architectures (II). Appendix: Connectionism and Turing's Unorganized Machines. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. 13. Criticisms of the Connectionist Computational Theory of Mind. Introduction. Differences: The CCTM and the Brain. CCTM: Lures of Connectionism. CCTM and The Chinese Gym. CCTM and Propositional Attitudes. CCTM Detector Semantics. CCTM: Problems and Prospects. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. Coda: Computation for Cognitive Science or What IS a Computer, Anyway?. Introduction. Functional View of Computers. Levels of Description View of Computers. Combined Functional-Descriptive View of Computers. Levels of Computation: Stabler. Digital and Connectionist Computers. Is Everything a Computer?. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. Bibliography. Index.

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Book Synopsis* Emphasizes the computational theory of mind in both its digital and connectionist forms. * Explains the basic concepts rather than particular hypotheses and experiments. * Provides historical background to theory of mind: philosophical, psychological, biological and computational.Trade Review"This is a breathtaking book, providing a thoroughly engaging, richly detailed historical introduction to the fundamental ideas of cognitive science. This will be absolutely essential reading not only for students (who will benefit from the numerous exercises), but also for professionals in any one area of cognitive science who may want to know the lay of the land in other areas and who can't but benefit from the historical perspective," Georges Rey, University of Maryland "There are two problems that perennially plague courses in cognitive science: students from one discipline lack an adequate background in the other disciplines crucial to the subject, and, even within their own discipline, students often don't possess the historical perspective necessary to understand how contemporary problems arose and why they are important. Harnish's rich and well-informed book is designed to solve both of these problems and it succeeds admirably." Stephen Stich, Rutgers University.Table of ContentsList of Figures. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction: What is Cognitive Science?. Broad Construal. Narrow Construal. Cognition: Broad and Narrow. Computation: Broad and Narrow. The Working Conception of Cognitive Science. Appendix: 1978 Sloan Report. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. Part I: Historical Background:. Introduction. 1. Associationism. Introduction: What is Associationism?. Generic Empiricist Associationism. Varieties of Associationism. Locke and James. The End of Classical Associationism. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. 2. Behaviorism and Cognitivism. Introduction. The Rise of Behaviorism and Stimulus-Response Psychology. Challenges to Behaviorism and Stimulus-Response Psychology. Cognitivism: Information Processing Psychology. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. 3. Biological Background. Introduction. Brain Ventricles vs. Brain Substance. Cortical Localization vs. Holism. Nerve Net Theory vs. the Neuron Doctrine. The First Half of the Twentieth Century. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. 4. Neuro-Logical Background. Introduction. Neural Networks and the Logic of Propositions. Perceptrons. Linear Separability and XOR: McCulloch and Pitts Nets and Perceptrons. Simple Detector Semantics. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. Part II: The Digital Computational Theory of Mind:. Introduction. 5. A Sample Artificial Intelligence Model: SHRDLU. Introduction. SHRDLU Dialogue. The Program. Limitations. Historical Role of SHRDLU. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. 6. Architecture(s). Introduction: Some Preliminary Concepts. Turing Machines. von Neumann Machines. Production Systems. Intermezzo: Pandemonium. Taxonomizing Architectures (I). Study Questions. Suggested Reading. 7. Representation(s). Introduction: The Variety of Representations: Some Standard High Level Formats. The Nature of Digital Computational Representation. Interpretational Semantics. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. 8. The Digital Computational Theory of Mind. Introduction. From the Representational Theory of Mind to the Computational Theory of Mind. The Digital Computational Theory of Mind and the Language of Thought. DCTM and the Mind-Body Problem. DCTM and Representational Content. DCTM and Consciousness (I). Modular (Cognitive) Architectures. Appendix: Modularity: Gall vs. Fodor. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. 9. Criticisms of the Digital Computational Theory of Mind. Introduction: The Turing Test (Again). Against Strong AI: Searle and the Chinese Room. The Digital Computational Mind in the Chinese Room. The DCTM and Consciousness (II). The DCTM and Mental Content. Against Cognitivism. DCTM Hardward and the Brain. The Domain and Scope of the DCTM. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. Part III: Connectionist Computational Theory of Mind:. Introduction. 10. Sample Connectionist Networks. Introduction. Jets and Sharks. NETtalk. Study Questions. Further Reading. 11. Connectionism: Basic Notions and Variations. Introduction. Basic Notions and Terminology. Learning and Training. Representation(s). Generic Connectionism. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. 12. The Connectionist Computational Theory of Mind. Introduction. The Connectionist Computational Theory of Mind. Motivations for the CCTM. A Bit of History: Connectionism and Associationism. Interpreting Connectionism: PTC. Taxonomizing Architectures (II). Appendix: Connectionism and Turing's Unorganized Machines. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. 13. Criticisms of the Connectionist Computational Theory of Mind. Introduction. Differences: The CCTM and the Brain. CCTM: Lures of Connectionism. CCTM and The Chinese Gym. CCTM and Propositional Attitudes. CCTM Detector Semantics. CCTM: Problems and Prospects. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. Coda: Computation for Cognitive Science or What IS a Computer, Anyway?. Introduction. Functional View of Computers. Levels of Description View of Computers. Combined Functional-Descriptive View of Computers. Levels of Computation: Stabler. Digital and Connectionist Computers. Is Everything a Computer?. Study Questions. Suggested Reading. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisResearch suggests chimpanzees may understand some of the epitemological aspects of visual perception, such as how the perceptual act of seeing can have internal several interpretations. These 15 studies were conducted with chimpanzees and young children on their understanding of visual perception.Table of ContentsAbstract v I Reconstructing the Evolution of Psychological Development 1 II Understanding Visual Perception 17 III Understanding who can see you: Preliminary Investigations 25 IV Understanding who can see you: Further Investigations 67 V Assessing Validity with Young Children 106 VI Conclusions 120 Appendix 141 References 143 Acknowledgements 152 Commentary On Not Understanding Minds 153R. Peter Hobson Chimpanzee Social Cognition 161Michael Tomasello Reply Growing up Ape 174Daniel J. Povinelli Contributors 190 Statement of Editorial Policy 191

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Book SynopsisSusan Engel has spent her career observing and interacting with children as they learn. Drawing on a wealth of researchher own and others'Engel shows parents and teachers how they can better nurture the intellectual lives of kids by recognizing learning that might go unnoticed and by creatively encouraging curiosity and problem solving.Trade ReviewCombining insight, scientific acumen, and exquisite narrative, The Intellectual Lives of Children allows readers to peer into the minds of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers as they explore and learn in everyday moments, emphasizing what constitutes real learning. -- Kathy Hirsh-Pasek * Science *Weaving together personal observations and experiences, findings from psychological experiments, and powerful organizing concepts, Susan Engel has written a remarkable book. Whether you are an educator, parent, or simply a curious reader, you will come to see, hear, and understand children in new ways. -- Howard Gardner, author of Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple IntelligencesA fascinating read for parents who wonder, simply, what is my child thinking? Why do they love collecting? Where did that idea come from? A celebration of children’s innovation and sense of wonder. -- Emily Oster, author of Expecting BetterWho knows what problems our children will need to tackle, but we adults can help them along by asking questions and unlocking possibilities from their earliest days. Susan Engel’s enchanting mix of academic studies and astute observations of children figuring out how their world works makes for an engrossing, illuminating read. Any parent, teacher—anyone who loves watching children question, explore, and wonder—will want to read this guide to stoking children’s ‘intellectual fires.’ -- Ann Friedman, Founder, Planet Word

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Book SynopsisFor the Internet generation, educational technology designed with the brain in mind offers a natural pathway to the pleasures and rewards of deep learning. Drawing on neuroscience and cognitive psychology, Michelle Miller shows how attention, memory, critical thinking, and analytical reasoning can be enhanced through technology-aided approaches.Trade ReviewIf you teach with technology in any form, at any level, I recommend you put this book at the top of yourtottering pile of required reading on higher education. It’s an outstanding book that provides a road map for truly effective online teaching. What distinguishes [Miller’s] book from much of the research available on teaching with technology, and pushes it beyond arguments about improving access, is her emphasis on the ways in which online teaching tools can actually improve learning for all students—not just those who have no access to traditional face-to-face classrooms. -- James Lang * Chronicle of Higher Education *As an expert in the cognitive science of learning and an award-winning educator, Miller is well-poised to bridge the gap between science and practice. Minds Online translates principles and findings from cognitive science into concrete, actionable tips and recommendations for educators trying to incorporate technology into their teaching. This is a terrific book. -- Sean Kang, Dartmouth CollegeMinds Online is important and relevant for teachers, instructional designers, and the general public. The book is written in a friendly, conversational style, and Miller brings together a broad knowledge of the field, grounded in her experiences as an instructor and cognitive scientist. -- Richard E. Mayer, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Book SynopsisUsually when we’re bored, we try to distract ourselves. But soon enough, boredom returns. James Danckert and John Eastwood argue that we can learn to handle boredom more effectively by recognizing what research shows: boredom indicates unmet psychological needs. Boredom, therefore, can motivate us to change what isn’t working in our lives.Trade ReviewBoredom is often inescapable these days, as social distancing guidelines keep many of us at home…[This] is an engaging and timely read that is anything but boring. -- Erin Westgate * Science *Offers an essential insight. Readers will leave with a greater understanding of what boredom is and what we can do with it. More than anything, it explains why boredom is something we shouldn’t fight so much as listen to. -- Eric Cortellessa * Washington Monthly *Danckert and Eastwood urge us to resist the temptation to ‘just kick back on the couch with a bag of chips’ and instead to find activities that impart a sense of agency and reorient us toward our goals. -- Margaret Talbot * New Yorker *Boredom bothers nearly everyone, but who likes admitting that? Take heart: James Danckert and John Eastwood demonstrate how boredom, though unpleasant, can spur us into productive action. Out of My Skull just might make you feel better about this very human failing—I know it did for me. -- Peter Toohey, author of Boredom: A Lively HistoryProvocative and timely, cheeky and erudite, this book will bore no one. -- Colin Ellard, author of Places of the Heart: The Psychogeography of Everyday LifeFew have done as much as James Danckert and John Eastwood to bring boredom out of the scientific shadows and inspire researchers to give it the consideration it deserves. Out of My Skull is a gift for the rest of us—accessible, engaging, and enlightening. -- Mark Fenske, coauthor of The Winner's Brain: 8 Strategies Great Minds Use to Achieve SuccessAn inspiring look at the nature of boredom—what causes it, how we deal with it, and how it impacts our lives. Danckert and Eastwood explore some of the most pressing problems of our time, including solitary confinement, delinquency, internet addiction, and war, challenging us to consider what boredom can tell us about our world and ourselves. -- Heather Lench, editor of The Function of Emotions: When and Why Emotions Help UsOut of My Skull is a highly entertaining, compelling, and thought-provoking read on the subject of boredom. I learned a lot, and so will you. -- Joshua Coleman, author of When Parents Hurt: Compassionate Strategies When You and Your Grown Child Don’t Get AlongOffers a concise and actually quite stimulating history of boredom. -- Michael Odell * The Times *[A] highly interesting and suggestive book on the analysis of boredom from a strictly psychological perspective. -- Steven Poole * The Guardian *[A] fascinating book…An extended meditation on boredom as feeling and motive, as source of misery and meaning in life, as social pathology and technological predicament…An enjoyable and enlightening read that explores the many dimensions of boredom deftly but deeply. -- Nick Haslam * Inside Story *Explore[s] what boredom really is and, crucially, whether it might serve a purpose. * Idler *The book could not be more timely. -- Susie Mesure * inews *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Chris Chambers's portrait should sit high on the wall of heroes in the movement to reform science. A cognitive neuroscientist and psychologist, Chambers has had an important role as an editor and advocate in identifying, challenging and changing practices responsible for the reproducibility crisis... This book is written for anyone curious about how science might repair itself. It should be required reading in university courses on research methods."--Barbara A. Spellman, Nature "Psychology: it's not dead yet. But Chris Chambers makes a stark case for its having engaged in sins that call its validity into question."--Luna C. M. Centifanti, Times Higher EducationTable of ContentsPreface ix 1 The Sin of Bias 1 A Brief History of the "Yes Man" 4 Neophilia: When the Positive and New Trumps the Negative but True 8 Replicating Concepts Instead of Experiments 13 Reinventing History 16 The Battle against Bias 20 2 The Sin of Hidden Flexibility 22 p-Hacking 24 Peculiar Patterns of p 29 Ghost Hunting 34 Unconscious Analytic "Tuning" 35 Biased Debugging 39 Are Research Psychologists Just Poorly Paid Lawyers? 40 Solutions to Hidden Flexibility 41 3 The Sin of Unreliability 46 Sources of Unreliability in Psychology 48 Reason 1: Disregard for Direct Replication 48 Reason 2: Lack of Power 55 Reason 3: Failure to Disclose Methods 61 Reason 4: Statistical Fallacies 63 Reason 5: Failure to Retract 65 Solutions to Unreliability 67 4 The Sin of Data Hoarding 75 The Untold Benefits of Data Sharing 77 Failure to Share 78 Secret Sharing 80 How Failing to Share Hides Misconduct 81 Making Data Sharing the Norm 84 Grassroots, Carrots, and Sticks 88 Unlocking the Black Box 91 Preventing Bad Habits 94 5 The Sin of Corruptibility 96 The Anatomy of Fraud 99 The Thin Gray Line 105 When Junior Scientists Go Astray 112 Kate's Story 117 The Dirty Dozen: How to Get Away with Fraud 122 6 The Sin of Internment 126 The Basics of Open Access Publishing 128 Why Do Psychologists Support Barrier-Based Publishing? 129 Hybrid OA as Both a Solution and a Problem 132 Calling in the Guerrillas 136 Counterarguments 138 An Open Road 147 7 The Sin of Bean Counting 149 Roads to Nowhere 151 Impact Factors and Modern-Day Astrology 151 Wagging the Dog 160 The Murky Mess of Academic Authorship 163 Roads to Somewhere 168 8 Redemption 171 Solving the Sins of Bias and Hidden Flexibility 174 Registered Reports: A Vaccine against Bias 174 Preregistration without Peer Review 196 Solving the Sin of Unreliability 198 Solving the Sin of Data Hoarding 202 Solving the Sin of Corruptibility 205 Solving the Sin of Internment 208 Solving the Sin of Bean Counting 210 Concrete Steps for Reform 213 Coda 215 Notes 219 Index 263

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"One of The Guardian’s Favourite Reads of 2017 as chosen by scientists"

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Book SynopsisYour body has a mind of its own. You know it’s true. You can sense it, even though it may be hard to articulate. You know that your body is more than a vehicle for your brain to cruise around in, but how deeply are mind and body truly interwoven?Answers can be found in the emerging science of body maps. Just as road maps represent interconnections across the landscape, your many body maps represent all aspects of your bodily self. Your self doesn’t begin and end with your physical body but extends into the space around you. When you drive a car, your personal body space grows to envelop it. When you play a video game, your body maps automatically track and emulate the actions of your character onscreen. If your body maps fall out of sync, you may have an out-of-body experience or see auras around other people.The Body Has a Mind of Its Own explains how you can tap into the power of body maps to do almost anything better: play tennis, strum a guitar, ride a horse, dance a waltz, empathize with a friend, raise children, cope with stress. Filled with illustrations, wonderful anecdotes, and even parlor tricks that you can use to reconfigure your body sense, The Body Has a Mind of Its Own will change the way you think about what it takes to have a conscious mind inside a feeling body.Praise for The Body Has a Mind of Its OwnNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD“You’ll never think about your body-or your mind-in the same way again.”-Daniel Goleman, author of Social Intelligence“A fascinating exploration of senses we didn’t even know we had.”-Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Coming to Our Senses “A delightfully original, understandable, and mind-stretching work.”-William Safire, columnist, The New York Times Magazine“A marvelous book.”-V. S. Ramachandran, M.D., director, Center for Brain and Cognition, University of California, San Diego“[An] accessible, practical overview of an important scientific story.”-Antonio Damasio, author of Descartes’ Error

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Book Synopsis''Finding Focus is an essential read for our distracted times'' - Dr Mark Hyman''Filled with helpful applications and science-packed insights, this practical guide to improving our mental focus empowers us to create real changes in our daily lives that can improve our mental and physical health'' - Dr Daniel J. SiegelOur brains are wired for focus. We are designed for it, we crave it, and yet in our current age of overload we too often feel like our minds are bolting from one distraction to the next, with sustained focus always just out of reach.Finding Focus is an empowering guide to reclaiming your most precious resource: your attention. Leading behavioural scientist Dr Zelana Montminy unveils the science behind focus and distraction, revealing how our hyperconnected reality and the endless flux between digital and physical life fragments our thoughts and diminishes our well-being.The good news? Your brain is more adaptable than you think. Finding Focus equips you with powerful strategies to:* Silence the noise: Learn to manage distractions and cultivate an environment that fosters deep concentration.* Rewire your brain: Discover the science of neuroplasticity and harness its power to train your brain for sustained focus.* Unleash your potential: Reclaim the ability to connect meaningfully, contribute authentically, and shape the life you desire.* Rediscover yourself: Fuel your curiosity, creativity, and capacity for joy.Focus is key to our ability to do good work, but it''s connected to so much more than just efficiency or productivity. When our rest is punctured by email notifications we feel exhausted; when family time is disrupted by multitasking we seem disconnected from each other; when creative space is drained away by the lure of other priorities, we feel empty. But if we can control our attention and be present, if we choose when and how we engage, we have a greater sense of wellbeing, deeper fulfillment, and a clear purpose. Finding Focus invites you to ask the question ''Where do I want to direct my focus today?'' and supports you on your journey to reclaiming your attention and curating the life you want to lead. It is a call to arms for anyone yearning to break free from the grip of distraction and live a life brimming with purpose and connection.

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Book SynopsisBodies and Other Objects is written for students, scholars and anyone with an interest in embodied cognition - the claim that the human mind cannot be understood without regard for the actions and capacities of the body. The impulse to write this book was a dissatisfaction with the inconsistent, and often shallow, use of the term ''embodied cognition''. This text attempts to reframe cognitive science with a unified theory of embodied cognition in which sensorimotor elements provide the basis for cognition, including symbolic exchanges that arise within a society of agents. It draws ideas and evidence from experimental psychology, neuroscience, philosophy and anthropology in reaching the conclusion that human cognition is best understood as the means by which exchanges within a constantly evolving network of skilful bodies and objects are regulated so as to further human interests.Trade Review'This great work, beautifully written, is a masterpiece that any scientist or layperson interested in what makes us human - brain, mind, sociality, culture - should read. The author integrates an embodied approach with a focus on the exchange of symbols in a material culture, setting the agenda for embodied cognitive (neuro)science in the future.' Anna Borghi, University of Bologna, Italy'Ellis skilfully navigates a plethora of research to formulate a way for symbolic accounts of the mind to incorporate recent advances in embodied cognition. By grounding a philosophical approach in empirical observations and scientific data, Bodies and Other Objects offers an exciting and revolutionary theory of mind.' Jonathan Silas, Middlesex University London'Timely, comprehensive, and provocative: a must-read for anybody interested in how the body shapes the mind.' Simone Schnall, University of Cambridge'Indeed, the book is a model of interdisciplinary synthesis and about as far from glib, silly psychology as it is possible to get.' Louise Barrett, BioScience'This book will challenge cherished philosophical positions. Not just commitment to representational cognition, but also prior conceptions of agency. As you read it you will begin to realise that perhaps the greatest challenge to our discipline is not the replication crisis, but instead a collective failure to inspect our core theoretical assumptions.' Tom Dickins, The PyschologistTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Reframing cognition; 2. Vision and action; 3. Tool use and tool incorporation; 4. Agency, objects and others; 5. Material cultures; 6. Language; 7. A synthesis: networks of human agents as physical symbol systems.

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Book SynopsisDrawing on the results of empirical research across a number of authentic advertisements from around the world, this book presents a comprehensive analysis of the persuasive power of figurative communication in advertising, and explores their impact on comprehension, effectiveness, appreciation and arousal of emotion in multicultural audiences.

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Book SynopsisSocial cognition is a key area of social psychology, which focuses on cognitive processes that are involved when individuals make sense of, and navigate in their social world. For instance, individuals need to understand what they perceive, they learn and recall information from memory, they form judgments and decisions, they communicate with others, and they regulate their behavior. While all of these topics are also key to other fields of psychological research, it's the social worldwhich is dynamic, complex, and often ambiguousthat creates particular demands. This accessible book introduces the basic themes within social cognition and asks questions such as: How do individuals think and feel about themselves and others? How do they make sense of their social environment? How do they interact with others in their social world? The book is organized along an idealized sequence of social information processing that starts at perceiving and encoding, and moves onTrade Review"It is terrific to see a Second Edition of this marvelous book. It is a superb review of the literature and a remarkable synthesis of a complex and important area of research. The authors are gifted researchers in the area; they know the relevant work thoroughly; and their perspective throughout is unique and tremendously insightful." -Charles M. Judd, College Professor of Distinction, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado"Social cognition is emerging as the hub of many areas of scholarship in the neurological, behavioral, and social sciences. This timely book presents a remarkably comprehensive and integrative review of the important lessons learned over the last few decades from theory, methods, and research findings in social cognition. The authors, world-renowned social cognition scholars, convey the rich tapestry of social cognitive phenomena as well as shed light on the underlying basic mechanisms. The authors unravel for us the mysteries of the social mind and help us understand why sociality and cognition are inextricably interwoven. I strongly recommend this authoritative book as a valuable resource for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, as well as researchers and practitioners in the behavioral and social sciences." - Yaacov Trope, Professor of Psychology, New York University"This volume, written by some of Germany's leading social psychologists, provides a invaluable overview of the field of Social Cognition. It is a great book about an endlessly fascinating topic, and it is indispensible for anyone who wants to understand how we perceive and interact with our social world." -Ap Dijksterhuis, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands"Congratulations to the authors! This is an excellent introduction to core principles of social cognition. It illuminates how people make sense of the world in which they live and presents key findings and theories in an involving and easily accessible way. The book will be highly appreciated by students and instructors." - Norbert Schwarz, University of Southern CaliforniaTable of Contents1. Introduction: What is Social Cognition Research About? 2. General Framework of Social Cognitive Processing 3. Perceiving and Encoding 4. Storing and Retrieving Information 5. Using Information: Controlled and Automatic Processing of Information 6. Using Information: Judgmental Shortcuts 7. The Interplay of Cognition and Feelings: Mood States 8.The Interplay of Cognition and Feelings: Fluency 9. Communicating Information 10. How the Environments Constrains Social Cognitive Processing Glossary References

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsI. INTRODUCTION. 1. Introduction to Theories of Learning and Instruction. II. LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR. 2. Radical Behaviorism. III. LEARNING AND COGNITION. 3. Cognitive Information Processing. 4. Meaningful Learning and Schema Theory. 5. Situated Learning. IV. LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT. 6. Cognitive and Knowledge Development. 7. Interactional Theories of Cognitive Development. V. LEARNING AND BIOLOGY. 8. Biological Bases of Learning and Memory. VI. LEARNING AND MOTIVATION. 9. Motivation and Self-Regulation in Learning. VII. LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION. 10. Gagne's Theory of Instruction. 11. Constructivism. VIII. EPILOGUE. 12. Toward a Personal Theory of Learning and Instruction.

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Book SynopsisStress is not in your head, it’s in your body—this is the key to peak performance that Leah Lagos, PsyD, BCB, an internationally known expert in biofeedback and sport and performance psychology, wants us to know. In this book, she shares with readers for the first time the same program that she uses with top athletes, CEOs, business leaders—anyone who wants and needs to perform at their best. What makes her scientifically proven 10-week program unlike any other is that she recognizes the link between heart rhythms and stress to create specific, clinically tested exercises and breathing techniques that allow you to control your body’s physical response to stress. She pairs this training with cognitive-behavioral exercises to offer a two-tiered process for strengthening health and performance, enabling readers to respond more flexibly to stressful situations, let go of negative thoughts and emotions, and ultimately be more focused and confident under pre

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Book SynopsisFormulates a theoretical system that integrates information processing, individual differences, and developmental approaches to the study of the mind. This book explores relations among information processing efficiency, working memory, and thinking of children 8 to 16 years of age.Table of ContentsAbstract. 1. Introduction. 2. The Study Methods. 3. Results: The Architecture of the Mind. 4. Results: The Development of Processing Efficiency. 5. Results: Specifying Patterns of Change by Growth Modeling. 6. Results: Specifying Patterns of Change by Logistic Equations. 7. Toward an Overarching Theory. Appendixes. References. Acknowledgments. Commentary: A New Kind of Developmental Science: Using Models to Integrate Theory and Research: Kurt W. Fischer and Theo L. Dawson. Contributors. Statement of Editorial Policy.

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Book SynopsisEchoing Frank's voice, in particular his emphasis on the commonalities of suffering and the therapeutic power of hope, The Psychotherapy of Hope offers scholarly wisdom and practical advice on how to understand psychotherapy-and apply its principles to the greatest benefit of patients.Trade Review"The book is terrific: powerful, innovative, with the potential to become a classic and a foundational book in the field of psychotherapy." (Arnold E. Anderson, The University of Iowa College of Medicine)"Table of ContentsForeword, by Leon EisenbergPrefaceAcknowledgmentsA Note About CitationsPart I: Psychotherapy: Basic PrinciplesChapter 1. Critical Thinking in the Design of Psychotherapy ResearchChapter 2. Life Story as the Focus of Psychotherapy: The Johns Hopkins Conceptual and Didactic PerspectivesChapter 3. Neural Substrates of PsychotherapyChapter 4. Restoring Meaning to Psychiatric Diagnosis and Psychotherapy in the Age of Evolutionary BiologyChapter 5. Cultural Concepts in Persuasion and HealingChapter 6. Deconstructing Demoralization: Subjective Incompetence and Distress in AdversityPart II: Psychotherapy: Current Practices Chapter 7. Depression, Demoralization, and Psychotherapy in People Who Are Medically IllChapter 8. Demoralization and Hope in Clinical Psychiatry and PsychotherapyChapter 9. Psychotherapeutic Communication in Medical SettingsChapter 10. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: From Psychoanalytic Arrogance to Evidence-Based ModestyChapter 11. Behavioral and Condition-Specifi c Approaches to PsychotherapyChapter 12. Weighing Evidence for Common and Specific Factors in Psychotherapy with ChildrenChapter 13. Contemporary Realities of Group PsychotherapyChapter 14. Cultural Dynamics in Psychotherapy and Cultural Psychotherapies: Ingredients, Processes, and OutcomesChapter 15. Psychotherapy, Religion, and SpiritualityList of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisWhat should I do when a client asks me personal questions? How do my client's multiple problems fit together, and which ones should we focus on in treatment? This engaging text--now revised and updated--has helped tens of thousands of students and novice cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) practitioners build skills and confidence for real-world clinical practice. Hands-on guidance is provided for developing strong therapeutic relationships and navigating each stage of treatment; vivid case material illustrates what CBT looks like in action. Aided by sample dialogues, questions to ask, and helpful checklists, readers learn how to conduct assessments, create strong case conceptualizations, deliver carefully planned interventions, comply with record-keeping requirements, and overcome frequently encountered challenges all along the way. New to This Edition *Chapter with advice on new CBT practitioners' most common anxieties. *All-new case examples, now with a more compleTrade Review"I have used this text in my graduate course on CBT and have found it to be a great resource for students on the journey to becoming competent clinicians. The third edition is overflowing with useful advice, enjoyable to read, and well suited for the novice clinician. The advice and narrative guidance is closely aligned with material I have been teaching for 30 years. Ledley, Marx and Heimberg include many realistic case examples that help the reader understand common clinical dilemmas."--James C. Overholser, PhD, ABPP, Department of Psychology, Case Western Reserve University "This is an excellent text for entry-level clinicians; I have used previous editions with doctoral students just beginning their clinical work. The book builds a bridge between academic training and actual clinical practice. Thankfully, it is not organized around CBT for particular diagnoses (as most texts are), because most clients do not fit neatly into diagnostic categories. Ethics, theory, case conceptualization, treatment planning, decision making, and collaborative empiricism are all included, to enable clinicians to develop individualized treatment plans for the clients sitting across from them. This text is validating and comforting for novice clinicians, and will likely reduce much of their anxiety. The new chapter that addresses CBT with children and families is a great addition."--Eva L. Feindler, PhD, Director, Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program, Long Island University Post "This nicely written and well-orchestrated third edition fills an important gap in the training process for new as well as seasoned CBT clinicians. With an expansion of case illustrations and special population needs, the third edition is a welcome resource. I highly recommend it."--Frank M. Dattilio, PhD, ABPP, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School "The authors do an outstanding job of identifying the challenges faced by new CBT clinicians--both realistic difficulties and potentially overblown worries usually kept to ourselves. They take a compassionate approach to trainees, effectively modeling how we all aspire to approach our clients. Understanding is followed with action, as the authors provide practical, thorough advice for managing each situation. The running case example is new to the third edition and well illustrates a number of complex issues, such as the effect of comorbidity on case conceptualization and treatment planning."--David A. F. Haaga, PhD, Department of Psychology, American University "This is not your usual clinical handbook. Drawing on the authors’ widely recognized expertise as clinicians, supervisors, and trainers, the volume offers sound advice on everything from the most basic aspects of professional practice and ethics to complex problems unique to CBT. Throughout the chapters, the sensitive, empathic presentation affirms the skills and integrity of the therapist. Step-by-step instructions and case illustrations deal with essential practice issues that cut across diagnostic boundaries. This is one of those rare CBT manuals that can transform your clinical practice, whether you are a novice or expert. At the very least, this book should be required reading for students and supervisors of any graduate or professional CBT training program."--David A. Clark, PhD, Department of Psychology (Emeritus), University of New Brunswick, Canada -Prepares the beginning therapist for all phases of CBT, from the first phone call to providing booster sessions. This text is easy and enjoyable to read. The authors do a nice job of explaining hard-to-understand therapeutic concepts in a manner that is easy to understand....We have used the book with beginning therapists in our doctoral training program, and it has received rave reviews. (on the first edition)--Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 04/01/2007ƒƒThe authors' many years of combined supervisory experience clearly comes through with their insights and pragmatic solutions to the many problems encountered by initiate therapists....A text that should be required reading in any graduate training program in psychology, regardless of orientation....Will benefit all starting therapists and may even help some supervisors do a better job! (on the first edition)--Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 01/01/2006ƒƒThis is a great read on how to apply CBT to different clients….It is very helpful in explaining the basics of CBT. (on the second edition)--Doody's Review Service, 10/11/2013Table of ContentsPrologue: Common Challenges for New Clinicians 1. The Process of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy 2. Initial Interactions with Clients 3. The Process of Assessment 4. Conceptualizing the Case and Planning Treatment 5. The Bridge from Assessment to Treatment 6. The First Few Sessions of CBT: Goals and Challenges 7. The Course of CBT: Goals and Challenges 8. Terminating Therapy: Goals and Challenges 9. Doing CBT with Special Populations 10. The Process of Supervision: Goals and Challenges 11. Revisiting the Common Challenges Appendix A. Recommended Readings in CBT Appendix B. Further Reading on Special Topics in CBT Appendix C. Treatment Manuals and Client Workbooks Appendix D. Useful Information for Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists References Index

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Book SynopsisProviding tools to enhance treatment of any clinical problem, this book shows how integrating motivational interviewing (MI) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) can lead to better client outcomes than using either approach on its own. The authors demonstrate that MI strategies are ideally suited to boost client motivation and strengthen the therapeutic relationship, whether used as a pretreatment intervention or throughout the course of CBT. User-friendly features include extensive sample dialogues, learning exercises for practitioners, and 35 reproducible client handouts that can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2 x 11 size. See also Motivational Interviewing, Fourth Edition: Helping People Change and Grow, by William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick, and Building Motivational Interviewing Skills, Second Edition: A Practitioner Workbook, by David B. Rosengren. This book is in the Applications of Motivational Interviewing series, edTrade Review"With this book, the integration of MI and CBT takes a leap forward. Behavior therapists have, I believe, paid far too little attention to the substantial impact of interpersonal skills and the therapeutic relationship in shaping treatment engagement, retention, adherence, and outcome….Person-centered advocates could, in turn, be faulted for paying too little attention to empirical science in recent decades….Perhaps MI and CBT are like oil and water. My junior chemistry project in high school was a study of emulsifying agents that make it possible to blend oil and water. It was a portent of things to come. This book is an emulsifier."--from the Foreword by William R. Miller, PhD, Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, The University of New Mexico; codeveloper of MI "An excellent resource. Rightly noting that CBT is hard work, the authors provide concrete strategies to capitalize on clients' own reasons for changing, while also avoiding the power struggles that can arise. As a clinical supervisor, I will recommend this book to my trainees as essential reading."--Shannon Sauer-Zavala, PhD, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders and Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University "This clear, concise, practical guide arms the clinician with the background required to intelligently integrate MI principles into a CBT formulation and apply MI techniques alongside CBT techniques in treatment. The authors have significant expertise, which they share in a highly readable, usable format. The book is filled with helpful illustrative examples and guides the reader through the steps without being overwhelming. A 'must have' for any clinician who wishes to apply MI in the context of CBT."--Christine Purdon, PhD, CPsych, Professor and Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Canada "Integrating MI into CBT is one of the most exciting and promising areas for improving the treatment of psychological disorders, but answers to questions of 'How?', 'When?', and 'How much?' were difficult to find until now. Naar and Safren present know-how and guidance to help the clinician conceptualize and effectively work with real-world clients who are struggling with competing motivations and fluctuating ambivalence and commitment. Packed with essential learning activities and reproducible tools, this book is an essential contribution to any mental health practitioner’s library. I will be recommending it as a text for our introductory doctoral-level 'how to do psychotherapy' unit or one of our more specialized advanced CBT units."--Peter J. Norton, PhD, Cairnmillar Institute, Melbourne, Australia “This is a unique contribution to the literature on CBT training and practice. There are excellent clinical examples and exercises targeting collaborative communication that would be extremely useful for instructors to review with early-career clinicians. The text addresses conflicts between CBT and MI and suggests ways to resolve them. The guidelines and activities it gives practitioners and trainees are accessible and clear.”--Donna M. Sudak, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Senior Associate Training Director, and Director of Psychotherapy Training, Drexel University College of Medicine -This book integrates two excellent therapeutic approaches, motivational interviewing and CBT. It is easy to read and very practical, containing handouts that can be used with clients. This is an excellent resource for clinicians.--Doody's Review Service, 10/20/2017Table of ContentsForeword, William R. Miller 1. Integrating Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Rationale, Approach, and Evidence 2. Building Alliance and Motivation at the Onset of Treatment 3. Evaluation and Treatment Planning 4. Self-Monitoring 5. Cognitive Skills 6. Behavioral and Emotion Regulation Skills 7. Promoting Between-Session Practice and Consistent Session Attendance 8. Maintenance 9. Using This Book as an Integrated Treatment Manual References Index

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Book SynopsisTHE BESTSELLING GUIDE TO CHANGING YOUR LIFE WITH CBTCognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a self-help technique that has worked for millions and can work for you! It is regularly prescribed as a treatment for illnesses like depression, and recommended by healthcare professionals in dealing with issues from anxiety and eating disorders to stress and anger management.This bestselling, practical primer shows you how you can apply CBT techniques in your life and focus on using altered patterns of thinking to achieve goals and overcome problems. It explains what CBT is, how you can use it, and provides detailed examples that show you how to be more assertive, raise your self-esteem, and transform your mentality - becoming happier and more positive in the process. Now fully updated to cover the growth of third-wave approaches to behavioural therapy, including mindfulness, the new edition of this classic book will help you turn your life around.AB

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