Psychology Press imprint: 2143 books
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Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Within the past ten years, the discussion of the nature of folk psychology and its role in explaining behavior and thought has become central to the philosophy of mind. However, no comprehensive account of the contemporary debate or collection of the works that make up this debate has yet been available....
The Psychology of Language
From Data to Theory
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
Now in full colour, this fully revised edition of the best-selling textbook provides an up-to-date and comprehensive introduction to the psychology of language for undergraduates, postgraduates, and researchers. It contains everything the student needs to know about how we acquire, understand, produce,...
Developmental Psychology
A Student's Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Developmental Psychology: A Student's Handbook is a major textbook that provides an up-to-date account of theory and research in the rapidly-changing field of child development. Margaret Harris and George Butterworth have produced an outstanding volume that includes recent research from Britain, Europe,...
Psychology of Reasoning
Theoretical and Historical Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2004
This collection brings together a set of specially commissioned chapters from leading international researchers in the psychology of reasoning. Its purpose is to explore the historical, philosophical and theoretical implications of the development of this field. Taking the unusual approach of engaging...
Portraits of Pioneers in Psychology
Volume III
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
This third volume in a series devoted to luminaries in the history of psychology--features chapter authors who are themselves highly visible and eminent scholars. They provide glimpses of the giants who shaped modern cognitive and behavioral science, and shed new light on their contributions and personalities,...
by Christopher D. Wickens, Justin G. Hollands, Simon Banbury
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2015
Forming connections between human performance and design Engineering Psychology and Human Performance, 4e examines human-machine interaction. The book is organized directly from the psychological perspective of human information processing. The chapters generally correspond to the flow of information...
The Psychology of Prejudice
The Ontario Symposium, Volume 7
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
This volume consists of expanded and updated versions of papers presented at the Seventh Ontario Symposium on Personality and Social Psychology. The series is designed to bring together scholars from across North America who work in the same substantive area, with the goals of identifying common concerns...
Comparative Psychology
Evolution and Development of Behavior, 2nd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2010
Comparative Psychology (second edition) is a core textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate courses in Comparative Psychology, Animal Behavior, and Evolutionary Psychology. Its main goal is to introduce the student to evolutionary and developmental approaches to the study of animal behavior.
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Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
This new volume provides an interdisciplinary perspective on how intersections of race, class, gender, sexuality, and culture shape the cultural psychology of immigrants. It demonstrates the influence transnational ties and cultural practices and beliefs play on creating the immigrant self. Distinguished...
by David Groome, Michael Eysenck
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
An Introduction to Applied Cognitive Psychology offers an accessible review of recent research in the application of cognitive methods, theories, and models. Using real-world scenarios and engaging everyday examples this book offers clear explanations of how the findings of cognitive psychologists...
Psychology at the Turn of the Millennium, Volume 2
Social, Developmental and Clinical Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2002
These two volumes represent the cutting edge of contemporary theory and research in psychological science. Based on the keynote and state-of-the-art lectures from the 27th International Congress of Psychology, the volumes feature a collection of chapters written by international leaders in psychological...
Psychology at the Turn of the Millennium, Volume 1
Cognitive, Biological and Health Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2005
These two volumes represent the cutting edge of contemporary theory and research in psychological science. Based on the keynote and state-of-the-art lectures from the 27th International Congress of Psychology, the volumes feature a collection of chapters written by international leaders in psychological...
Reflections on the Principles of Psychology
William James After A Century
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
This important volume looks back to 1890 and -- 100 years later -- asks some of the same questions William James was asking in his Principles of Psychology. In so doing, it reviews our progress toward their solutions. Among the contemporary concerns of 1990 that the editors consider are: the nature...
Contextualizing Human Memory
An interdisciplinary approach to understanding how individuals and groups remember the past
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2015
This edited collection provides an inter- and intra-disciplinary discussion of the critical role context plays in how and when individuals and groups remember the past. International contributors integrate key research from a range of disciplines, including social and cognitive psychology, discursive...