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Cognitive Science: An Introduction to the Study of Mind

Cognitive Science: An Introduction to the Study of Mind


Gordon Silverman, Jay Daniels Friedenberg



Review "Cognitive Science offers a well-developed summary of the major theoretical disciplines involved in cognitive scie...
Pathways of Addiction: Opportunities in Drug Abuse Research

Pathways of Addiction: Opportunities in Drug Abuse Research


Committee On Opportunities In Drug Abuse Research, Institute Of Medicine



Book Description Drug abuse persists as one of the most costly and contentious problems on the nation's agenda. Pathways ...
Perception and the Physical World: Psychological and Philosophical Issues in Perception

Perception and the Physical World: Psychological and Philosophical Issues in Perception


Dieter Heyer, Rainer Mausfeld



From the Back Cover How can we conceive of the relation between the available sensory input and our perceptual achievemen...
Communicating forgiveness

Communicating forgiveness


Douglas L. Kelley, Vincent R. Waldron



Review "Waldron and Kelley successfully weave in examples from their qualitiative studies to illustrate various forgiveme...
Wheels of Light: Chakras, Auras, and the Healing Energy of the Body

Wheels of Light: Chakras, Auras, and the Healing Energy of the Body


Rosalyn Bruyere



Review Lynn Andrews author of Medicine Woman With integrity and grace, Rosalyn L. Bruyere connects the physical realms of...
Human Behavior Learning and Transfer

Human Behavior Learning and Transfer


Yangsheng Xu, Ka Keung C. Lee



Human Behavior Learning and Transfer...
Developing Models in Science Education

Developing Models in Science Education


C. Boulter, J.K. Gilbert



Developing Models in Science Education...
A teacher's handbook of death

A teacher's handbook of death


Jim Colwell, Maggie Jackson



About the Author Maggie Jackson is a senior lecturer at the University of Teesside. She has previously worked as a teache...
Hypothetical Thinking: Dual Processes in Reasoning and Judgement (Essays in Cognitive Psychology)

Hypothetical Thinking: Dual Processes in Reasoning and Judgement (Essays in Cognitive Psychology)


Jonathan St. B. T. Evans



Review "This book will be an instant classic - a book that every cognitive scientist will want to read. It is a superb piec...
Material Identities (New Interventions in Art History)

Material Identities (New Interventions in Art History)


Joanna Sofaer



Book Description Material Identities examines the way that individuals use material objects as tools for conveying certai...
Evaluating and treating adolescent suicide attempters: from research to practice

Evaluating and treating adolescent suicide attempters: from research to practice


Anthony Spirito, James C. Overholser



Review "This book contains a number of pearls of clinical wisdom that can be helpful in evaluating suicidal youth... this...
Bounded rationality: the adaptive toolbox

Bounded rationality: the adaptive toolbox


Gerd Gigerenzer, Reinhard Selten



Review "Bounded Rationality constitutes a milestone in the development of a framework for understanding human cognition.....
Resolving social conflicts ; Field theory in social science

Resolving social conflicts ; Field theory in social science


Kurt Lewin



Resolving social conflicts ; Field theory in social science...
Family communication

Family communication


Chris Segrin, Jeanne Flora



Review "Family Communication offers a thorough and up-to-date presentation of scientific research in family communication f...
Item Response Theory for Psychologists (Multivariate Applications Book Series)

Item Response Theory for Psychologists (Multivariate Applications Book Series)


Steven P. Reise, Susan E. Embretson



Review It will be a useful book for a first course in IRT....a good book...for the working psychologist and the psychologis...
Clinical interpretation of the WAIS-III and WMS-III

Clinical interpretation of the WAIS-III and WMS-III


David S. Tulsky



Review "Tulsky and colleagues have prepared a most interesting and informative volume on the development and clinical int...
Apes, Monkeys, Children, and the Growth of Mind (The Developing Child)

Apes, Monkeys, Children, and the Growth of Mind (The Developing Child)


Juan Carlos Gómez



Review This is an important book that brings together information not otherwise readily available in concise form. Studen...
The Limits of Family Influence: Genes, Experience, and Behavior

The Limits of Family Influence: Genes, Experience, and Behavior


David C. Rowe



Review "The past 15 years have been especially exciting for researchers interested in the human family. It has, for examp...
Essential health psychology

Essential health psychology


Mark Forshaw



Review "Forshaw's (health and social sciences, U. of Coventry, UK) introductory-level textbook is aimed at first-year und...
Identifying and Understanding the Narcissistic Personality

Identifying and Understanding the Narcissistic Personality


Elsa F. Ronningstam



Review "This book provides a needed exploration into a personality disorder where there has been a paucity of research as...
Therapieziel Wohlbefinden: Ressourcen aktivieren in der Psychotherapie, 2. Auflage

Therapieziel Wohlbefinden: Ressourcen aktivieren in der Psychotherapie, 2. Auflage


Renate Frank



From the Back Cover Psychische Probleme behandeln - Wohlbefinden stärken Positive Psychologie und Wohlbefindensfors...
Researching the Autism Spectrum: Contemporary Perspectives

Researching the Autism Spectrum: Contemporary Perspectives


Ilona Roth, Payam Rezaie



Review 'Autism research is currently enjoying considerable growth, with hundreds of researchers joining in the hunt to un...
Clinical Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders in Adults and Children

Clinical Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders in Adults and Children


Darin Dougherty, Robert Hudak



Book Description Clinical Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders in Adults and Children is a complete, comprehensive overview of ...
Manual of Inpatient Psychiatry

Manual of Inpatient Psychiatry


Joshua D. Bess, Michael I. Casher



Review 'The interesting observations that have been presented in the context of the authors' vast clinical experience are...
Using SPSS for Windows and Macintosh: Analyzing and Understanding Data (4th Edition)

Using SPSS for Windows and Macintosh: Analyzing and Understanding Data (4th Edition)


Neil J. Salkind, Samuel B. Green



Using SPSS for Windows and Macintosh: Analyzing and Understanding Data (4th Edition)...
Cognitive Science: A Philosophical Introduction

Cognitive Science: A Philosophical Introduction


Rom Harré



Cognitive Science: A Philosophical Introduction...
Encyclopedia of Stress, Three-Volume Set, 2nd ed

Encyclopedia of Stress, Three-Volume Set, 2nd ed


George Fink



Review "Highly recommended... Librarians supporting university-level health, behavioral sciences, or social work programs...
Addressing Racism: Facilitating Cultural Competence in Mental Health and Educational Settings

Addressing Racism: Facilitating Cultural Competence in Mental Health and Educational Settings


Derald Wing Sue, Madonna G. Constantine



Review "What most impresses me about this book is its intellectual candor. It takes courage to write on a topic that is s...
Creative Expressive Activities and Asperger's Syndrome: Social and Emotional Skills and Positive Life Goals for Adolescents and Young Adults

Creative Expressive Activities and Asperger's Syndrome: Social and Emotional Skills and Positive Life Goals for Adolescents and Young Adults


Judith Martinovich



About the Author Judith Martinovich has a working background in art and textile design, personal experience with Asperger...
Intuition in Judgment and Decision Making

Intuition in Judgment and Decision Making


Cornelia Betsch, Henning Plessner, Tilmann Betsch



Review "Psychology and decision sciences have for too long been out of the mainstream of the other natural sciences, mainly...
Handbook of Intelligence

Handbook of Intelligence


Robert J. Sternberg



Review "Spurred by new developments, contributors offer a comprehensive and thematic review of theory, research, and meas...
Exposure Anxiety - The Invisible Cage: An Exploration of Self-Protection Responses in the Autism Spectrum and Beyond

Exposure Anxiety - The Invisible Cage: An Exploration of Self-Protection Responses in the Autism Spectrum and Beyond


Donna Williams



About the Author Donna Williams was born in Australia in 1963 and raised in a working-class inner-city area in Australia....
Into the Kill Zone: A Cop's Eye View of Deadly Force

Into the Kill Zone: A Cop's Eye View of Deadly Force


David Klinger



From Publishers Weekly In the movies, police shootings are often glamorized; in real life, they’re often vilified. T...
A handbook of wisdom: psychological perspectives

A handbook of wisdom: psychological perspectives


Robert J. Sternberg, Jennifer Jordan



Review "This handbook provides a valuable compendium of the current state of knowledge about wisdom. It is a worthwhile ...
IQ: A Smart History of a Failed Idea

IQ: A Smart History of a Failed Idea


Stephen Murdoch



From Publishers Weekly With fast-paced storytelling, freelance journalist Murdoch traces now ubiquitous but still controv...
Individual Assessment: As Practiced in Industry and Consulting (Applied Psychology Series)

Individual Assessment: As Practiced in Industry and Consulting (Applied Psychology Series)


Erich P. Prien, Jeffery S. Schippmann, Kristin O. Prien



Review We recommend that every assessing psychologist peruse and use this book as the definitive word on individual assessm...
Child Psychology: A Handbook of Contemporary Issues

Child Psychology: A Handbook of Contemporary Issues




Review 'What a delight! Child Psychology 2nd edition, preserves the four cornerstone themes of its first edition (exploring...
Handbook of Clinical Health Psychology

Handbook of Clinical Health Psychology


Paul Kennedy, Susan Llewelyn



Review “…very readable and extensively referenced…a formidable resource...” (Accident & Emerg...
Statistics with Confidence: An Introduction for Psychologists (SAGE Foundations of Psychology series)

Statistics with Confidence: An Introduction for Psychologists (SAGE Foundations of Psychology series)


Professor Michael Smithson



Statistics with Confidence: An Introduction for Psychologists (SAGE Foundations of Psychology series)...
Self and Motivation: Emerging Psychological Perspectives

Self and Motivation: Emerging Psychological Perspectives


Abraham Tesser, Diederik A. Stapel, Joanne V. Wood



Self and Motivation: Emerging Psychological Perspectives...
Mindfulness- and Acceptance-Based Behavioral Therapies in Practice (Guides to Individualized Evidence-Based Treatment)

Mindfulness- and Acceptance-Based Behavioral Therapies in Practice (Guides to Individualized Evidence-Based Treatment)


Lizabeth Roemer, Susan M. Orsillo



Review "Wide ranging in its coverage and grounded in its delivery, this book illustrates the nuts and bolts of mindfulnes...
Individuality and the Group: Advances in Social Identity

Individuality and the Group: Advances in Social Identity


Jolanda Jetten, Tom Postmes



Review "For researchers in social psychology, and particularly those familiar with SIT and related theories, this book wi...
Empathy in Patient Care: Antecedents, Development, Measurement, and Outcomes

Empathy in Patient Care: Antecedents, Development, Measurement, and Outcomes


Mohammadreza Hojat



Review From the reviews: "Dr. Hojat wisely provides an agenda for future research ranging from selecting prospective medica...
An Introduction to Behavioural Ecology (Third Edition)

An Introduction to Behavioural Ecology (Third Edition)


John R. Krebs, Nicholas B. Davies



From the Back Cover The third edition of this successful textbook looks again at the influence of natural selection on be...
The Foundations of Cognitive Science

The Foundations of Cognitive Science


Michael I. Posner



Review "An excellent reference and text." —Robert J. Sternberg, Contemporary Psychology "A beautifully lucid ac...
Intelligence of apes and other rational beings

Intelligence of apes and other rational beings


David A. Washburn, Duane M. Rumbaugh



From Publishers Weekly Prominent behavioral scientists Rumbaugh and Washburn are highly persuasive in their thesis that a...
Abducted: How People Come to Believe They Were Kidnapped by Aliens

Abducted: How People Come to Believe They Were Kidnapped by Aliens


Susan A. Clancy



From Publishers Weekly If you're going to read just one book about alien abductions, make it this one. And if you think a...
Cognitive Humanistic Therapy: Buddhism, Christianity and Being Fully Human

Cognitive Humanistic Therapy: Buddhism, Christianity and Being Fully Human




Review `This excellent book outlines the theoretical base of Cognitive Humanistic Therapy, its links with religious think...