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Statistics - A Gentle Introduction (Paperback, 4th Revised edition): Frederick L. Coolidge Statistics - A Gentle Introduction (Paperback, 4th Revised edition)
Frederick L. Coolidge
R4,046 Discovery Miles 40 460 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The Fourth Edition of Statistics: A Gentle Introduction shows students that an introductory statistics class doesn't need to be difficult or dull. This text minimizes students' anxieties about math by explaining the concepts of statistics in plain language first, before addressing the math. Each formula within the text has a step-by-step example to demonstrate the calculation so students can follow along. Only those formulas that are important for final calculations are included in the text so students can focus on the concepts, not the numbers. A wealth of real-world examples and applications gives a context for statistics in the real world and how it helps us solve problems and make informed choices. New to the Fourth Edition are sections on working with big data, new coverage of alternative non-parametric tests, beta coefficients, and the "nocebo effect," discussions of p values in the context of research, an expanded discussion of confidence intervals, and more exercises and homework options under the new feature "Test Yourself." 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 (R) slides.

Qualitative Analysis Using MAXQDA - The Five-Level QDA (TM) Method (Paperback): Nicholas H. Woolf, Christina Silver Qualitative Analysis Using MAXQDA - The Five-Level QDA (TM) Method (Paperback)
Nicholas H. Woolf, Christina Silver
R1,296 Discovery Miles 12 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Software is cut-and-dried - every button you press has a predictable effect - but qualitative analysis is open-ended and unfolds in unpredictable ways. This contradiction is best resolved by separating analytic strategies - what you plan to do - from software tactics - how you plan to do it. Expert MAXQDA users have unconsciously learned to do this. The Five-Level QDA (R) method unpacks the process so that you can learn it consciously and efficiently. The first part of the book explains how the contradiction between analytic strategies and software tactics is reconciled by "translating" between them. The second part provides both an in-depth description of how MAXQDA works and comprehensive instruction in the five steps of "translation". These steps are illustrated with examples from a variety of research projects. The third part contains real-world qualitative research projects from a variety of disciplines, methodologies, and kinds of qualitative analysis, all illustrated in MAXQDA using the Five-Level QDA method. The book is accompanied by three sets of video demonstrations on the Companion Website. The functionality and interface design of MAXQDA for Windows and Mac are identical. The Five-Level QDA method learned from this book is therefore the same whether you are working on a Mac or Windows computer. The Five-Level QDA method is based on the authors' combined 40 years of experience teaching MAXQDA and other software packages used as platforms for conducting qualitative analysis. After many years observing their students' challenges they developed the Five-Level QDA method to describe the process that long-time MAXQDA experts unconsciously adopt. The Five-Level QDA method is independent of software program or methodology, and the principles apply to any type of qualitative project. Please see the following URL to access the accompanying materials for this book: https://www.qdaservices.co.uk/five-level-qda

Analysing Everyday Experience - Social Research and Political Change (Paperback, 1st ed. 2006): N. Stephenson, D Papadopoulos Analysing Everyday Experience - Social Research and Political Change (Paperback, 1st ed. 2006)
N. Stephenson, D Papadopoulos
R2,622 Discovery Miles 26 220 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Could researching experience contribute to creating socio-political change or does it simply open new avenues for post-Fordist self-regulation? This book illustrates the emergence of plural historical actors who disrupt unitary subjectivities, resist univocal integration and refigure the political by remaking everyday experience.

How To Do Research - 15 Labs for the Social & Behavioral Sciences (Paperback): Jane F. Gaultney, Hannah D. (duBreuil) Peach How To Do Research - 15 Labs for the Social & Behavioral Sciences (Paperback)
Jane F. Gaultney, Hannah D. (duBreuil) Peach
R1,663 R1,450 Discovery Miles 14 500 Save R213 (13%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Designed to help students make the leap from learning about research to doing research, this manual provides an easy-to-understand walkthrough of the entire research process, from selecting a topic and conducting a literature review through presenting an APA-style paper or presentation. All of the 15 cross-disciplinary labs included are appropriate for use in the social, behavioral, and health sciences, and follow a consistent format: objective, description of a journal article, canned data, examples of what output should look like, pointers on interpreting the output, and a suggested activity for those who wish to collect their own data.

Applied Missing Data Analysis (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Craig K. Enders Applied Missing Data Analysis (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Craig K. Enders
R2,179 Discovery Miles 21 790 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

*The most accessible guide to a tough methodological issue, fully updated: more than 85% new material includes 5 new chapters plus new topics. *Includes the latest developments, a retooled organization, and dozens of new datasets. *Translates cutting-edge procedures into language accessible to anyone doing behavioral or social research. *For graduate students and applied researchers; of special interest in the U.S., the Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, and China.

Fundamental Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences (Paperback): Howard T Tokunaga Fundamental Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences (Paperback)
Howard T Tokunaga
R918 Discovery Miles 9 180 Ships in 4 - 6 working days

This book is organized into 3 general categories: the research process and how data that has been collected can be organized, presented and summarized (chapters 1 - 4); the process of conducting statistical analyses to test research questions, and hypotheses and issues and controversies regarding the process (chapters 5 - 10) and the last section which examines statistical procedures used in research situations that vary in the number of independent variables in the study, as well as how the independent and dependent variables have been measured (chapters 11 - 14). Every chapter contains learning checks which include review questions, and exercises are included at the end of every chapter to help assess what was learned.

Challenges of the Third Age - Meaning and Purpose in Later Life (Paperback, New edition): Robert S. Weiss, Scott A. Bass Challenges of the Third Age - Meaning and Purpose in Later Life (Paperback, New edition)
Robert S. Weiss, Scott A. Bass
R1,160 Discovery Miles 11 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The newly retired are entering a time of life that is virtually uncharted, a time in which they are free from social expectations and, to a large extent, from obligations to others. Life's meanings are no longer provided by work and family. Instead, men and women have the freedom, and the need, to find new activities that they can imbue with meaning. The term, "Third Age" has been given to this time of life during which for most there is relatively good health, financial stability, and reduced family obligations. The problems and possibilities of this "Third Age" serve as the material for this book. How do older people decide how to deploy their continued vitality, now that they are free from the demands of work and children? How do they find meaning in daily life? In this book, scholars from several disciplines consider the way in which meaning can be found in this important stage of later life. They discuss sociological, psychological, and religious determinants of responses to the challenges of finding meaningful activity after retirement.

Cost-Inclusive Evaluation - Planning It, Doing It, Using It (Paperback): Nadini Persaud, Brian T Yates Cost-Inclusive Evaluation - Planning It, Doing It, Using It (Paperback)
Nadini Persaud, Brian T Yates
R1,412 Discovery Miles 14 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

*Cost analysis essentials--a professional reference and core text for ensuring the continuity, sustainability, and survival of programs. *Helps answer critical questions: is the program more cost-effective than alternatives, how to measure its economic as well as social/health outcomes, and is it worth funding? *Provides tools that can help organizations do more with less. *Useful to a broad audience of evaluators, program administrators, and policymakers.

The Psychologist's Companion - A Guide to Professional Success for Students, Teachers, and Researchers (Paperback, 6th... The Psychologist's Companion - A Guide to Professional Success for Students, Teachers, and Researchers (Paperback, 6th Revised edition)
Robert J. Sternberg, Karin Sternberg
R1,524 Discovery Miles 15 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Psychologist's Companion, 6th edition is written for students, young professionals, and even mid-career scholars. It is the most comprehensive guide available to both written and oral communication processes for academic psychologists. It covers the topics necessary for career success, including planning papers, writing papers, presenting data, evaluating one's papers, writing grant proposals, giving talks, finding a book publisher, doing job interviews, and doing media interviews. Because the book is in its sixth edition, it is market tested for success in reaching and engaging its readers. Two special (new) pedagogical features are 'Experience is the best teacher', which draws on the authors' personal experiences to help make the book more personalized and exciting to readers, and 'What's wrong here', which gives readers an opportunity for active learning while they read the book. The authors have written the book in a personable and often humorous style that will keep readers engaged.

The Early Years of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Paperback): Andrew J. Vinchur The Early Years of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Paperback)
Andrew J. Vinchur
R820 R741 Discovery Miles 7 410 Save R79 (10%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

This book provides a history of the origins of industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology, focusing on the late nineteenth century and early twentieth centuries. Taking an international perspective, The Early Years of Industrial-Organizational Psychology examines the context in which the field emerged, and its origins in the measurement of individual differences. Andrew J. Vinchur covers the initial applications of psychology in advertising, the study of fatigue, and especially employee selection, as well as the role industrial psychology played in World War I and the post-war expansion of the field. He also examines the education of industrial psychologists, their efforts to establish industrial psychology as a profession, and the beginnings of the organizational side of the field.

Social Psychology in Action - Evidence-Based Interventions from Theory to Practice (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): Kai Sassenberg,... Social Psychology in Action - Evidence-Based Interventions from Theory to Practice (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Kai Sassenberg, Michael L.W. Vliek
R2,080 R1,967 Discovery Miles 19 670 Save R113 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This timely and applied textbook brings together leading scientists to illustrate how key theories and concepts in social psychology help to predict and explain behavior, and can be successfully applied to benefit social and practical problems. It focuses on robust theories and models known for their successful applications and covers a diverse range of settings-spanning classroom interventions, health behavior, financial decision making, climate change and much more. Each chapter comprises of a theoretical section to define the key concepts and summarize the theory, providing evidence for its reliability and limitations from basic research, as well as an application section that summarizes research in an applied context and provides details about a particular study including the respective application setting. The textbook expertly shows how theory can make meaningful predictions for real world contexts, and isn't afraid to explain the potential hurdles and pitfalls when applying a theory and its underlying set of concepts in a certain context. Crucially, this format moves towards theory testing in applied contexts, enabling a closer examination of why and under what circumstances interventions may be successful in obtaining a desired behavioral or psychological end-state. Among the topics explored: Mindset theory of action phases and if-then planning Quality of motivation in self-determination theory The focus theory of normative conduct Social identity theory and intergroup contact theory Intergroup forgiveness Social Psychology in Action is a critical resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in social and cultural psychology, as well as students of behavioral economics seeking to develop a deeper understanding of major theories and applications of the fields. Practitioners working in the areas of organizational behavior and management, health communication, social work, and educational science and pedagogy will also find the volume pertinent to their work.

Creating Winning Grant Proposals - A Step-by-Step Guide (Paperback): Anne L Rothstein Creating Winning Grant Proposals - A Step-by-Step Guide (Paperback)
Anne L Rothstein
R1,279 Discovery Miles 12 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Providing clear-cut steps for producing each section of a competitive grant proposal, this hands-on book is filled with examples from actual RFPs and proposals, practical tools, and writing tips. Prominent educator and successful proposal writer Anne L. Rothstein shares a systematic process created over decades of experience in the field. She details how to: achieve group consensus around a project; identify likely funding sources; establish need; develop objectives; assemble a Master Project Table and other needed tables, figures, and charts; create an effective logic model; prepare an evaluation; put together a budget; tailor the proposal to meet the requirements of funders; and avoid common errors. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the book's 14 reproducible templates in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.

The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition): Patricia Leavy The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
Patricia Leavy
R6,936 Discovery Miles 69 360 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research, Second Edition presents a comprehensive, interdisciplinary overview of the field of qualitative research. Divided into eight parts, the forty chapters address key topics in the field such as approaches to qualitative research (philosophical perspectives), narrative inquiry, field research, and interview methods, text, arts-based, and internet methods, analysis and interpretation of findings, and representation and evaluation. The handbook is intended for students of all levels, faculty, and researchers across the disciplines, and the contributors represent some of the most influential and innovative researchers as well as emerging scholars. This handbook provides a broad introduction to the field of qualitative research to those with little to no background in the subject, while providing substantive contributions to the field that will be of interest to even the most experienced researchers. It serves as a user-friendly teaching tool suitable for a range of undergraduate or graduate courses, as well as individuals working on their thesis or other research projects. With a focus on methodological instruction, the incorporation of real-world examples and practical applications, and ample coverage of writing and representation, this volume offers everything readers need to undertake their own qualitative studies.

Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis - Theory, Method and Research (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Jonathan A. Smith,... Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis - Theory, Method and Research (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Jonathan A. Smith, Paul Flowers, Michael Larkin
R1,322 R1,253 Discovery Miles 12 530 Save R69 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) is a qualitative research approach committed to the examination of how people make sense of their major life experiences. This text provides a detailed guide to conducting IPA research, presenting the theoretical underpinnings of the approach, a comprehensive overview of the stages of an IPA research project, and examples of high-quality IPA studies. Extended worked examples from the authors' own studies in health, psychological distress, and identity illustrate the breadth and depth of IPA research, making this book the definitive guide to IPA for students and researchers alike. New to this edition: - A thoroughly updated chapter dedicated to analysis - An exemplary mini-study - Improved and updated terminology - A chapter discussing innovations in design, data collection, and collaboration 'It is not often I can use "accessible" and "phenomenology" in the same sentence, but reading the new book, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis...certainly provides me the occasion to do so. I can say this because these authors provide an engaging and clear introduction to a relatively new analytical approach' - The Weekly Qualitative Report

Statistics with a Sense of Humor - A Humorous Workbook & Guide to Study Skills (Paperback, 2nd edition): Fred Pyrczak Statistics with a Sense of Humor - A Humorous Workbook & Guide to Study Skills (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Fred Pyrczak
R1,200 Discovery Miles 12 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

*We've added a comprehensive basic math review to this edition. It will get your students off to a good start in statistics. * In the worksheets, students obtain answers to humorous riddles if their work is correct. If the answer to a riddle does not make sense, they know to check their work. * Easy to coordinate with all major statistics textbooks because each exercise covers only a limited number of statistics. * All major topics are included-from calculating percentages to conducting a one-way ANOVA. * Over 40 humorously illustrated, interactive guides give your students solid advice on study skills covering everything from how to get the most out of a statistics textbook to how to work with a tutor. * The 64-page instructor's answer key shows all the steps in the solutions for the computational problems. This key makes it easy for you to start using the workbook right away. * This book has been a perennial best-seller. Minor adjustments throughout bring you an improved Second Edition for 1999.

Questionnaire Research - A Practical Guide (Paperback, 4th edition): Mildred Patten Questionnaire Research - A Practical Guide (Paperback, 4th edition)
Mildred Patten
R1,796 Discovery Miles 17 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Stretching the Imagination - Representation and Transformation in Mental Imagery (Paperback, New): Cesare Cornoldi, Robert H.... Stretching the Imagination - Representation and Transformation in Mental Imagery (Paperback, New)
Cesare Cornoldi, Robert H. Logie, Maria A. Brandimonte, Geir Kaufmann, Daniel Reisberg
R1,880 Discovery Miles 18 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is the first volume in the Counterpoints Series, which explores the issues being debated in psychology, child development, linguistics, and neuroscience. Each volume consists of the presentation of three or four extensive chapters by researchers representing key points of view on the issue. This text examines one of the liveliest areas of debate in psychology today, the relationship between perception and mental imagery. A variety of recent studies have pointed to the existence of a strong relationship between memory and mental representation, while others have shown that images are open to reinterpretation and manipulation, and are therefore not merely static impressions or mental representations of memories. Three core chapters by researchers in the midst of this debate--Maria Brandimonte, Geir Kaufmann, and Dan Reisberg--make up the central portion of this text. The first chapter is a historical overview of the problem as well as a review of the research in psychology and the argument as it has developed in related fields, such as philosophy and artificial intelligence. The last chapter pulls together all of the positions and points to new areas of research which may help uncover an explanation for the apparent contradictions in the research. Students and researchers in psychology and cognitive psychology will benefit from this comprehensive look at this heated debate.

Models of Visuospatial Cognition (Paperback, New): Manuel De Vega, Margaret Jean Intons-Peterson, Philip N. Johnson-Laird,... Models of Visuospatial Cognition (Paperback, New)
Manuel De Vega, Margaret Jean Intons-Peterson, Philip N. Johnson-Laird, Michel Denis, Marc Marscharck
R1,208 Discovery Miles 12 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This second volume in the Counterpoints Series, which explores issues in psychology, child development, linguistics, and neuroscience, focuses on alternative models of visual-spatial processing in human cognition. This text offers extended chapters from three of the most respected and recognized investigators in the field: Michel Denis, Margaret Intons-Peterson, and Philip Johnson-Laird. Denis considers the role of mental imagery in spatial cognition and topographical orientation; images are viewed as a form of mental representation that is similar to real-world objects. Intons-Peterson examines spatial representation in short-term, or working-memory, considering the relationship of visual-spatial processes to subjects' expectations and individual differences. Johnson-Laird approaches the issue of visual-spatial representation from a "mental models" perspective, considering the relationship of images to various cognitive events. The editors provide a historical and theoretical introduction; and a final chapter integrates the arguments of the chapters, offering ideas about new directions and new research designs.

Perception (Paperback, New): Elizabeth Akins Perception (Paperback, New)
Elizabeth Akins
R1,474 R1,335 Discovery Miles 13 350 Save R139 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Vancouver Studies in Cognitive Science is an interdisciplinary series bringing together topics of interest to psychologists, philosophers, cognitive scientists, and linguists. Each volume is based on conferences organized at Simon Fraser University, with chapters added from nonparticipants to ensure balanced and adequate coverage from the topic under study. The fifth volume examines the role of perception in cognitive psychology in light of recent events. Despite the wide scope of the intended topic, however, papers presented at the conference and solicited for this text all focus on fundamental questions about the nature of visual perception, specifically concerning the form and content of visual representations.

Brain and Memory - Modulation and Mediation of Neuroplasticity (Hardcover): James L. McGaugh, Norman M Weinberger, Gary Lynch Brain and Memory - Modulation and Mediation of Neuroplasticity (Hardcover)
James L. McGaugh, Norman M Weinberger, Gary Lynch
R3,073 Discovery Miles 30 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

We are approaching the end of the first century of attempts to discover how the brain enables us to acquire, retain, and use information based on experience. The past several decades especially have witnessed an ever accelerating pace of research. This increase is due in large part to the development of new techniques for the analysis of brain and behavior. But, to a greater extent, these advances have been fueled by some seminal findings and the accumulation of knowledge based on systematic inquiry in many laboratories around the world. This important volume, authored by internationally renowned leaders in the field, is a progress report on this burgeoning work. What processes underlie the formation of new memories? What determines their strength? Where are the changes underlying memory located? In judging recent progress, this book looks at what we have learned about each of these questions. Furthermore, the contributors look at how these questions are rephrased and refined by new findings, hypotheses, and theories. Topics include: emotion and memory, aging and memory, plasticity of the cerebral cortex, and synaptic connectivity and memory. This book will be welcomed by neuroscientists, cognitive psychologists, and cognitive scientists.

Philosophical Interactions with Parapsychology - The Major Writings of H. H. Price on Parapsychology and Survival (Paperback,... Philosophical Interactions with Parapsychology - The Major Writings of H. H. Price on Parapsychology and Survival (Paperback, 1st ed. 1995)
F. Dilley; H. Price
R1,399 Discovery Miles 13 990 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This is a collection of the most important writings of Oxford philosopher H.H. Price on the topics of psychical research and survival of death, collected from a wide variety of sources unavailable to most interested readers. Included are discussions of telepathy, clairvoyance, telekinesis, precognition, hauntings and apparitions, the impact of psychical research on western philosophy and science, and what afterlife is probably like. Few twentieth century English-speaking philosophers have written much on these topics. Of those who did so and whose writings have not been collected and published in a single source, H.H. Price was the most important.

Forks, Phonographs, and Hot Air Balloons - A Field Guide to Inventive Thinking (Hardcover, New): Robert J. Weber Forks, Phonographs, and Hot Air Balloons - A Field Guide to Inventive Thinking (Hardcover, New)
Robert J. Weber
R1,465 Discovery Miles 14 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

How do inventions take shape? How did the inventors of the sewing needle, the hammer, or the wheel find their ideas? Are these creations the result of random events, or are hidden principles at work? Using everyday objects most of us take for granted--from forks and Velcro to safety pins and doorknobs--noted cognitive psychologist Robert Weber takes a fascinating look at how our world of inventions came into being, and how the mind's problem-solving abilities gave them the forms they have.
As an archaeologist studies shards of pottery for clues about an ancient culture, Weber examines the many forms of inventions, from stone knives to genetically engineered mice, and finds a rich record of the work of many minds over time--a record of human creativity and problem-solving handed down through the centuries. He offers various methods for analyzing what mental paths might have been taken by these inventive minds. In the test for design, for example, he ponders how an item would work if various components were shuffled or constructed differently, revealing how the optimal shape of the invention was discovered. He challenges the reader to engage in thought experiments to explore how the horse-drawn cart, the waterscrew, or the fork might have taken shape over many years, through the efforts of successive inventors and adapters. In stripping these simple artifacts to the bone, Weber finds a hidden intelligence at work in everyday objects as well as recurrent heuristics (basic principles or rules of thumb) that are common among many of our most successful inventions--heuristics powerful enough to generate endless new ideas. Weber ranges across the work of Archimedes, Leonardo da Vinci, the Wright brothers, as well as grade-school children who have won national awards for their inventions, revealing that the same principles are at work in the discoveries of all of them. Basic principles of invention, he writes, govern how we think, solve, and manipulate ideas, whether mechanical or mental, real or mythological.
Weber's playful, original, and insightful look at the inventions around us reveals a hidden intelligence in everything from screws to tea bags to synthesizers--an intelligence based on principles of creativity and problem-solving. His fascinating account sheds light on how the mind hones its most original thoughts and products, and provides a field guide for how we can tap into our own creativity.

Creative People at Work - Twelve Cognitive Case Studies (Paperback, Reissue): Doris B. Wallace, Howard E. Gruber Creative People at Work - Twelve Cognitive Case Studies (Paperback, Reissue)
Doris B. Wallace, Howard E. Gruber
R2,118 Discovery Miles 21 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

To demystify creative work without reducing it to simplistic formulas, Doris Wallace and Howard Gruber, one of the world's foremost authorities on creativity, have produced a unique book exploring the creative process in the arts and sciences. The book's original`evolving systems approach' treats creativity as purposeful work and integrates cognitive, emotional, aesthetic, and motivational aspects of the creative process. Twelve revealing case studies explore the work of such diverse people as William Wordsworth, Albert Einstein, Jean Piaget, Anais Nin, and Charles Darwin. The case study approach is discussed in relation to other methods such as biography, autobiography, and psychobiology/ Emphasis is given to the uniqueness of each creative person; the social nature of creative work is also treated without losing the sense of the individual. A final chapter considers the relationship between creativity and morality in the nuclear age. In addition to developmental psychologists and cognitive scientists, this study offers fascinating insights for all readers interested in the history of ideas, scientific discovery, artistic discovery, artistic innovation, and the interplay of intuition, inspiration, and purposeful work.

Cognitive Neuropsychology in Clinical Practice (Hardcover, New): David Ira Margolin Cognitive Neuropsychology in Clinical Practice (Hardcover, New)
David Ira Margolin
R3,222 Discovery Miles 32 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The goal of this book is to introduce cognitive neuropsychology to a broad audience of clinicians and researchers. To orient readers who are interested in disorders of higher cortical function, but have little background in psychology, sufficient introductory material is provided, and yet each topic is explored in enough depth to serve as a reference for cognitive psychologists and cognitive neuropsychologists. The editor, David Margolin, M.D., Ph.D., has assembled a prominent group of researchers and clinicians, and each describes how the vocabulary, theoretical framework, and information-processing models of cognitive psychology are applied to various disorders of higher cortical function. Each chapter provides an overview of the disorder being discussed, develops a rationale for selecting the stimulus materials, and demonstrates how a given patient's deficits can be understood in terms of a breakdown in one or more cognitive domains. The contributors gear the chapters toward the practicing clinicians and use a step-by-step description of how one goes about determining the locus of the deficit in a patient. This cognitive neuropsychological approach is applied to disorders of attention, memory, language, vision, calculation, and motor control. A final chapter introduces the important role of neuroimaging techniques in diagnosis, which will continue to aid our understanding of brain-behavior relationships. Professionals in the fields of neuropsychology, neurology, clinical psychology, psychiatry, as well as practicing speech therapists and pathologists, will find this volume a comprehensive introduction to this increasingly important discipline.

Biopsychology of Mood and Arousal (Paperback, New ed): Robert E. Thayer Biopsychology of Mood and Arousal (Paperback, New ed)
Robert E. Thayer
R1,376 Discovery Miles 13 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book explores the interplay between physiological and psychological states in light of increasing evidence that they exert subtle, long-term influences not only on mood, but also perception, judgement, and cognitive processes in general; these, in turn, affect behaviour. Drawing on his own data from subjective assessments of mood and research by others, the author addresses questions such as what determines a person's mood and its changes; what is the relationship between mood and sugar snacking, smoking, coffee drinking, late-night worry, depression, and insomnia; what effect do exercise, time of day, nutrition, and sleep have on mood. This book will be of interest to researchers in personality, clinical, and physiological psychology and to laypersons interested in the topic.

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