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General Description of the Series
The distinguished contributors to this volume have been set the
problem of describing how we know where to move our eyes. There is
a great deal of current interest in the use of eye movement
recordings to investigate various mental processes. The common
theme is that variations in eye movements indicate variations in
the processing of what is being perceived, whether in reading,
driving or scene perception. However, a number of problems of
interpretation are now emerging, and this edited volume sets out to
address these problems. The book investigates controversies
concerning the variations in eye movements associated with reading
ability, concerning the extent to which text is used by the
guidance mechanism while reading, concerning the relationship
between eye movements and the control of other body movements, the
relationship between what is inspected and what is perceived, and
concerning the role of visual control attention in the acquisition
of complex perceptual-motor skills, in addition to the nature of
the guidance mechanism itself.
Authored by the foremost researchers in cognitive psychology, the handbook Memory is an outstanding reference tool for all cognitive psychologists and interested professionals. Memory provides an excellent synopsis of the research and literature in this field, including comprehensive chapters on basic theory. The text discusses storage and access of information in both short-term and long-term memory; how we control, monitor, and enhance memory; individual differences in mnemonic ability; and the processes of retrieval and retention, including eye-witness testimony, and training and instruction.
Advances in the Study of Behavior continues to serve scientists across a wide spectrum of disciplines. Focusing on new theories and research developments with respect to behavioral ecology, evolutionarybiology, and comparative psychology, these volumes foster cooperation and communication in these diverse fields.
This book turns the tables on the way prejudice has been looked at
in the past. Almost all of the current information on prejudice
focuses on the person holding prejudiced beliefs. This book,
however, provides the first summary of research focusing on the
intended victims of prejudice. Divided into three sections, the
first part discusses how people identify prejudice, what types of
prejudice they encounter, and how people react to this prejudice in
interpersonal and intergroup settings. The second section discusses
the effect of prejudice on task performance, assessment of ones own
abilities, self-esteem, and stress. The final section examines how
people cope with prejudice, including a discussion of coping
mechanisms, reporting sexual harassment, and how identity is
related to effective coping.
The Psychology of Stalking is the first scholarly book on stalking
ever published. Virtually every serious writer and researcher in
this area of criminal psychopathology has contributed a chapter.
These chapters explore stalking from social, psychiatric,
psychological and behavioral perspectives. New thinking and data
are presented on threats, pursuit characteristics, psychiatric
diagnoses, offender-victim typologies, cyberstalking, false
victimization syndrome, erotomania, stalking and domestic violence,
the stalking of public figures, and many other aspects of stalking,
as well as legal issues. This landmark text is of interest to both
professionals and other thoughtful individuals who recognize the
serious nature of this ominous social behavior.
The WISC-III is the most frequently used IQ assessment technique in
the United States. This book discusses the clinical use of the
WISC-III with respect to specific clinical populations, and covers
research findings on the validity and reliability of the test. It
also includes standardization data from the Psychological
Corporation. Many of the contributors participated in the
development of the WISC-III and are in a unique position to discuss
the clinical uses of this measure.
Measurement, Judgment, and Decision Making provides an excellent
introduction to measurement, which is one of the most basic issues
of the science of psychology and the key to science. Written by
leading researchers, the book covers measurement, psychophysical
scaling, multidimensional scaling, stimulus categorization, and
behavioral decision making. Each chapter provides a useful handbook
summary and unlocks the door for a scholar who desires entry to
that field.
The concept of guilt has long been of interest to personality and
clinical psychologists. Only recently has there been empirical
research on how guilt develops in children and how it motivates
behavior. Guilt and Children takes a fascinating look at the many
facets of guilt in children. The book discusses gender differences,
how feelings of guilt affect prosocial behavior, academic
competence, sexual behavior, medical compliance, and general mental
health. The book also includes coverage of theories of guilt and
chapters on what children feel guilty about and how they cope with
feelings of guilt. It also reviews useful assessment techniques.
The Psychology of Learning and Motivation publishes empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology, ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning to complex learning and problem solving. Each chapter provides a thoughtful integration of a body of work.
The contributions to this volume are concerned with perceptual learning in humans and machines. As people gain experience in the world, their perceptual abilities are often times radically transformed. Children organize their perceptual world differently from adults, and experts often have unique perceptual skills within their domain of expertise.;In a variety of ways, the contributors to this volume argue that perceptual abilities, rather than being fixed and stable, are flexible and influenced by tasks, needs and environment. This book focuses on recent research techniques for exploring the mechanisms that drive perceptual learning in humans. It creates a synthesis between empirical research and formal modelling. Collectively, the contributions reflect an interdisciplinary approach to the problem of perceptual learning, describing research from developmental psychology, adult perception, language acquisition, expert/novice differences, computational modelling and neuroscience.
Anomia is the inability to access spoken names for objects, most
often associated with the elderly or those with brain damage to the
left hemisphere. Anomia offers the state-of-the-art review of
disorders of naming, written by acknowledged experts from around
the world, approached from both clinical and theoretical
viewpoints. Goodglass, known around the world for his research in
aphasia and speech pathology, edits this first book devoted
exclusively to naming and its disorders. Wingfield is known for his
classic studies of lexical processing in aphasic and normal
speakers. The book includes comprehensive literature reviews, a
summary of relevant research data, as well as astudy of recent
advances in cognitive analysis and anatomic findings. Anomia is an
immensely useful work for all those involved in the study of
language, particularly those in cognitive neuroscience, neurology,
speech pathology, and linguistics.
This serial was established under the editorship of Dr. Norman R. Ellis in 1966. As a result of his editorial effort and the contributions of many authors, the serial is now recognized as the area's best source of reviews of behavioral research on mental retardation. From its inception, active research scientists and graduate students in mental retardation have looked to this serial as a major source of critical reviews of research and theory in the area.
This serial was established under the editorship of Dr. Norman R. Ellis in 1966. As a result of his editorial effort and the contributions of many authors, the serial is now recognized as the area's best source of reviews of behavioral research on mental retardation. From its inception, active research scientists and graduate students in mental retardation have looked to this serial as a major source of critical reviews of research and theory in the area.
Advances in the Study of Behavior continues to serve scientists across a wide spectrum of disciplines. Focusing on new theories and research developments with respect to behavioral ecology, evolutionary biology, and comparative psychology, these volumes foster cooperation and communication in these diverse fields.
The Psychology of Learning and Motivation publishes empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology, ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning to complex learning and problem solving. Each chapter provides a thoughtful integration of a body of work. Volume 35 covers spatial working memory, memory for asymmetric events, distance and location processes in memory, category learning, and visual spatial attention.
Advances in the area of tactile perception and pain have lead to the development of this text on basic research and clinical practice. Equal parts psychology and neuroscience, it covers peripheral cutaneous tactile information processing, sensory mapping, tactile exploratory behaviour, neurophysiology of nociception and nociceptors in pain research, clinical scaling methods for psychophysics of pain, and pain control, pathology, and therapeutics. Detailed chapters discuss how the brain processes both pain and touch, the nerve pathways by which these sensations travel, how sensations of pain can be clinically measured, and means of controlling pathological pain.
The Psychology of Learning and Motivation publishes empirical and
theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology,
ranging from classical and instrumental conditions to complex
learning and problem solving. This guest-edited special volume is
devoted to current research and discussion on associative versus
cognitive accounts of learning. Written by major investigators in
the field, topics include all aspects of causal learning in an open
forum in which different approaches are brought together.
Advances in Child Development and Behavior is intended to ease the task faced by researchers, instructors, and students who are confronted by the vast amount of research and theoretical discussion in child development and behavior. The serial provides scholarly technical articles with critical reviews, recent advances in research, and fresh theoretical viewpoints.
Artificial Intelligence is the study of how to build or program
computers to enable them to do what minds can do. This volume
discusses the ways in which computational ideas and computer
modeling can aid our understanding of human and animal minds. Major
theoretical approaches are outlined, as well as some promising
recent developments. Fundamental philosophical questions are
discussed along with topics such as: the differences between
symbolic and connectionist AI, planning and problem solving,
knowledge representation, learning, expert systems, vision, natural
language, creativity, and human-computer interaction. This volume
is suitable for any psychologist, philosopher, or computer
scientist wanting to know the current state of the art in this area
of cognitive science.
Perceptual and Cognitive Development illustrates how the
developmental approach yields fundamental contributions to our
understanding of perception and cognition as a whole. The book
discusses how to relate developmental, comparative, and
neurological considerations to early learning and development, and
it presents fundamental problems in cognition and language, such as
the acquisition of a coherent, organized, and shared understanding
of concepts and language. Discussions of learning, memory,
attention, and problem solving are embedded within specific
accounts of the neurological status of developing minds and the
nature of knowledge.
Cognitive Ecology identifies the richness of input to our sensory evaluations, from our cultural heritage and philosophies of aesthetics to perceptual cognition and judgment. Integrating the arts, humanities, and sciences, Cognitive Ecology investigates the relationship of perception and cognition to wider issues of how science is conducted, and how the questions we ask about perception influence the answers we find. Part One discusses how issues of the human mind are inseparable from the culture from which the investigations arise, how mind and environment co-define experience and actions, and how culture otherwise influences cognitive function. Part Two outlines how philosophical themes of aesthetics have guided psychological research, and discuss the physical and aesthetic perception of music, film, and art. Part Three presents an overview of how the senses interact for sensory evaluation.
This book provides developmental researchers with the basic tools
for understanding how to utilize categorical variables in their
data analysis. Covering the measurement of individual differences
in growth rates, the measurement of stage transitions, latent class
and log-linear models, chi-square, and more, the book provides a
means for developmental researchers to make use of categorical
data.
The Psychology of Learning and Motivation publishes empirical and
theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology,
ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning to complex
learning and problem solving. Each chapter provides a thoughtful
integration of a body of work. Volume 33 includes in its coverage
early symbol understanding and its use, word identification reflex,
and prospective memory.
Given medical advances and greater understanding of healthful
living habits, people are living longer lives. Proportionally
speaking, a greater percentage of the population is elderly.
Despite medical advances, there is still no cure for dementia, and
as elderly individuals succumb to Alzheimer's Disease or related
dementia, more and more people are having to care their elderly
parents and /or siblings. Profiles in Caregiving is practical
source of information for anyone who teaches caregiving, acts as a
caregiver, or studies caregiving. |
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