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Psychology

An Elementary Text-Book

by Hermann Ebbinghaus, Hard Head Publications
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2016

PSYCHOLOGY has a long past, yet its real history is short. For thousands of years it has existed and has been growing older; but in the earlier part of this period it cannot boast of any continuous progress toward a riper and richer development. In the fourth century before our era that giant thinker,...
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Routledge Companion to Sport and Exercise Psychology

Global perspectives and fundamental concepts

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Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2014

Written by an international team of expert contributors, this unique global and authoritative survey explores in full but accessible detail the basic constructs and concepts of modern sport and exercise psychology and their practical application. The book consists of 62 chapters, written by...
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Psychology and Law

A Critical Introduction

by Andreas Kapardis
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014

Now in its fourth edition, Psychology and Law is a comprehensive guide to the complex interactions between psychology and criminal law. Andreas Kapardis explores contemporary psycho-legal issues both in and out of the courtroom, from eyewitness testimony, investigative interviewing, jury decision...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011

An effective strength and conditioning program underpins the training regime of every successful athlete or sportsperson and it is now widely recognized that psychology plays a significant role in the application of strength and conditioning principles. This is the first book to examine the importance...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2017

Positive psychology (PP) is a fast-developing area of research that emphasises personal growth and the positive qualities of life. This is the first book to apply the principles and practice of PP to sport and physical activity. In attempting to help people enjoy sport, sport psychology has...
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The Positive Psychology of Buddhism and Yoga

Paths to A Mature Happiness

by Marvin Levine
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2011

This book describes Buddhist-Yogic ideas in relation to those of contemporary Western psychology. The book begins with the Buddhist view of the human psyche and of the human condition. This leads to the question of what psychological changes need to be made to improve that condition. Similarities...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2017

The Handbook of Eyewitness Psychology presents a survey of research and legal opinions from international experts on the rapidly expanding scientific literature addressing the accuracy and limitations of eyewitnesses as a source of evidence for the courts. For the first time, extensive reviews of...
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Psychology of Reasoning

Theoretical and Historical Perspectives

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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...
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Child Health Psychology

A Biopsychosocial Perspective

by Julie Turner-Cobb
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2013

Winner of the British Psychological Society Book Award 2017 - Textbook category "A long overdue prioritisation of child and adolescent health psychology... Taking an interdisciplinary stance to a textbook can be a difficult task. However, despite introducing a variety of concepts, this...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013

After several decades of research, practice, intervention, and instruction, traffic psychology is in need of a summary work outlining the main trends in the discipline. Traffic Psychology Today provides a theoretical basis of the topic, a summary of the acquired research in the field, practical applications...
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Handbook of Military Psychology

Clinical and Organizational Practice

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Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2017

This expert compendium surveys the current state of military psychology across the branches of service at the clinical, research, consulting, and organizational levels. Its practical focus examines psychological adjustment pre- and post-deployment, commonly-encountered conditions (e.g., substance...
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Psychology and Law

The State of the Discipline

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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

As law is instituted by society to serve society, there can be no question that psychology plays an important and inevitable role in the legal process, clarifying or complicating legal issues. In this enlightening text, Roesch, Hart, Ogloff, and the contributors review all the key areas of the use...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2016

This first volume of an exciting annual series presents important new developments in the psychology behind issues in the law and its applications. Psychological theory is used to explore why many current legal policies and procedures can be ineffective or counterproductive, with special emphasis...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2015

Social psychology and politics are intricately related, and understanding how humans manage power and govern themselves is one of the key issues in psychology. This volume surveys the latest theoretical and empirical work on the social psychology of politics, featuring cutting-edge research from a...
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