Psychology Press imprint: 2143 books
Motivation and Its Regulation
The Control Within
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2014
It is motivation that drives all our daily endeavors, and it is motivation, or the lack of it, that accounts for most of our successes and failures. Motivation, however, needs to be carefully controlled and regulated to be effective.
This book surveys the most recent psychological research...
Young Children's Cognitive Development
Interrelationships Among Executive Functioning, Working Memory, Verbal Ability, and Theory of Mind
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
A critical part of early childhood development is the development of "theory of mind" (ToM), which is the ability to take the perspective of another person. The main purpose of this book is to discuss and integrate findings from prominent research areas in developmental psychology that are...
Social and Personality Development
An Advanced Textbook
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
This new text contains parts of Bornstein and Lamb’s Developmental Science, 6th edition, along with new introductory material, providing a cutting edge and comprehensive overview of social and personality development. Each of the world-renowned contributors masterfully introduces the history and...
Culture and Human Development
The Importance of Cross-Cultural Research for the Social Sciences
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2005
As intercultural encounters between people in the modern world become more common, important questions have been raised about the nature of culture-specific differences and similarities. Focusing on the relationship between culture and human development, this timely book offers an interdisciplinary...
by Roy F. Baumeister
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
This volume provides an integrative theory firmly grounded in current psychology of the self, and offers a fresh, compelling account of one of psychology's most enigmatic behavior patterns. Professor Baumeister provides comprehensive coverage of historical and cross-cultural theories and empirical...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
In this edited collection a distinguished set of contributors present a broad overview of psychological research on self-esteem. Each chapter is written by leading experts in the field, and surveys current research on a particular issue concerning self-esteem. Together, the chapters provide a comprehensive...
The New Psychology of Language
Cognitive and Functional Approaches To Language Structure, Volume II
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2003
From the point of view of psychology and cognitive science, much of modern linguistics is too formal and mathematical to be of much use. The newly emerging approaches to language termed, "Functional and Cognitive Linguistics," however, are much less formally oriented. Instead, functional and cognitive...
Handbook of Self-Regulatory Processes in Development
New Directions and International Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
The development of self- and emotional regulatory processes helps children to regulate their behavior based on their cultural context and to develop positive social relationships. This handbook brings together heretofore disparate literatures on self- and emotional regulation, brain and physiological...
by Carlos M. Grilo
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Eating disorders refer to a range of problems characterized by abnormal eating behaviours and beliefs about eating, weight, and shape. Eating disorders, which are classified as psychiatric problems, and obesity, which is classified as a general medical condition, reflect a diverse and perplexing array...
by Laura Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2004
Interest in cognitive development has been resurgent in recent years as a result of continuing improvements in technology and the new methods of research these enable. Introducing Cognitive Development brings a new focus and clarity to this theoretically complex area. Using numerous illustrations...
Towards Inclusive Organizations
Determinants of successful diversity management at work
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2014
Diversity arising from the mixing of peoples from different cultural backgrounds has long been an issue in nations such as the United States and Australia, and in recent decades, European nations have reached unprecedented levels of cultural diversity due to increased migration. This phenomenon of...
by James Michael Lampinen, Jeffrey S. Neuschatz, Andrew D. Cling
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2012
This volume provides a tutorial review and evaluation of scientific research on the accuracy and reliability of eyewitness identification. The book starts with the perspective that there are a variety of conceptual and empirical problems with eyewitness identification as a form of forensic evidence,...
Social Psychology
The Study of Human Interaction
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2015
Combining the efforts of sociologists and psychologists, this work, originally published in 1952 and revised in 1966, embraces these two disciplines to show how social-psychological problems must be viewed in individual as well as general terms. Human interaction is, therefore, the main theme of this...
by Nicky Hayes
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
This textbook covers aspects of animal behaviour featured in both A-Level Psychology and Social Biology courses. It includes accounts and discussions of imprinting, maternal behaviour, courtship and territoriality, social organization, and animal communication. Throughout the book the principle of...