Psychology Press imprint: 2143 books
Emotion in Social Relations
Cultural, Group, and Interpersonal Processes
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2005
Within psychology, emotion is often treated as something private and personal. In contrast, this book tries to understand emotion from the 'outside,' by examining the everyday social settings in which it operates. Three levels of social influence are considered in decreasing order of inclusiveness,...
Inappropriate Relationships
the Unconventional, the Disapproved, and the Forbidden
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2005
In one of the great euphemisms of our time, an embattled President Clinton admitted to an "inappropriate relationship" with his White House intern, Monica Lewinsky. But what exactly is an "inappropriate relationship?" For that matter, what is an "appropriate relationship?"...
Organizational Behavior
A Management Challenge
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2003
This second edition is a revision of a successful reader in organizational behavior, edited by Jerald Greenberg. This volume describes the latest advances in the field of organizational behavior. Each chapter is a description of "what was," "what is," and "what will be"...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Matters of perceived fairness and justice run deep in the workplace. Workers are concerned about being treated fairly by their supervisors; managers generally are interested in treating their direct reports fairly; and everyone is concerned about what happens when these expectations are violated....
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Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2004
Resistance and Persuasion is the first book to analyze the nature of resistance and demonstrate how it can be reduced, overcome, or used to promote persuasion. By examining resistance, and providing strategies for overcoming it, this new book generates insight into new facets of influence and persuasion....
Conditions for Optimal Development in Adolescence
An Experiential Approach: A Special Issue of Applied Developmental Science
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
Published in 2001, Conditions for Optimal Development in Adolescence is a valuable contribution to the field of Developmental Psychology.
by Walter Mischel
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
After many "out-of-print" years, this volume has been reissued in response to an increasing demand for copies. This reflects that the fundamental questions that motivated this book thirty years ago are still being asked. But more important, the answers -- or at least their outlines -- now...
Visual Perception
An Introduction, 3rd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
Does the world appear the same to everyone? Does what we know determine what we see? Why do we see the world as we do?
Vision is our most dominant sense. From the light that enters our eyes to the complex cognitive processes that follow, we derive most of our information about what things are,...
Theory of Mind
How Children Understand Others' Thoughts and Feelings
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2008
Most of us are continually aware that others have thoughts and feelings – but are children? When? This book is a concise and readable review of the extensive research into children’s understanding of what other people think and feel, a central topic in developmental psychology known as "Theory...
Nadia Revisited
A Longitudinal Study of an Autistic Savant
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2012
This book re-examines the case of Nadia, discovered as a child aged six, who had been drawing with phenomenal skill and visual realism from the age of three, despite having autism and severe learning difficulties. The original research was published in 1977 and caused great international interest....
by Alan Baddeley
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
This Classic Edition of the best-selling textbook offers an in-depth overview of approaches to the study of memory. With empirical research from both the real world and the neuropsychological clinic, the book explains the fundamental workings of human memory in a clear and accessible style. This...
Handbook of Moral Behavior and Development
Volume 1: Theory
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
The publication of this unique three-volume set represents the culmination of years of work by a large number of scholars, researchers, and professionals in the field of moral development. The literature on moral behavior and development has grown to the point where it is no longer possible to capture...
Perspectives on Evil and Violence
A Special Issue of personality and Social Psychology Review
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2014
Within the past decade, there has been an intensified concern about pervasive and serious harmdoing that has drawn the attention of researchers. The primary objective of this special issue is to consider the contributions of social and personality psychology toward understanding the perception of...
Cyberpsychology and New Media
A thematic reader
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Cyberpsychology is the study of human interactions with the internet, mobile computing and telephony, games consoles, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and other contemporary electronic technologies. The field has grown substantially over the past few years and this book surveys how researchers...