Psychology Press imprint: 2143 books
by William R. Uttal
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2014
Originally published in 1981, this third volume deals with the empirical data base and the theories concerning visual perception – the set of mental responses to photic stimulation of the eyes. As the book develops, the plan was to present a general taxonomy of visual processes and phenomena. It...
Measurement With Persons
Theory, Methods, and Implementation Areas
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Measurements with persons are those in which human perception and interpretation are used for measuring complex, holistic quantities and qualities, which are perceived by the human brain and mind. Providing means for reproducible measurement of parameters such as pleasure and pain has important implications...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
This volume deals with the visual perception of lightness, brightness, and transparency of surfaces, both under minimal laboratory conditions and in complex images typical of everyday life. Each chapter analyzes the challenging problem of how a pattern of light intensities on the retina is transformed...
Computational and Clinical Approaches to Pattern Recognition and Concept Formation
Quantitative Analyses of Behavior, Volume IX
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
The ninth volume in this highly acclaimed series discusses the computational and clinical approaches to pattern recognition and concept formation regarding: visual and spatial processing models; computational models, templates and hierarchical models. An ideal reference for students and professionals in experimental psychology and behavioral analysis.
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Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2007
Statistical and Process Models for Cognitive Neuroscience and Aging addresses methodological techniques for researching cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, the biophysics and structure of the nervous system, the physiology of memory, and the analysis of EEG data. Each chapter, written by the expert in the area, provides a carefully crafted i
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Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2003
Massive changes are taking place in society surrounding the delivery of information to individuals and the way they process this information. At work, at home, and in schools, the Internet and the World Wide Web are altering the individual's work, his leisure time, her workplace, and their educational...
Informed by Knowledge
Expert Performance in Complex Situations
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2011
The focus of this book is on how experts adapt to complexity, synthesize and interpret information in context, and transform or "fuse" disparate items of information into coherent knowledge. The chapters examine these processes across experts (e.g. global leaders, individuals in extreme...
Close Relationships
Functions, Forms and Processes
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Close Relationships: Functions, Forms and Processes provides an overview of current theory and research in the area of close relationships, written by internationally renowned scholars whose work is at the cutting edge of research in the field.
The volume consists of three sections: introductory...
Attention, Representation, and Human Performance
Integration of Cognition, Emotion, and Motivation
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
This volume presents a rare occasion where scholars from Europe, North Africa and North America share their research programs and findings revolving around an important theme: integration. Despite different research foci and methodologies, there is a strong consensus that we need to understand a psychological...
Work, Family, and Community
Exploring Interconnections
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Research in recent decades has proven that the seemingly disparate worlds of family life and the workplace are in fact closely intertwined. Moreover, scholars have begun to recognize the extent to which community life influences the work-family interface, for instance, the lack of fit between school...
2004 Rumelhart Prize Special Issue Honoring John R. Anderson
Theoretical Advances and Applications of Unified Computational Models: A Special Issue of Cognitive Science
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
This special issue of Cognitive Science honors the research and mentorship contributions of Dr. John R. Anderson, the 2004 David E. Rumelhart Prize recipient whose research has provided the field of cognitive psychology with comprehensive and integrative theories, and has had a practical impact on...
Reading Comprehension Strategies
Theories, Interventions, and Technologies
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2007
First published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Successful Remembering and Successful Forgetting
A Festschrift in Honor of Robert A. Bjork
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2011
The chapters in this volume are testament to the many ways in which Robert Bjork’s ideas have shaped the course of research on human memory over four decades. It showcases the theoretical advances and recent findings by researchers whose work and careers have been influenced by Bjork.
The...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Metacognition is a term that spans many sub-areas in psychology and means different things to different people. A dominant view has been that metacognition involves the monitoring of performance in order to control cognition; however, it seems reasonable that much of this control runs implicitly (i.e.,...