Psychology Press imprint: 2143 books
Second Language Acquisition in Childhood
Volume 2: School-age Children
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2013
First published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Does It Take A Village?
Community Effects on Children, Adolescents, and Families
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2001
Does It Take a Village? focuses on the mechanisms that link community characteristics to the functioning of the families and individuals within them--community norms, economic opportunities, reference groups for assessing relative deprivation, and social support networks. Contributors underscore those...
Family Environment and Intellectual Functioning
A Life-span Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2001
What is the impact of the family environment on us, particularly with regard to our intellectual functioning? Does the role of early family environment wear off, as some researchers have suggested, or does it maintain or possibly even become more important as we grow older? This book examines the...
Smoking, Drinking, and Drug Use in Young Adulthood
The Impacts of New Freedoms and New Responsibilities
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
Why do some young adults substantially change their patterns of smoking, drinking, or illicit drug use after graduating from high school? In this book, the authors show that leaving high school and leaving home create new freedoms that are linked to increases in the use of cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana,...
Key Indicators of Child and Youth Well-Being
Completing the Picture
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2007
Indicators of child and youth well-being are indispensable tools for improving the lives of children. In this book, the nation‘s leading development researchers review the recent progress made in the measurement, collection, dissemination, and use of indicators of child and youth well-being. In addition, they identify opportunities for future
Attitudes, Behavior, and Social Context
The Role of Norms and Group Membership
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 1999
The reasons why people do not always act in accord with their attitudes has been the focus of much social psychological research, as have the factors that account for why people change their attitudes and are persuaded by such influences as the media. There is strong support for the view that attitude-behavior...
Complex Problem Solving
The European Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
This volume presents a state-of-the-science review of the most promising current European research -- and its historic roots of research -- on complex problem solving (CPS) in Europe. It is an attempt to close the knowledge gap among American scholars regarding the European approach to understanding...
Vulnerability to Psychosis
From Neurosciences to Psychopathology
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
Early clinical intervention in psychosis is now a major objective of mental health services and the development of specialist intervention services has greatly facilitated research on the early phases of this disorder.
In this book, contributors provide a review of the neurobiological research...
Progress in infancy Research
Volume 2
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2002
The Progress in Infancy Research Series is dedicated to the presentation of innovative and exciting research on infants, both human and animal. Each volume in the series is designed to stand alone and contains autonomous chapters which are based on high quality programs of research with infants....
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Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
Utilizing "new wave" research including new psychological theories, new statistical techniques, and a stronger methodology, this collection unites a diversity of recent research perspectives on attitudes and the psychological functions of an attitude. The objective of the editors was to...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
This interdisciplinary volume presents international research and theories focusing on the development of the individual across the life span. Centering on "family" as the key context influencing, and being influenced by the developing person, the contributors to this volume discuss an array...
Human Performance, Situation Awareness, and Automation
Current Research and Trends HPSAA II, Volumes I and II
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2005
In 2000, the Conference on Automation joined forces with a partner group on situation awareness (SA). The rising complexity of systems demands that one can be aware of a large range of environmental and task-based stimulation in order to match what is done with what has to be done. Thus, SA and automation-based...
Intimate Relationships
Issues, Theories, and Research
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
Intimate Relationships covers both classic and current material in a concise yet thorough and rigorous manner. Chapters range from attraction to love, attachment to jealousy, sexuality to conflict—all written in a warm, personal, and engaging voice. Topics are viewed from an interdisciplinary perspective...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
The past two decades have seen a tremendous increase in research and scholarship devoted to personal relationships. From rather scattered beginnings a recognizable and recognized field has emerged, whose strength and health is reflected in a wide array of indicators. The editors contend that while...