Psychology Press imprint: 2143 books
Children's Strategies
Contemporary Views of Cognitive Development
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
One of the issues central to both classic and contemporary theories of cognitive development is children's goal-directed behavior, which is typically investigated in terms of strategies. This book brings together in one volume the latest research and theory regarding the development of children's...
Memory and Aging
Current Issues and Future Directions
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
Current demographical patterns predict an aging worldwide population. It is projected that by 2050, more than 20% of the US population and 40% of the Japanese population will be older than 65. A dramatic increase in research on memory and aging has emerged to understand the age-related changes in...
Contemporary Learning Theories
Volume II: Instrumental Conditioning Theory and the Impact of Biological Constraints on Learning
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
This unique two-volume set provides detailed coverage of contemporary learning theory. Uniting leading experts in modern behavioral theory, these texts give students a complete view of the field. Volume I details the complexities of Pavlovian conditioning and describes the current status of traditional...
Perceptual Development in Early Infancy
Problems & Issues
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013
First published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
Research on human cognitive abilities has a long history in psychology and education, and has been widely applied to practical problems in schools, clinics, and employment settings. This book explores the historical background and current views of how human intelligence manifests itself in real-world contexts.
Analyzing Rater Agreement
Manifest Variable Methods
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
Agreement among raters is of great importance in many domains. For example, in medicine, diagnoses are often provided by more than one doctor to make sure the proposed treatment is optimal. In criminal trials, sentencing depends, among other things, on the complete agreement among the jurors. In observational...
The New Rules of Measurement
What Every Psychologist and Educator Should Know
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1999
In this volume prominent scholars from both psychology and education describe how these new rules of measurement work and how they differ from the old rules. Several contributors have been involved in the recent construction or revision of a major test, while others are well-known for their theoretical...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2004
Adapting Educational and Psychological Tests for Cross-Cultural Assessment critically examines and advances new methods and practices for adapting tests for cross-cultural assessment and research. The International Test Commission (ITC) guidelines for test adaptation and conceptual and methodological...
Imagery, Memory and Cognition (PLE: Memory)
Essays in Honor of Allan Paivio
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2014
Originally published in 1983, the 14 chapters in this volume are based upon presentations made to a conference held at the University of Western Ontario in June, 1981. The primary purpose of that conference was to mark the 10th anniversary of the publication of Allan Paivio’s text, Imagery and Verbal...
Risk and Resilience
Adolescent Mothers and Their Children Grow Up
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2007
In 1984, a longitudinal study was launched at the University of Notre Dame to evaluate the social and psychological consequences of teenage parenting. Interwoven Lives: Adolescent Mothers and Their Children (2001) described, in detail, the development of these adolescent mothers and their children...
by Jay Friedenberg
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012
Consciousness is perhaps one of the greatest mysteries in the universe. This ambitious book begins with a philosophical approach to consciousness, examining some key questions such as what is meant by the term "conscious," and how this applies to vision.
The book then explores major visual...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2007
Research into the development of sensory structures in the brains of blind or visually-impaired individuals has opened a window into important ways in which the mind works. In these individuals, the part of the brain that is usually devoted to processing visual information is given over to increased processing of the touch and hearing sense. This d
Chaos, Catastrophe, and Human Affairs
Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics To Work, Organizations, and Social Evolution
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Whether talking about steering a wheelbarrow over rugged terrain or plotting the course of international relations, human performance systems involve change. Sometimes changes are subtle or evolutionary, sometimes they are catastrophic or revolutionary, and sometimes the changes are from periods of...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2004
This Handbook stands as the premier scholarly resource for Language and Social Interaction (LSI) subject matter and research, giving visibility and definition to this area of study and establishing a benchmark for the current state of scholarship. The Handbook identifies the five main subdisciplinary...