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In recent decades there has been a shift in focus from psychological and social problems-what might be called the "dark side" of humanity-to human well-being and flourishing. The Positive Psychology……続きを見る

Following her distinguished earlier career as a concert pianist and later as a music theorist, Jeanne Bamberger conducted countless case studies analysing musical development and creativity the resu……続きを見る

Bilan historique et génétique du syndrome de Down. La trisomie 21, habituellement nommée syndrome de Down, mais qui en toute équité historique devrait s’appeler syndrome de Seguin-Down-Lejeune, est ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1982, this was an extensive and up-to-date review of research into the psychology of deductive reasoning, Jonathan Evans presents an alternative theoretical framework to the ……続きを見る

Déterminer le quotient intellectuel de l'adulte au moyen d'instruments de mesure. Les tests d’intelligence sont aujourd’hui les instruments d’évaluation psychologique les plus utilisés dans le monde……続きを見る

Quelles compétences neuropsychologiques sont acquises ou innées ? De quelles compétences psychologiques dispose le nouveau-né humain ? La question n'a cessé de préoccuper les psychologues du 20e siè……続きを見る

Comment surmonter le retard psychique ? Ce livre présente à un large public l'état de la question concernant les troubles du développement intellectuel, qui frappent 2 à 3% de notre population. Les ……続きを見る

L'influence d'éléments psycholinguistiques dans l'acquisition d'une langue. Selon les thèses innéistes, encore répandues de nos jours, la faculté humaine du langage serait innée et la grammaire sera……続きを見る

How does the brain work? How different is a human brain from other creatures' brains? Is the human brain still evolving? In this fascinating book, Michael O'Shea provides a non-technical introductio……続きを見る

The ability to communicate through spoken and written language is one of the defining characteristics of the human race, yet it remains a deeply mysterious process. The young science of psycholingui……続きを見る

Exploring Cognition: Damaged Brains and Neural Networks analyses the contribution made by cognitive neuropsychology and connectionist modelling to theoretical explanations of cognitive processes. Br……続きを見る

Speech recognition in ‘adverse conditions’ has been a familiar area of research in computer science, engineering, and hearing sciences for several decades. In contrast, most psycholinguistic theorie……続きを見る

Damage to the brain can impair language in many different ways, severely harming some linguistic functions whilst sparing others. To achieve some understanding of the apparently bewildering diversit……続きを見る

Originally published in 1953, this is a classic study in animal behaviour, drawing on the author’s own extraordinary studies of insects, fish, and birds, as well as on the literature. The concept ‘c……続きを見る

MATLAB for Neuroscientists serves as the only complete study manual and teaching resource for MATLAB, the globally accepted standard for scientific computing, in the neurosciences and psychology. Th……続きを見る

The importance of codebreaking and signals intelligence in the diplomacy and military operations of World War II is reflected in this study of the cryptanalysts, not only of the US and Britain, but ……続きを見る

An insightful guide that shows how habits of behavior are formed, and how we can transform bad habits into positive behaviors in ourselves and others. Smart Change explores the psychological mechani……続きを見る

Language lies at the heart of the way we think, communicate and view the world. Most people on this planet are in some sense multilingual. The Multilingual Mind explores, within a processing perspec……続きを見る

While memory research has recently focused on brain images and neurological underpinnings of transmitters, Human Memory: A Constructivist View assesses how our individual identity affects what we re……続きを見る

There is a moment at every level of psychological development in which the mind comes face to face with a challenge. This moment can last for a literal moment in time or it can extend for yearsーbec……続きを見る

What makes human beings so innovative, so adept at rapid, creative thinking? Where do new ideas come from, and once we have them, how can we carry them mentally into new situations? What allows our ……続きを見る

The senses can be powerful triggers for memories of our past, eliciting a range of both positive and negative emotions. The smell or taste of a long forgotten sweet can stimulate a rich emotional re……続きを見る

The second edition of Strategic Studies: A Reader brings together key essays on strategic theory by some of the leading contributors to the field. This revised volume contains several new essays and……続きを見る

Originally published in 1973, this book contains the 1971 William James Lectures at Harvard, the first by that name to be given by a British psychologist. In addition, there are reprints of four sho……続きを見る

First published in 1985. This book was created due to involvement of the authors to develop a course to enhance thinking skills. A main aim of which was to determine what is known about the teaching……続きを見る

If you aren't using the term naturalistic decision making, or NDM, you soon will be. Even as a very young field, NDM has already had far-reaching applications in areas as diverse as management, avia……続きを見る

Computer solutions to many difficult problems in science and engineering require the use of automatic search methods that consider a large number of possible solutions to the given problems. This bo……続きを見る

First published in 1989. This Program discusses The Eleventh Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, August 1989 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The book begins with 66 paper presentations and c……続きを見る

To present a timely analysis applying the rich resources of the current cognitive revolution, the contributors to this volume emphasize symbiotic interactions between theoretical/laboratory and appl……続きを見る

This is a second edition of the highly popular volume used by clinicians and students in the assessment and intervention of aphasia. It provides both a theoretical and practical reference to cogniti……続きを見る