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This book focuses on how to understand reading processes and what it means to develop reading comprehension. With a wide-ranging theoretical basis, the author makes new connections between work in c……続きを見る

Think better. Be happier. Is your style of thinking affecting your feelings? Could you make some basic changes and improve your self-esteem, motivation, and happiness? CBT is already a medically app……続きを見る

Advances in science and the humanities have demonstrated the complexity of psychological, social and neurological factors influencing identity. A contemporary discourse is needed to anchor the conce……続きを見る

This book starts from the proposition that the field of intelligence lacks any systematic ethical review, and then develops a framework based on the notion of harm and the establishment of Just Inte……続きを見る

This edited volume addresses the main lessons and legacies of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis from a global perspective. Despite the discoveries of recent research, there is still much more to be reve……続きを見る

From the point of view of psychology and cognitive science, much of modern linguistics is too formal and mathematical to be of much use. The New Psychology of Language volumes broke new ground by in……続きを見る

From the point of view of psychology and cognitive science, much of modern linguistics is too formal and mathematical to be of much use. The New Psychology of Language volumes broke new ground by in……続きを見る

Human Motor Control is a elementary introduction to the field of motor control, stressing psychological, physiological, and computational approaches. Human Motor Control cuts across all disciplines ……続きを見る

Do you overthink before taking action? Are you prone to making negative predictions? Do you worry about the worst that could happen? Do you take negative feedback very hard? Are you self-critical? D……続きを見る

Outils pour comprendre les troubles du comportement chez l'enfant. Les comportements d’agitation, d’agressivité, d’opposition et de provocation ne sont pas rares chez les jeunes enfants. Lorsque leu……続きを見る

Un guide pratique pour faire le lien entre les familles d'enfants autistes, les chercheurs et les praticiens. Véritable « manuel de bonnes pratiques » pour l’intervention auprès des personnes attein……続きを見る

Forced to change lanes at an early age; no longer able to manage his retail stores because of physical disability, Michael has journeyed into personal counselling and writing. He has worked with peo……続きを見る

Though many factors can influence the likelihood that we remember a past experience, one critical determinant is whether the experience caused us to have an emotional response. Emotional experiences……続きを見る

This monograph reflects a culmination of influences. Over a decade ago, a graduate student at the University of Waterloo, Dr. Carl Sordoni, had worked with one of the present authors (H.L.) to devel……続きを見る

A balanced view of recent research on reading disability is presented by leading international scholars representing various subdisciplines of psychology and allied sciences. The volume provides res……続きを見る

In 1963 an initial attempt was made in my The Psychology of Meaningful Verbal Learning to present a cognitive theory of meaningful as opposed to rote verbal learning. It was based on the proposition……続きを見る

his book is the result of more than 30 years of experience and hard, T resourceful work by Eric Schopler and his team-first as lonely pioneers, now as leaders whose influence extends as far as Kuwai……続きを見る

In the grand tradition of Freud, this work endeavors to describe the nature of human nature. However, in light of scientific discoveries unknown in Freud's time, a new conceptual framework is introd……続きを見る

Challenging current notions in self-esteem literature, this volume offers new insights into efficacy, agency, and self-esteem as well as the influence of these constructs on psychological well-being……続きを見る

Seventy years after his death, the visionary work of Lev Semenovich Vygotsky (1896-1934) continues to have a profound impact on psychology, sociology, education, and other varied disciplines. The Es……続きを見る

This volume, like the other eight in the Current Issues in Autism series, grew from our annual TEACCH conference. The book is not, however, simply a compilation of conference proceedings. Instead, s……続きを見る

The Dore Lectures on Mental Science are required reading for anyone wishing to understand and control the power of the mind. Without these lectures the New Thought Movement and The Science of Mind m……続きを見る

Human beings have been using intoxicating substances for millennia. But while most people have used psychoactive substances without becoming dependent on them, a significant minority develop substan……続きを見る

This book explores the connections between sound and memory across all electronic media, with a particular focus on radio. Street explores our capacity to remember through sound and how we can help ……続きを見る

Since the mid-1970s, scientific and educational research has left a gap in the field of basic and applied research on transfer of learning. This book fills the gap with state-of-the-art information ……続きを見る

2001 erschien in der international wohl bedeutendsten medizinischen Zeitschrift "The Lancet" ein aufsehenerregender Artikel. Darin zweifelt der Kardiologe Pim van Lommel die herkömmliche Auffassung ……続きを見る

Wilhelm Wundt is known today as one of the founding figures of modern psychology. The first person to ever call himself a Psychologist, he is also widely regarded as the "father of experimental psyc……続きを見る

Daydreaming, our ability to give ‘to airy nothing a local habitation and a name’, remains one of the least understood aspects of human behaviour. As children we explore beyond the boundaries of our ……続きを見る

Coping with Stress at University comprehensively covers the main problems and stresses that a student may experience during their university career. Looking at university life from a variety of angl……続きを見る

Originally published in 1976, this is Volume 4 of a series that reflected the current state of the field at the time. In this title the focus shifts to modern developments in cognitive psychology. T……続きを見る