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Credibility Assessment
Av J.C. Yuille
Inbunden, 1989
2127 kr
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Credibility assessment refers to any attempt to ascertain truthfulness. Other terms which have been used to refer to the assessment of credibility include the detection of deception and lie detection. The term lie detection has become virtually synonymous with the use of the polygraph and can no …
Ethoexperimental Approaches to the Study of Behavior
Av NATO Advanced Study Institute on the Eth, North Atlantic Treaty Organization m. fl.
Inbunden, 1989
5306 kr
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This volume is the outcome of a NATO Advanced Study Institute on the Ethoexperimental Analysis of Behavior, which was held at II Ciocco in Tuscany, in July, 1988. This particular ASI had an interesting history. In 1980, a NATO ASI on the topic of the Biology of Aggression was held in Bonas, France. …
Cross-National Research in Self-Reported Crime and Delinquency
Inbunden, 1989
2188 kr
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Malcolm W. Klein Center for Research on Crime and Social Control University of Southern California 1. BACKGROUND In June of 1988, approximately forty scholars and researchers met for four days in the Leeuwenborst Congres Center in Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, to participate in a workshop …
Social Competence in Developmental Perspective
Av B.H. Schneider, Grazia Attili m. fl.
Inbunden, 1989
3186 kr
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What determines the focus of a researcher's interest, the sources of inspiration for a study, or the variables scrutinized? If we were to examine the antecedents of these decisions, they would surely emerge as accidents of circumstance--the personal experiences of the researcher, the inspiration of …
Reading and Writing Disorders in Different Orthographic Systems
Inbunden, 1989
2127 kr
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Even though Specific Reading Disability (Dyslexia) has been clinically recognized as a developmental learning disorder for nearly a hundred years. only within the past two decades it has become the subject of major experimental investigation. Because. by definition. dyslexic children are of average …
Psychobiology of Stress
Av NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Psych, North Atlantic Treaty Organization m. fl.
Inbunden, 1990
2253 kr
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From a historical point of view the first studies on the response of the organism to stressful situations in general, and on the psychobiology of stress in particular, are probably those of Cannon and de la Paz, the physiologists who showed in 1911 that the adrenal medulla and the sympathetic …
Speech Production and Speech Modelling
Av W.J. Hardcastle, Alain Marchal
Inbunden, 1990
3232 kr
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Speech sound production is one of the most complex human activities: it is also one of the least well understood. This is perhaps not altogether surprising as many of the complex neurological and physiological processes involved in the generation and execution of a speech utterance remain …
Sensory-Motor Organizations and Development in Infancy and Early Childhood
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Sensory-Motor Organizations and Development in Infancy and Early Childhood Chateu de Rosey, France
Inbunden, 1990
3279 kr
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This book is the outcome of a Nato Workshop, held in France in July 1989. The workshop was organized to examine current ideas about sensory-motor organizations during human infancy and their development through early childhood. The study of sensory-motor development is experiencing a profound shift …
Research System in Transition
Av Susan E. Cozzens, Peter Healey m. fl.
Inbunden, 1990
2188 kr
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On a mountainside in sunny Tuscany, in October 1989, 96 people from 23 countries on five continents gathered to learn and teach about the problems of managing contemporary science. The diversity of economic and political systems represented in the group was matched by our occupations, which …
Social Responses to Large Technical Systems
Control or Anticipation
Inbunden, 1991
1643 kr
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This volume stems from the efforts of scholars who seek to understand the social dynamics of large technical systems. The purpose is to develop concepts and empirical knowledge concerning the dynamics of such systems, with particular emphasis on the processes ofcontrol and/or management in a …
Changing University
How Increased Demand for Scientists and Technology is Transforming Academic Institutions Internationally
Inbunden, 1991
1098 kr
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This collection of papers was written for a NATO Advanced Research Workshop held at Harvard University in March 1990. The title, "The Changing University and the Education of Scientists and Engineers: An International Workshop," broad as it is, does not convey the sweep of data, infonnation, …
Acquired Aphasia in Children
Acquisition and Breakdown of Language in the Developing Brain
Av Isabel Pavão Martins, A. Castro-Caldas m. fl.
Inbunden, 1991
2253 kr
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One of the most fascinating problems in Behavioural Neurology is the question of the cerebral organization for language during childhood. Acquired aphasia in children, albeit rare, is a unique circumstance in which to study the relations between language and the brain during cerebral maturation. …
Language Origin: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Av Jan Wind, Brunetto Chiarelli m. fl.
Inbunden, 1992
3279 kr
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Language Origin: A Multidisciplinary Approach presents a synthesis of viewpoints and data on linguistic, psychological, anatomical and behavioral studies on living species of Primates and provides a comparative framework for the evaluation of paleoanthropological studies. This double endeavor makes …
Tutorials in Motor Neuroscience
Av Jean Requin, George E. Stelmach
Inbunden, 1991
3377 kr
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This volume represents the proceedings of a NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI) on the topic of "Motor Neuroscience" held at the Hotel San 15-24, 1990. The San Bastiano Hotel Bastiano, Calcatoggio (Corsica), September provided a beautiful setting for the ten day ASI in aresort on the west coast of …
Cognitive and Linguistic Aspects of Geographic Space
Inbunden, 1991
3279 kr
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"Cognitive and Linguistic Aspects of Geographic Space" contains a collection of 28 papers which discuss people's understanding of geographic space and how cognitive models of space relate to geographic information systems. The authors come from geography, psychology, engineering, computer science, …
Restorative Justice on Trial
Pitfalls and Potentials of Victim-Offender Mediation — International Research Perspectives —
Av H. Messmer, H.U. Otto
Inbunden, 1992
3279 kr
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Victim-offender mediation schemes have experienced significant growth in the last decade. They are seen as an important and innovative alternative to the traditional sanctions of the criminal justice system. After a critical look at mediation schemes in the United States and Canada, most European …
Theoretical Perspectives on Autobiographical Memory
Av M.A. Conway, David C. Rubin m. fl.
Inbunden, 1992
4246 kr
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The meeting Theoretical Perspectives on Autobiographical Memory was held at the Grange Hotel, Grange-over-Sands, in the Lake District region of North Western England, July 1991. The workshop was financed by a generous grant from the NATO Scientific Affairs Division under the Advanced Research …
Time, Action and Cognition
Towards Bridging the Gap
Av Françoise Macar, V. Pouthas m. fl.
Inbunden, 1992
3186 kr
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This volume is the outcome of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Time, Action and Cognition. which was held in Saint-Malo, France, in October 1991. The theme - time in action and cognition of time - was sparked by growing awareness in informal meetings between mostly French-speaking time …
Methodology for Genetic Studies of Twins and Families
Av M. Neale, L.R. Cardon
Inbunden, 1992
3279 kr
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Few would dispute the truth of the statement `People are Different', but there is much controversy over why. This book authoritatively explains the methods used to understand human variation, and extends them far beyond the primary `nature or nurture' question. After chapters on basic statistics, …
Developmental Neurocognition
Speech and Face Processing in the First Year of Life
Av Benedicte De Boysson Bardies, NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Chang m. fl.
Inbunden, 1993
3186 kr
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This volume contains the proceedings of a NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) on the topic of "Changes in Speech and Face Processing in Infancy: A glimpse at Developmental Mechanisms of Cognition", which was held in Carry-Ie-Rouet (France) at the Vacanciel "La Calanque", from June 29 to July 3, …
Diffusion and Use of Geographic Information Technologies
Av I. Masser, H.J. Onsrud
Inbunden, 1993
2188 kr
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This book is based on the premise that research necessary to advance the utility of geographic informatior. systems must extend far beyond concerns with technical issues. The search for formalisms and generalizable principles relative to the behavior and needs of individuals, organizations and …
Design Methodology and Relationships with Science
Av Marc J de Vries, Nigel Cross m. fl.
Inbunden, 1993
2188 kr
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Many business corporations are faced with the challenge of bringing together quite different types of knowledge in design processes: knowledge of different disciplines in the natural and engineering sciences, knowledge of markets and market trends, knowledge of political and juridical affairs. This …
Foundations of Personality
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Basic Issues in Personality - European-American Workshop on Biological and Social Approaches to Individuality, Oisterwijk, the Netherlands, August 17-20, 1992
Av North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Joop Hettema m. fl.
Inbunden, 1993
854 kr
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Differences between people are a fascinating and long-standing area of psychological inquiry. However, previous research has largely been confined to studies at the descriptive level. This book tries to explain individual difference, rather than merely describe them. Explanations are derived from …
Development of Sex Differences and Similarities in Behavior
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Chateau de Bonas, Gers, France, July 14-18, 1992
Av NATO Advanced Research Workshop on the D, Marc Haug m. fl.
Inbunden, 1993
905 kr
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This varied and impressive volume is a record of the major presentations at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on the "Development of Sex Differences and Similarities in Behavior" held at Chateau de Bonas, Gers, France, July 14-18, 1992. Although aspects of sex differences in human and animal …
Reading Disabilities
Diagnosis and Component Processes - Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Differential Diagnosis and Treatments of Reading and Writing Disorders, Chateau de Bonas, France, September 30-October 11, 1991
Av Che Kan Leong, R. Malatesha Joshi m. fl.
Inbunden, 1993
854 kr
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These proceedings of the NATO Advanved Study Institute on Differential Diagnosis and Treatments of Reading and Writing Disorders aim to answer the following questions, from their different research programs: What is the nature of differential diagnosis of reading disabilities?; Are intelligence …
Sensorimotor Impairment in the Elderly
Av George E. Stelmach, Volker Hömberg
Inbunden, 1993
3377 kr
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ThisvolumerepresentstheproceedingsofaNATOAdvancedResearchWorkShop(ARW) on the topic of "Sensorimotor Impairment in the Elderly" held at the Residenz Hotel, Bad Windsheim, Germany, September 11-13, 1992. The Residenz Hotel provided a pleasarit setting for the ARW in a historic environment. ' The …
Cross-National Longitudinal Research on Human Development and Criminal Behavior
Av E. Weitekamp, Hans-Jürgen Kerner
Inbunden, 1993
2188 kr
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This volume is the first to bring together the work of longitudinal researchers in the field of criminology around the world. It introduces the newest research results from these projects and focuses on the newest methodological and theoretical developments in longitudinal criminological research …
Game-Theoretic Methods in General Equilibrium Analysis
Av J.F. Mertens, S. Sorin
Inbunden, 1994
2253 kr
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JEAN-FRANQOIS MERTENS This book presents a systematic exposition of the use of game theoretic methods in general equilibrium analysis. Clearly the first such use was by Arrow and Debreu, with the "birth" of general equi librium theory itself, in using Nash's existence theorem (or a generalization) …
Ethological Roots of Culture
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Science Institute, Corona, Italy, June 21-July 3, 1992
Av R. Allen Gardner, etc.
Inbunden, 1994
879 kr
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If culture is grounded in human biology, then it has an evolutionary history and rudimentary aspects of culture should be detectable in the behaviour of other modern species. In this volume, ethological investigators and biologically oriented anthropologists examine new discoveries in the …
Future of the Defence Firm: New Challenges, New Directions
Inbunden, 1994
1692 kr
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This text brings together analysis by an international team of experts of the changes facing defence companies in Europe, North America and SE Asia. The fundamental influences which will shape the future of defence companies after the end of the Cold War are identified and their implications for …
