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Enriched and Impoverished Environments
Effects on Brain and Behavior
Av Michael J. Renner, Mark R. Rosenzweig
Häftad, 1987
552 kr
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Enriched and Impoverished Environments: Effects on Brain and Behaviour is the most recent review of the active area of neuronal plasticity. The question of how experience is recorded is fundamental to psychology; speculations and investigations concerning the role of the brain in this process have …
Structure of Intelligence
A New Mathematical Model of Mind
Av Ben Goertzel
Häftad, 1993
1279 kr
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0. 0 Psychology versus Complex Systems Science Over the last century, psychology has become much less of an art and much more of a science. Philosophical speculation is out; data collection is in. In many ways this has been a very positive trend. Cognitive science (Mandler, 1985) has given us …
Contributions to Mathematical Psychology, Psychometrics, and Methodology
Av D. R. J. Laming, European Mathematical Psychology Group m. fl.
Häftad, 1993
1597 kr
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Contributions to Mathematical Psychology, Psycho§ metrics and Methodology presents the most esteemed research findings of the 22nd European Mathematical Psychology Group meeting in Vienna, Austria, September 1991. The selection of work appearing in this volume contains not only contributions to …
Categorization and Differentiation
A Set, Re-Set, Comparison Analysis of the Effects of Context on Person Perception
Häftad, 1985
1067 kr
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In the context of interpersonal interaction, it is possible to characterize human beings as complex sources of information. When interacting with one another, people in tentionally, as well as unintentionally, emit cues which other people can use as a basis for generating inferences and forming …
Lewin Legacy
Field Theory in Current Practice
Av Eugene Stivers, Susan Wheelan
Häftad, 1986
1425 kr
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I have attended quite a few conferences and meetings devoted to the ideas of Kurt Lewin. Among these the 1984 conference at Temple was out standing for its high quality. What made it so successful? Several things. The conference included a stimulating mix of generations. The first generation of …
Frontiers of Motivational Psychology
Essays in Honor of John W. Atkinson
Av Donald R. Brown, Joseph Veroff
Häftad, 1986
1067 kr
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Social Change and Personality
Essays in Honor of Nevitt Sanford
Av M. B. Ed Freedman, Mervin B. Freedman
Häftad, 1987
1067 kr
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Nevitt Sanford's career in psychology has spanned the years from the 1930's to the present. The canon of his works is vast--eight books and some 200 chapters, monographs, and articles. The contributions to this book, by students and colleagues, remind us of the great variety and significance of the …
Ergonomics and Human Factors
Recent Research
Av Leonard S. Mark, Joel S. Warm m. fl.
Häftad, 1987
1067 kr
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And Applications To The Human-Computer Interface Michael E. Fotta AT&T Communications 16th FIr. Atrium II, Cincinnati, OH 45202 Artificial intelligence (AI) programs represent knowledge in a fashion similar to human knowledge and the activities of an AI system are closer to human behavior than that …
Long-Term Retention of Knowledge and Skills
A Cognitive and Instructional Perspective
Häftad, 1987
1067 kr
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A. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUNDl,2 This report reviews and interprets research on the nature and magnitude of the effects of those factors which influence how well knowledge and skills (K&S) are retained over relatively long periods of nonuse. Our interest lies in the kinds of knowledge domains and …
Expression of Attitude
Häftad, 1998
537 kr
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The Expression of Attitude deals with a number of broad but interrelated questions: what are attitudes, how do they relate to behavior, how are they acquired, and in what ways can they be shared? The author argues that consistency, within attitude structure and between attitudes and behavior, …
Social Information Processing and Survey Methodology
Av Hans-J. Hippler, Norbert Schwarz m. fl.
Häftad, 1987
1067 kr
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Survey researchers have long been aware that the way in which questions are asked determines the obtained responses. However, the exact processes that mediate response effects remained elusive. In the present volume, cognitive psychologists and survey methodologists explore the cognitive processes …
Skill Acquisition Rates and Patterns
Issues and Training Implications
Häftad, 1987
1067 kr
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Skill Acquisition Rates and Patterns reviews and synthesizes the data and findings from the literature on skill acquisition, learning, retention, and transfer. This integrative review deals with the domain of time as it influences performance, i.e. with changes in capability to perform that occur …
Construction of Arithmetical Meanings and Strategies
Av Leslie P. Steffe, Paul Cobb
Häftad, 1987
1173 kr
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The studies presented in this book should be of interest to anybody concerned with the teaching of arithmetic to young children or with cognitive development in general. The 'eaching experiment· was carried out with half a dozen children entering first grade over two years in biweekly sessions. …
Memory in Historical Perspective
The Literature Before Ebbinghaus
Av Douglas J. Herrmann, Roger Chaffin
Häftad, 1988
1130 kr
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In 1885 Herman Ebbinghaus showed the world how the scientific method could be applied to the elusive phenomena of memory. But what of work on memory before Ebbinghaus? The long ascendance of the Ebbinghaus tradition has eclipsed the contributions of scholars before Ebbinghaus. Memory in Historical …
Language and Learning in the Cooperative Classroom
Av Shlomo Sharan, Hana Shachar
Häftad, 1988
537 kr
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Language and Learning in the Cooperative Classroom reports the results of an experiment on the effects of cooperative learning. The authors address the following questions in detail: Is the effect of cooperative learning on achievement more salient for pupils from the majority or minority ethnic …
General Social Survey, 1972–1986
The State of the American People
Av Charlos H. Russell, Inger Megaard
Häftad, 1988
1067 kr
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This book is the first comprehensive summary of the General Social Survey since its origin in 1972. Topics range over the whole subject matter of the GSS, from political behavior and attitudes to the mores, psychological states, and socio-economic characteristics of the American public. This volume …
Recent Trends in Theoretical Psychology
Proceedings of the Second Biannual Conference of the International Society for Theoretical Psychology, April 20–25, 1987, Banff, Alberta, Canada
Av W.J. Baker, Leendert P. Mos m. fl.
Häftad, 1988
1067 kr
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This volume constitutes the proceedings of the second biannual conference of the International Society for Theoretical Psychology (see Epilogue) held in Banff, Alberta, Canada, April 20-25, 1987. Thirty-nine papers were presented during the four days of the conference including an invited address …
Evaluation of Performance
A Judgmental Approach
Häftad, 1988
1067 kr
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Evaluation of Performance: A Judgmental Approach presents a theoretical analysis of the emotional significance of self-evaluative reactions and their relevance in explaining unipolar depression. The author discusses both the theoretical and practical implications of her research findings from two …
Drug Education in Schools
An Evaluation of the “Double Take” Video Package
Av Christine Eiser, J. Richard Eiser
Häftad, 1988
1130 kr
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"Double Take" is a drug education package produced by the Department of Health and Social Security (United Kingdom). This video package was distributed at no cost to all secondary schools catering to students from eleven years onwards in England and Wales during 1986. This book reports the results …
Person and Primary Emotions
Häftad, 1988
1067 kr
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I shall propose that the unlearned motives of persons are primary emotions. I am not surprised that many informed readers will wonder where I have been for the last five decades when even the conception of unlearned motives (instincts, drives, urges) has been shown to be little more than the result …
Ulysses Factor
Evaluating Visitors in Tourist Settings
Häftad, 1988
1067 kr
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In 1982, when my book The Social Psychology of Tourist Behaviour was published, it was almost possible to review academic research on tourism. In 1988, in a book of similar scale, such a review is almost impossible. The aim of the present volume is, therefore, to outline a body of work which adopts …
Psychometric Properties of Fourteen Latent Constructs from the Oregon Youth Study
Av Deborah N. Capaldi, Gerald R. Patterson
Häftad, 1988
1010 kr
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This technical volume is intended to serve as a reference book for researchers who are using constructs or indicators to describe family interaction. In these analyses, each concept {latent construct} is defined by a minimum of 3 {and up to 10} indicators. The volume details the psychometric …
Simulation Fidelity in Training System Design
Bridging the Gap Between Reality and Training
Av Robert T. Hays, Michael J. Singer
Häftad, 1988
1067 kr
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Business, academia, industry, and the military require well trained personnel to function in highly complex working environments. To reduce high training costs and to improve the effectiveness of training, training system developers often use sophisticated training media such as, simulators, …
Self-Representation
The Second Attribution-Personality Theory Conference, CSPP-LA, 1986
Häftad, 1988
1067 kr
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This volume reports recent results of investigations into the role of attributional processes in self-presentation. The volume casts a wide net with work of interest to both clinicians and cognitive theorists. Self-presentation, self-enhancement, defensiveness, and self-handicapping are all …
Handbook of Interpersonal Competence Research
Av Brian H. Spitzberg, William R. Cupach
Häftad, 1988
537 kr
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Handbook of Interpersonal Competence Research offers a vital desk reference to anyone doing research on social skills and interaction. Interpersonal competence, defined broadly, refers to the quality or skillfulness of social interaction. The reference manual provides a complete and comprehensive …
Affirmative Action in Perspective
Av Fletcher A. Blanchard, Faye J. Crosby
Häftad, 1989
1098 kr
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Racism and sexism remain prevalent in societies today. Based on this proven premise, the authors of Affirmative Action in Perspective maintain that a policy of equal opportunity as practiced in America is not a feasible, realistic solution to the "legacy of racial and sexual discrimination". Drs. …
Reducing Benzodiazepine Consumption
Psychological Contributions to General Practice
Av Margaret A. Cormack, R. Glynn Owens m. fl.
Häftad, 1989
569 kr
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Spurred by reports in 1980 detailing the ineffectiveness of long-term treatment with benzodiazepines, the authors of this volume began a study to investigate the reasons behind the addiction, quickly adopting a psychological approach to treatment. In testing the efficacy of anxiety management …
Social-Psychological Perspective on Food-Related Behavior
Av Marta L. Axelson, David Brinberg
Häftad, 1989
1067 kr
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Many of the diseases which afflict people in an affluent society like the United States seem to be related to food consumption (e.g., adult-onset diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and colon cancer). In recent years, the health-related professions have become aware that their exclusive aim of …
