Название: Innovations in Educational Psychology: Perspectives on Learning, Teaching, and Human Development
Автор: David D. Preiss PhD, Robert J. Sternberg PhD
Издательство: Springer
Год: 2010
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 497
Размер: 3 MB
Язык: English

"[This book] is solid in its topic coverage and delivery Readers will glean a multitude of new ideas from the theories and approaches presented in this book, ranging from cultural aspects of teaching to Sternberg's WICS model." --Doody's This book serves as a comprehensive review of the current state-of-the-art in educational psychology and applied cognitive science. The chapter authors, who are all leading researchers in this field, provide reviews of contemporary discoveries related to educational research that are both novel and forward-thinking. The book contains the cutting edge literature on genetics and neuroscience, cognitive science and its relation to critical thinking, reading-related phonological processes, cultural considerations in education, and much more. The research methods and perspectives discussed range from education and psychology, to artificial intelligence and economics, thus offering a breadth of knowledge and insight on the field of educational research. The authors provide numerous tools and models for both routine and non-routine decision-making in educational settings. Both psychologists and researchers in the fields of cognitive, developmental, educational, and cultural psychology will want this book on their bookshelf.

Название: Aristotle's Practical Side: On His Psychology, Ethics, Politics And Rhetoric (Philosophia Antiqua)
Автор: William W. Fortenbaugh
Издательство: Brill Academic Publishers
Год: 2006
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 495
Размер: 5 MB
Язык: English

This volume focuses on Aristotle’s practical philosophy. His analysis of emotional response takes pride of place. It is followed by discussion of his moral psychology: the division of the human soul into emotional and deliberative parts.Moral virtue is studied in relation to emotion, and animals are shown to lack both emotion and virtue. Different kinds of friendship are analyzed, and the effects of vehemence, i.e., temperament are given special attention. Aristotle’s justification for assigning natural slaves and women subordinate roles receives detailed consideration. The same is true of his analysis of correct and incorrect constitutions. Finally, persuasion is taken up from several angles including Aristotle’s emphasis on the presentation of character and his curious dismissal of delivery in speech.

Название: Personality Assessment in Treatment Planning: Use of the MMPI-2 and BTPI (Oxford Textbooks in Clinical Psychology)
Автор: James Butcher, Julia Perry
Издательство: Oxford Press
Год: 2008
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 264
Размер: 938 kB
Язык: English

The establishment of frank and honest communication is one of the most important early goals of psychotherapy. Indeed, the most prominent challenge in the early stages of treatment is to develop a comfortable relationship that allows disclosure. In this volume, the authors show that objectively interpreted personality measures can be applied in psychotherapeutic assessments to facilitate an understanding of the patient and a thriving treatment program. Successful psychotherapy depends upon an early understanding of the patient's problems and personality and the establishment of attainable treatment goals.

Название: The Political Psychology of Democratic Citizenship (Series in Political Psychology)
Автор: Eugene Borgida, Christopher M Federico, John L Sullivan
Издательство: Oxford Press
Год: 2009
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 400
Размер: 4 MB
Язык: English

While scholars in political science, social psychology, and mass communications have made notable contributions to understanding democratic citizenship, they concentrate on very different dimensions of citizenship. The current volume challenges this fragmentary pattern of inquiry, and adopts an interdisciplinary approach to the analysis of citizenship that offers new insights and integrates previously disparate research agendas.

Название: Handbook of Research Methods in Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Автор: Steven G. Rogelberg
Издательство: Wiley-Blackwell
Год: 2005
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 531
Размер: 5 MB
Язык: English

Handbook of Research Methods in Industrial and Organizational Psychology is a comprehensive and contemporary treatment of research philosophies, approaches, tools, and techniques indigenous to industrial and organizational psychology. In this volume, leading methodological and measurement scholars discuss topics spanning the entire organizational research process. Topics include, but are not limited to, research ethics, reliability and validity, research design, qualitative research paradigms, power analysis, computational modeling, confirmatory factor analysis, internet data collection, longitudinal modeling, modeling complex data structures, multilevel research, cross-cultural organizational research, and modeling nonlinear relationships. Chapters are written so that both the novice and the experienced researcher will gain new and useful practical and theoretical insights into how to systematically and pragmatically study work-related phenomena. This handbook will serve as an excellent modern complement to other more content-based handbooks of industrial/organizational psychology, organizational behavior, and human resources management.

Название: Personality, Identity, and Character: Explorations in Moral Psychology
Автор: Darcia Narvaez PhD, Daniel K. Lapsley PhD
Издательство: Cambridge University Press
Год: 2009
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 466
Размер: 3 MB
Язык: English

This is an invaluable collection of papers on morality written by highly respected academicians. Since I am interested in neuroscience and morality, I found chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6 particularly interesting.
Chapter 3 by Owen Flanagan offers a careful definition of moral values.
Chapter 4 by David Wong provides a provocative conversational conceptualization of culture.
Chapter 5 by Jorge Moll and colleagues presents a fine discussion of neuroscience and morality.
Chapter 6 by Darcia Narvaez clearly describes the triune ethics theory.
This book is a must for those interested in human morality.

Название: Issues, Theory, and Research in Industrial Organizational Psychology
Автор: KELLEY K.
Издательство: Elsevier
Год: 1992
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 478
Размер: 26 MB
Язык: English

Industrial/Organizational psychologists are a rather diverse group of people with a common interest in applying psychology to work settings. This is the conclusion reached by George Alliger in the opening chapter of this volume, setting the tone for the rest of the book, which attempts to expand our view of what can be considered as I/O psychology. The authors of the individual chapters are from a variety of backgrounds, not all of them directly associated with I/O psychology, and they discuss topics such as managerial success and training, as well as topics much more on the edge of I/O such as team-building and organizational theory. Thus, this volume makes an important statement about the potential diversity of our field. At the same time, it will help move us towards that diversity by providing insights and information in areas that should be, and are becoming part of the realm of I/O psychology. These insights into non-traditional topics, as well as particularly interesting approaches to more traditional areas, make this volume worthwhile and useful to almost anyone concerned with I/O psychology.

Название: Intimacy, Transcendence, and Psychology: Closeness and Openness in Everyday Life
Автор: Steen Halling
Издательство: Palgrave
Год: 2007
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 264
Размер: 988 kB
Язык: English

This book addresses the richness and depth of our intimate relationships and especially those moments when we come to see ourselves and the other person in a new way.  In such moments we realize that however much we are influenced by heredity and upbringing, we are also agents with the capacity for openness and transcendence.

Название: BIOS Instant Notes in Cognitive Psychology
Автор: Jackie Andrade, Jon May
Издательство: Taylor & Francis
Год: 2004
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 253
Размер: 2 MB
Язык: English

Instant Notes titles focus on core information and are designed to help undergraduate students come to grips with a subject quickly and easily. Instant Notes in Cognitive Psychology provides a succinct yet comprehensive overview of the key theoretical and empirical topics in cognitive psychology, providing easy access to the core information in the field. The book can serve as a core text, supplemented by readings in the original literature, as a reference guide for students and lecturers alike, or as an ideal revision guide prior to exams. Instant Notes in Cognitive Psychology is intended primarily for students taking a first course in the subject, but can also be used as an introduction to the field for undergraduates and graduates from other subject areas.

Название: Neurosociology: The Nexus Between Neuroscience and Social Psychology
Автор: David D. Franks (auth.)
Издательство: Springer-Verlag New York
Год: 2010
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 216
Размер: 2 MB
Язык: English

Recently, neuroscientists have presented new research which has a direct impact on many areas of Social Psychology. In this innovative volume, the author explores the nexus of Social Psychology and Neuroscience with relation to:-The Human "Self"-The Social Nature of the Mind-Socialization and Language Acquisition-Role-Taking/Theory of Mind-Consciousness-Intersubjectivity-Balanced Social Constructionism-Human Agency-The Effect of Emotion on Rational Decision-Making This groundbreaking work integrates areas of George Herbert Mead's social behaviorism with current neuroscience. The chapters in this volume demonstrate how current work on mirror neurons supports the basic tenets of the American pragmatists' focus on the priority of motor behavior.