Cognition and cognitive psychology

The affective connotations of environmental stimuli are evaluated spontaneously and with minimal cognitive processing.

In this book, a number of experts from various disciplines take a look at three different strands in learning to model.

In this book, a number of experts from various disciplines take a look at three different strands in learning to model.

Among the many conceits of modern thought is the idea that philosophy, tainted as it is by subjective evaluation, is a shaky guide for human affairs.

Among the many conceits of modern thought is the idea that philosophy, tainted as it is by subjective evaluation, is a shaky guide for human affairs.

What is the prevalence of insomnia in a particular age group, in men and women, or in Caucasians and African Americans?

What is the prevalence of insomnia in a particular age group, in men and women, or in Caucasians and African Americans?

This book is an autobiographical account of George Mandler--born in 1924--who grew up in a middle class Jewish family in Vienna.

This book is an autobiographical account of George Mandler--born in 1924--who grew up in a middle class Jewish family in Vienna.

Malik Goes to School: Examining the Language Skills of African American Students From Preschool-5th Grade synthesizes a decade of research by the authors, Holly Craig and Julie Washington, on the oral language and literacy skills of African American children from preschool to fifth grade.

Malik Goes to School: Examining the Language Skills of African American Students From Preschool-5th Grade synthesizes a decade of research by the authors, Holly Craig and Julie Washington, on the oral language and literacy skills of African American children from preschool to fifth grade.

The World In Your Head: A Gestalt View of the Mechanism of Conscious Experience represents a bold assault on one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in science: the nature of consciousness and the human mind.

The World In Your Head: A Gestalt View of the Mechanism of Conscious Experience represents a bold assault on one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in science: the nature of consciousness and the human mind.

Ken Sheldon's comprehensive new book addresses two questions: how can individuals best integrate the different facets of themselves to achieve "e;optimal human being"e;, and how can researchers best integrate the different levels of analysis within the human sciences to understand "e;optimal human being"e; in general?

Ken Sheldon's comprehensive new book addresses two questions: how can individuals best integrate the different facets of themselves to achieve "e;optimal human being"e;, and how can researchers best integrate the different levels of analysis within the human sciences to understand "e;optimal human being"e; in general?

Written by one of the foremost authorities in social cognition, Social Comprehension and Judgment examines how people process information encountered in their everyday lives.

Written by one of the foremost authorities in social cognition, Social Comprehension and Judgment examines how people process information encountered in their everyday lives.

A festschrift to honor Jean Mandler, this volume contains contributions from leading scholars focusing on the child's development of memory, visual representation, and language.

A festschrift to honor Jean Mandler, this volume contains contributions from leading scholars focusing on the child's development of memory, visual representation, and language.

The main goal of this volume is to present, in an integrated framework, the newest, most contemporary perspectives on emotion regulation.

The main goal of this volume is to present, in an integrated framework, the newest, most contemporary perspectives on emotion regulation.

The chapters in Human Spatial Memory: Remembering Where present a fascinating picture of an everyday aspect of mental life that is as intriguing to people outside of academia as it is to scientists studying human cognition and behavior.

The chapters in Human Spatial Memory: Remembering Where present a fascinating picture of an everyday aspect of mental life that is as intriguing to people outside of academia as it is to scientists studying human cognition and behavior.

This is an introduction to cognitive science intended for use as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and/or graduate-level courses.

This is an introduction to cognitive science intended for use as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and/or graduate-level courses.

This volume presents a series of studies that expand laws, invariants, and principles of psychophysics beyond its classical domain of sensation.

This volume presents a series of studies that expand laws, invariants, and principles of psychophysics beyond its classical domain of sensation.

In recent years, newspaper articles, television specials, and other media events have focused on the numerous hard decisions faced by today's youth, often pointing to teen pregnancy, drug use, and delinquency as evidence of faulty judgment.

In recent years, newspaper articles, television specials, and other media events have focused on the numerous hard decisions faced by today's youth, often pointing to teen pregnancy, drug use, and delinquency as evidence of faulty judgment.

This book honors Jack W.

This book honors Jack W.

Classifier constructions are universal to sign languages and exhibit unique properties that arise from the nature of the visual-gestural modality.

Classifier constructions are universal to sign languages and exhibit unique properties that arise from the nature of the visual-gestural modality.

Seeing Babies in a New Light: The Life of Hanus Papousek presents the first in-depth examination of the scientific contributions and life of Hanus Papousek (1922-2000), a leading figure in modern infancy research.

Seeing Babies in a New Light: The Life of Hanus Papousek presents the first in-depth examination of the scientific contributions and life of Hanus Papousek (1922-2000), a leading figure in modern infancy research.

Since its publication in 1949, D.

Since its publication in 1949, D.

One-on-One Tutoring by Humans and Computers articulates the CIRCSIM-Tutor project, an attempt to develop a computer tutor that generates a natural language dialogue with a student.

One-on-One Tutoring by Humans and Computers articulates the CIRCSIM-Tutor project, an attempt to develop a computer tutor that generates a natural language dialogue with a student.

In this expanded and thoroughly updated second edition, Michael A.

In this expanded and thoroughly updated second edition, Michael A.

Symmetry is a fundamental principle of broad concern from the physical sciences to art and design.

Symmetry is a fundamental principle of broad concern from the physical sciences to art and design.

Group Creativity explores the unique form of creativity that emerges from collaborating groups.

Group Creativity explores the unique form of creativity that emerges from collaborating groups.

This book focuses on safer sex discussion and practice in close, personal relationships, emphasizing research on individuals in personal relationship types that are experiencing a rise in HIV infection and AIDS.

This book focuses on safer sex discussion and practice in close, personal relationships, emphasizing research on individuals in personal relationship types that are experiencing a rise in HIV infection and AIDS.

This volume is a festschrift for Katherine Nelson, an NYU professor who was a pioneer in infant perception and memory.

This volume is a festschrift for Katherine Nelson, an NYU professor who was a pioneer in infant perception and memory.

Figurative language, such as verbal irony, metaphor, hyperbole, idioms, and other forms is an increasingly important subfield within the empirical study of language comprehension and use.