Teckyoung Kwon examines Nabokov's use of literary devices that draw upon psychology and biology, characters that imitate Freud or Nabokov in behavior or thought, and Jamesian concepts of time, memory, and consciousness in The Defense, Despair, Lolita, Pale Fire, and Ada.
Provides a scientific yet accessible introduction to the science of animal cognition. Written for undergraduate college courses as well as any interested reader, this book encompasses the history of animal cognition studies, essential theories and methodology, and the latest findings and controversies in animal consciousness and communication.
Explores embodied cognition from an experimental psychology perspective. Rebecca-Fincher Kiefer examines a wealth of evidence, including behavioural studies supported by neuroscientific findings, that suggest that our knowledge of the world is grounded in the neural pathways that were used when we initially experienced those concepts.
Methodological Problems with the Academic Sources of Popular Psychology examines the relationship between academic and popular psychology from a critical perspective based in university-based research. This book looks at the methodological problems in psychology in relation to experimentalism, statistical inference, and psychological measurement.
Developing Human Potential Into Domain-Specific Talent
Explores how early potential develops into high performance in five domains: sport, the professions, academics, the performing arts, and the producing arts. The Psychology of High Performance examines similarities and differences within and between domains and includes several personal interviews.
This 15th volume in the Extraordinary Brain Series is focused on research in dyslexia and neuroscience in response to the Geschwind-Galabura hypothesis. Invited attendees of the 2016 Extraordinary Brain Symposium (hosted by The Dyslexia Foundation) revisited the hypothesis and assessed what remains to be investigated; this book is based on the ......
Presents the different aspects of comparative psychology in a balanced and exhaustive manner. History and Methods constitute the first two parts. The next three parts - Adaptation/Evolution, Genes/Hormones, and Neural Substrate - present the conceptual foundations for understanding the genesis of behaviour and cognition. The next four parts are ......
From leading authorities, this significantly revised and expanded handbook is a highly regarded reference in a rapidly growing field. It thoroughly examines the conscious and unconscious processes by which people manage their behavior and emotions, control impulses, and strive toward desired goals. Chapters explore such vital issues as why certain ......
Providing an accessible foundation of what critical thinking is, why it's important, and how to apply these skills, this book explores the psychological and social reasons of why human beings tend to find credence in extraordinary claims. The book then shows how critical thinking skills are used to evaluate specific pseudoscientific arenas by ......
