Academic Psychology News & Updates – Page 4

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31. 

    A Century of Psychology (Psychology Revivals)

    Psychology has influence in almost every walk of life. Originally published in 1997, A Century of Psychology is a review of where the discipline came from, where it had reached and where the editors anticipated it may go.

32. 

    Self-Esteem

    In this edited collection a distinguished set of contributors present a broad overview of psychological research on self-esteem. Each chapter is written by leading experts in the field, and surveys current research on a particular issue concerning self-esteem.

33. 

    Modern Research Methods for the Study of Behavior in Organizations

    The goal for the chapters in this book SIOP Organizational Frontiers series volume is to challenge researchers to break away from the rote application of traditional methodologies and to capitalize upon the wealth of data collection and analytic strategies available to them.

34. 

    Author Angeline Close nominated for Robert W. Hamilton Book Award

    Angeline Close, author of Online Consumer Behavior, has been nominated for the Robert W. Hamilton Book Author Award for her research in the behavioral patterns of consumers.

    We congratulate Dr. Close on this great honor, and wish her the best of luck.

    For more information on the Robert W. Hamilton Book Author Awards Program, click here.

35. 

    The Dark Side of Transformational Leadership

    Most research into leadership has presented leaders as heroic, charismatic and transformational ‘visionaries’. The leader, whether in business, politics or any other field, is the most important factor in determining whether organizations succeed or fail.

36. 

    The Infant Mind: Origins of the Social Brain

    Integrating cutting-edge research from multiple disciplines, this book provides a dynamic and holistic picture of the developing infant mind. Contributors explore the transactions among genes, the brain, and the environment in the earliest years of life.

37. 

    The Development of Thinking and Reasoning

    Thinking and reasoning are key activities for human beings. In this book a distinguished set of contributors provides a wide readership with up-to-date scientific advances in the developmental psychology of thinking and reasoning, both at the theoretical and empirical levels.

38. 

    New Frontiers in Work and Family Research

    The purpose of this volume is to showcase alternative theoretical and methodological approaches to work and family research, and present methodological alternatives to the widely known shortcomings of current research on work and the family.

39. 

    European Review of Social Psychology: Volume 23

    The European Review of Social Psychology (ERSP) is an e-first journal published under the auspices of the European Association of Social Psychology. ERSP is an international journal which aims to further the international exchange of ideas by providing an outlet for substantial accounts of theoretical and empirical work, whose origins may be, but need not be, European.

40. 

    New Textbook! Behavior Analysis and Learning, 5th Edition

    This revised and updated textbook covers the basic principles in the field of behavior analysis and learned behaviors as pioneered by B. F. Skinner to prepare readers to analyze troubling situations, compose behavioral solutions and apply principles effectively. With a strong emphasis on behavioral functions, it covers a range of principles from basic respondent and operant conditioning through applied behavior analysis into cultural design.