Academic Psychology News & Updates – Page 6

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51. 

    Psychology and Politics: A Social Identity Perspective

    What makes us divide the world into ‘us’ and ‘them’? How can we exert social influence over others? When does a peaceful protest turn into a riot? Why are some politicians heroes one day and villains the next? Where do we find the resources to resist authoritarian regimes?

52. Psychology Press is now sponsoring the Social Psychology Network

    Psychology Press is now a proud sponsor of the Social Psychology Network, one of the largest websites devoted to psychological research and teaching.

53. 

    Psychology and Crime: An Introduction to Criminological Psychology, 2nd Edition

    Crime is an expensive aspect of society, and each year huge amounts of public money are spent on the courts, police, probation services, and prisons, while the human costs in terms of pain, fear and loss is incalculable. Psychology and Crime comprehensively covers the vital role of psychological theories and methods in understanding and managing criminal behavior.

54. 

    Handbook of Family Theories: A Content-Based Approach

    Organized by content areas rather than by theory, this comprehensive, accessible handbook helps readers gain greater insight into how key theories have impacted today’s family research. Most competing books, organized by theory, do not provide a strong sense of the links between theory and research. Using the 2000 and 2010 decade-in-review issues of the Journal of Marriage and Family as a resource, the book addresses the most important topics impacting family studies research today.

55. 

    Top-level research from International Journal of Psychology

    With more and more multidisciplinary research being published from all over the world, it can be hard to keep up with the best globaly-sourced work. The International Journal of Psychology - official journal of the International Union of Psychological Science - is the leading journal for international review and research articles, examining how psychological science describes and interprets human behavior around the globe.

56. 

    Check Out Our Neuropsychology and Language Disorders 2013 Online Catalog!

    We have put together an online catalog filled with upcoming, new, backlist, and Paperback Direct Neuropsychology and Language Disorders books published by Psychology Press, Routledge, and Guilford Press.

57. 

    The Psychology of Digital Media at Work

    In many professions daily work life has become unthinkable without the use of a computer with access to the Internet. As technological innovations progress rapidly and new applications of interactional media are invented, organizational behavior continues to change.

58. 

    How to Study Psychology

    Studying psychology is a skill that can be learned. In this unique and practical 'how to' guide, Warren Davies offers some simple techniques that will enable students to retain information, organize their workload, and be more productive.

59. 

    Visual Attention and Consciousness

    Consciousness is perhaps one of the greatest mysteries in the universe. The systematic review of key topics and the multitude of perspectives make this book an ideal primary or ancillary text for graduate courses in perception, vision, consciousness, or philosophy of mind.

60. 

    The Experience of Thinking: How the Fluency of Mental Processes Influences Cognition and Behaviour

    This book brings together the latest research on how such experiences of thinking influence cognition and behavior. The chapters present recent theoretical developments and describe the effects of these influences, as well as the practical implications of this research.