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Cognition and Neuropsychology

International Perspectives on Psychological Science (Volume 1)

Cognition and Neuropsychology
  • Edited by Peter A. Frensch, and Ralf Schwarzer.

Published June 2010

This is the first of two volumes which together present the main contributions from the 29th International Congress of Psychology, held in Berlin in 2008, written by international leaders in psychology from around the world. The authors present a variety of approaches and…
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Cognitive Bases of Second Language Fluency

  • By Norman Segalowitz.

Published June 2010

Exploring fluency from multiple vantage points that together constitute a cognitive science perspective, this book examines research in second language acquisition and bilingualism that points to promising avenues for understanding and promoting second language fluency. Cognitive Bases of Second…
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Mnemonology

Mnemonics for the 21st Century

  • By James Worthen, and R. Reed Hunt.

Published June 2010

This book bridges the gap between basic memory research and mnemonic applications through a careful analysis of the processes that underlie effective memory aids. The book traces the history of mnemonics, examines popular techniques, and discusses the current relevance of mnemonics to both…
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Forgetting

Forgetting
  • Edited by Sergio Della Sala.

Published May 2010

Memory and forgetting are inextricably intertwined. In order to understand how memory works we need to understand how and why we forget. The topic of forgetting is therefore hugely important, despite the fact that it has often been neglected in comparison with other features of memory. This…
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Attitudes and Attitude Change

  • Edited by Joseph P. Forgas, Joel Cooper and William D. Crano.

Published May 2010

Human beings have a unique ability to create elaborate predispositions and evaluations based on their social experiences. The concept of attitudes is central to understanding how experience gives rise to these predispositions, and psychologists have spent the best part of the past 100 years trying…
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Reading and Dyslexia in Different Orthographies

Reading and Dyslexia in Different Orthographies
  • Edited by Nicola Brunswick, Sine McDougall and Paul de Mornay Davies.

Published May 2010

This book provides a unique and accessible account of current research on reading and dyslexia in different orthographies. While most research has been conducted in English, this text presents cross-language comparisons to provide insights into universal aspects of reading development and…
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Generalization of Knowledge

Multidisciplinary Perspectives

  • Edited by Marie T. Banich, and Donna Caccamise.

Published April 2010

While the notion of generalization fits prominently into cognitive theories of learning, there is surprisingly little research literature that takes an overview of the issue from a broad multifaceted perspective. This volume remedies this by taking a multidisciplinary perspective on generalization…
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The Neurocognition of Dance

Mind, Movement and Motor Skills

The Neurocognition of Dance
  • Edited by Bettina Bläsing, Martin Puttke and Thomas Schack.

Published April 2010

Dance has always been an important aspect of all human cultures, and the study of human movement and action has become a topic of increasing relevance over the last decade, bringing dance into the focus of the cognitive sciences. This book discusses the wide range of interrelations between body…
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Social Psychology of Visual Perception

Social Psychology of Visual Perception
  • Edited by Emily Balcetis, and G. Daniel Lassiter.

Published April 2010

This volume takes a contemporary and novel look at how people see the world around them. We generally believe we see our surroundings and everything in it with complete accuracy. However, as the contributions to this volume argue, this assumption is wrong: people’s view of their world is…
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Psychology of Music

From Sound to Significance

Psychology of Music
  • By Siu-Lan Tan, Peter Pfordresher and Rom Harré.

Published April 2010

Why are some disturbances of air molecules heard as 'noise' while others are perceived as music? What happens at the level of the sound wave, the ear, and the brain when we perform or listen to music? How do musical abilities emerge and develop, and become refined as one acquires musical expertise?…
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