Handbooks and Companions 2012

A Compendium of Tests, Scales and Questionnaires

The Practitioner's Guide to Measuring Outcomes after Acquired Brain Impairment

By Robyn L. Tate

This Compendium is a comprehensive reference manual containing an extensive selection of instruments developed to measure signs and symptoms commonly encountered in neurological conditions, both progressive and non-progressive. It provides a repository of established instruments, as well as...

Published April 6th 2010 by Psychology Press

Neuropsychological Research

A Review

Edited by Peter Mariën, Jubin Abutalebi

In a broad sense, neuropsychology stands for the branch of brain sciences that aims to understand how the structure and function of the brain relate to specific cognitive and psychological processes. The idea of developing a research field somewhere between neurology and cognitive psychology...

Published February 6th 2008 by Psychology Press

Handbook of Child Language Disorders

Edited by Richard G. Schwartz

The Handbook of Child Language Disorders provides an in-depth, comprehensive, and state-of-the-art review of current research concerning the nature, assessment, and remediation of language disorders in children. The book includes chapters focusing on specific groups of childhood...

Published September 8th 2008 by Psychology Press

Attitudes and Attitude Change

Edited by William D. Crano, Radmila Prislin

Series: Frontiers of Social Psychology

This volume assembles a distinguished group of international scholars whose chapters on classic and emerging issues in research on attitudes provide an excellent introduction for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. The book’s chapters cover all of the most critical features of attitude...

Published May 27th 2008 by Psychology Press

Handbook of Imagination and Mental Simulation

Edited by Keith D. Markman, William M. P. Klein, Julie A. Suhr

Over the past thirty years, and particularly within the last ten years, researchers in the areas of social psychology, cognitive psychology, clinical psychology, and neuroscience have been examining fascinating questions regarding the nature of imagination and mental simulation – the...

Published December 14th 2008 by Psychology Press

Textbook of Clinical Neuropsychology

Edited by Joel E. Morgan, Joseph H. Ricker

With close to fifty chapters by some of the most prominent clinical neuropsychologists, the Textbook of Clinical Neuropsychology sets a new standard in the field in its scope, breadth, and scholarship. Unlike most other books in neuropsychology, the Textbook is organized primarily around syndromes,...

Published January 17th 2008 by Taylor & Francis

Foundations of Evolutionary Psychology

2nd Edition

Edited by Charles Crawford, Dennis Krebs

Evolutionary psychology is concerned with the adaptive problems early humans faced in ancestral human environments, the nature of the psychological mechanisms natural selection shaped to deal with those ancient problems, and the ability of the resulting evolved psychological mechanisms to deal with...

Published March 17th 2008 by Psychology Press

Handbook of Metamemory and Memory

Edited by John Dunlosky, Robert A. Bjork

This Handbook examines the interplay between metamemory and memory. Each contributor discusses cutting-edge theory and research that, in some way, showcases the symbiotic relationship between metamemory and memory. Together, these chapters support a central thesis, which is that a complete...

Published May 27th 2008 by Psychology Press

Handbook of Health Psychology

Second Edition

Edited by Andrew Baum, Tracey A. Revenson, Jerome Singer

Considered the most comprehensive handbook in the field, this rich resource reviews the biological, psychological, and social factors that affect health, health behavior, and illness. Many chapters review the latest theories and research while others illustrate how research is translated into...

Published December 13th 2011 by Psychology Press

Handbook of Relationship Initiation

Edited by Susan Sprecher, Amy Wenzel, John Harvey

The Handbook of Relationship Initiation is the first volume to focus specifically on the very beginning stage of relationships – their origin. In this Handbook, leading scholars on relationships review the literature on various processes related to the initiation of relationships: how people meet,...

Published June 15th 2008 by Psychology Press

Handbook of Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination

Edited by Todd D. Nelson

This Handbook provides a uniquely comprehensive and scholarly overview of the latest research on prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination. All chapters are written by eminent prejudice researchers who explore key topics, by presenting an overview of current research and, where appropriate,...

Published February 16th 2009 by Psychology Press

Auditing Organizational Communication

A Handbook of Research, Theory and Practice, 2nd Edition

Edited by Owen Hargie, Dennis Tourish

Auditing Organizational Communication is a thoroughly revised and updated new edition of the successful Handbook of Communication Audits for Organizations, which has established itself as a core text in the field of organizational communication. Research studies consistently show the importance of...

Published March 23rd 2009 by Routledge

Work Engagement

A Handbook of Essential Theory and Research

Edited by Arnold B. Bakker, Michael P. Leiter

This book provides the most thorough view available on this new and intriguing dimension of workplace psychology, which is the basis of fulfilling, productive work. The book begins by defining work engagement, which has been described as ‘an opposite to burnout,’ following its development into a...

Published March 9th 2010 by Psychology Press

Social Motivation

Edited by David Dunning

Series: Frontiers of Social Psychology

Motivational science is one of the fastest-growing areas of research in social psychology, incorporating multiple perspectives from social-personality research. This volume provides students and researchers with a comprehensive overview of major topics in social motivation. All contributors are...

Published October 11th 2010 by Psychology Press

Social Cognition

The Basis of Human Interaction

Edited by Fritz Strack, Jens Förster

Series: Frontiers of Social Psychology

Social cognition is an area of social psychology that has been flourishing over the past two decades. It has harnessed basic concepts from cognitive psychology and developed and refined them to explain human thinking, feeling, and acting in a social context. Moreover, social cognition has...

Published March 5th 2009 by Psychology Press

Social Psychology of Consumer Behavior

Edited by Michaela Wanke

Series: Frontiers of Social Psychology

The Social Psychology of Consumer Behavior brings together the most promising and theoretically fruitful research developments by internationally renowned scholars, whose work is at the cutting edge of research. Experts from both fields – social psychology and consumer behavior – provide an...

Published December 15th 2008 by Psychology Press

Handbook of the Uncertain Self

Edited by Robert M. Arkin, Kathryn C. Oleson, Patrick J. Carroll

This Handbook explores the cognitive, motivational, interpersonal, clinical, and applied aspects of personal uncertainty. It showcases both the diversity and the unity that defines contemporary perspectives on uncertainty in self within social and personality psychology. The contributions to the...

Published September 27th 2009 by Psychology Press

Handbook of Employee Selection

Edited by James L. Farr, Nancy T. Tippins

The Handbook of Employee Selection summarizes the state of science and practice in the field of employee selection. Chapters in this book cover issues associated with measurement such as validity and reliability as well as practical concerns around the development of appropriate selection...

Published March 15th 2010 by Routledge

Cluttering

A Handbook of Research, Intervention and Education

Edited by David Ward, Kathleen Scaler Scott

Very few people are aware of the significant negative impact that cluttering -- a communication disorder that affects a person's ability to speak in a clear, concise and fluent manner -- can have on one's life educationally, socially and vocationally. Although different from...

Published February 17th 2011 by Psychology Press

Handbook of the History of Social Psychology

Edited by Arie W. Kruglanski, Wolfgang Stroebe

For the first time in the history of social psychology, we have a handbook on the history of social psychology. In it, leading luminaries in the field present their take on how research in their own domains has unfolded, on the scientists whose impact shaped the research agendas in the different...

Published November 30th 2011 by Psychology Press

Social Metacognition

Edited by Pablo Briñol, Kenneth DeMarree

Series: Frontiers of Social Psychology

Metacognition refers to thinking about our own thinking. It has assumed a prominent role in social judgment because our thoughts about our thoughts can magnify, attenuate, or even reverse the impact of primary cognition. Metacognitive thoughts can also produce changes in thought, feeling, and...

Published December 11th 2011 by Psychology Press

Handbook of Police Psychology

Edited by Jack Kitaeff

Series: Applied Psychology Series

The Handbook of Police Psychology represents the contributions of over thirty police psychologists, all experts in their field, on the core subject matters of police psychology. Police psychology is broadly defined as the application of psychological principles and methods to law enforcement....

Published February 9th 2011 by Routledge

Social Judgment and Decision Making

Edited by Joachim I. Krueger

Series: Frontiers of Social Psychology

This volume brings together classic key concepts and innovative theoretical ideas in the psychology of judgment and decision-making in social contexts. The chapters of the first section address the basic psychological processes underlying judgment and decision-making. The guiding question is "What...

Published October 17th 2011 by Psychology Press

Nepotism in Organizations

Edited by Robert G. Jones

Series: SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series

There is a huge elephant in the room: organizational decisions are often based on family relationships, rather than on the ‘rational’ approach advocated by many professionals. Textbooks on Human Resources, Management, Organizational Behavior, Economics, Public Administration, and a host of related...

Published September 5th 2011 by Routledge