Psychology Press Essays Series

New Title in Essays in Developmental Psychology Series

Children's Knowledge, Beliefs and Feelings about Nations and National Groups
Martyn Barrett
978-1-84169-301-9 2006 hbk

This book provides a state-of-the-art account of how people's subjective sense of national identity, and attitudes towards countries and national groups, develop through the course of childhood and adolescence. more >>

New Title in Essays in Cognitive Psychology Series

Working Memory Capacity
Nelson Cowan
978-1-84169-097-1 2005 hbk

This book tackles the problem of working memory capacity limits and the future of research on this topic. This book will be invaluable to working memory researchers and cognitive psychologists interested in memory. more >>

New Title in Essays in Social Psychology Series

Self-insight: roadblocks and detours on the path to knowing thyself
David Dunning
978-1-84169-074-2 2005 hbk

In each chapter of the book, the author takes direct aim at a certain aspect of the self-concept and describes how research - both from his own laboratory and from the wider field - accounts for the observed failures of self-insights. more >>

About the Series

The Essays series is designed to meet the need for rapid publication of brief volumes in psychology. Each volume in the series makes a conceptual contribution to the topic by reviewing and synthesizing the existing research literature, by advancing theory in the area, or by some combination of these missions.

The principal aim is that authors will provide an overview of their own highly successful research program in an area. It is also expected that volumes will, to some extent, include an assessment of current knowledge and identification of possible future trends in research. Each book will be a self-contained unit supplying the advanced reader with a well-structured review of the work described and evaluated.