Advances in Psychological Science, Volume 2: Biological and Cognitive Aspects

by Craik; Fergus

• ISBN13: 9780863774713
• ISBN10: 0863774717
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781317775065
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-03-01
• Publisher: Psychology Pres
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Summary

The volumesAdvances in Psychological Scienceare the most timely reviews for a person who wants an up-to-date "state-of-the-art" description of selected topics in psychology. These volumes will be useful for the graduate student to get a perspective on the latest developments in psychology today. The chapters are written in a non-technical manner, i.e., not for the specialist, but for the educated psychologist who wishes to see developments across the spectrum of psychology. They may be used for teaching or for experts who wish an overview of recent advances in their science. The chapters uniquely reflect the international or global character of psychology, both in the authors selected to write them, and in their coverage of research from around the world. Volume 1 contains original contributions to the social, personal, and cultural aspects of the discipline.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Psychobiological Processes

Behavior-Genetic Analysis and Aggression: The Mouse as a Prototype

Evolution of the Human Mind

Pain and Stress: Clues toward Understanding Chronic Pain

Somatic Responses to Psychological Stress: The Reactivity Hypothesis

Brain Mechanisms

Brain Plasticity and Behavioral Change

Auditory Information Processing as Indexed by the Mismatch Negativity

Spatial Attention: Mechanisms and Theories

The Modular Structure of Human Visual Recognition: Evidence from Functional Imaging

Reciprocal Relations between Psychology and Neuroscience

Learning Processes

Instrumental Learning: Nature and Persistence

The Dynamics of Memory in Animal Learning

Recent Progress in Studies of Imitation and Social Learning in Animals

Learned Helplessness: State or Stasis of the Art?

Perceptual Learning in Animals and Humans

Perceptual, Memory, and Cognitive Processes

Representations for Actions

Model of Cognitive Processes

Language and Cognition

Comprehension Activity in Individuals and Groups

Starting from the Ventriloquist: The Perception of Multimodal Events

Brain/mind Correlates of Human Memory

Metamemory: The Feeling of Knowing and its Vagaries

Cognitive Development

The Early Development of Visual Perception and its Relation to Action and Cognition

Infants' Understanding of the Physical World

DFveloppement Cognitif et DiffFrences Individuelles

Domain Specificity in Cognitive Development: Universals and Non-universals

Connectionism and Development

Author Index

Subject Index

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