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Название: Applying Psychology to Criminal Justice
Автор: David Carson, Rebecca Milne, Francis Pakes, Karen Shalev, Andrea Shawyer
Издательство: Wiley
Год: 2007
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 328
Размер: 2 MB
Язык: English

Few things should go together better than psychology and law - and few things are getting together less successfully. Edited by four psychologists and a lawyer, and drawing on contributions from Europe, the USA and Australia, Applying Psychology to Criminal Justice argues that psychology should be applied more widely within the criminal justice system. Contributors develop the case for successfully applying psychology to justice by providing a rich range of applicable examples for development now and in the future. Readers are encouraged to challenge the limited ambition and imagination of psychology and law by examining how insights in areas such as offender cognition and decision-making under pressure might inform future investigation and analysis.

Название: Greek Laughter: A Study of Cultural Psychology from Homer to Early Christianity
Автор: Stephen Halliwell
Издательство: Cambridge University Press
Год: 2008
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 632
Размер: 3 MB
Язык: English

The first book to offer an integrated reading of ancient Greek attitudes to laughter. Taking material from various genres and contexts, the book analyses both the theory and the practice of laughter as a revealing expression of Greek values and mentalities. Greek society developed distinctive institutions for the celebration of laughter as a capacity which could bridge the gap between humans and gods; but it also feared laughter for its power to expose individuals and groups to shame and even violence. Caught between ideas of pleasure and pain, friendship and enmity, laughter became a theme of recurrent interest in various contexts. Employing a sophisticated model of cultural history, Stephen Halliwell traces elaborations of the theme in a series of important texts: ranging far beyond modern accounts of 'humour', he shows how perceptions of laughter helped to shape Greek conceptions of the body, the mind and the meaning of life.

Название: Methods of Theoretical Psychology (Bradford Books)
Автор: Andre Kukla
Издательство: The MIT Press
Год: 2001
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 325
Размер: 605 kB
Язык: English

Theoretical psychology stands in the same relation to psychology as theoretical physics does to physics. The traditional way to study theoretical psychology is to take up one approach after another--behavioral, psychoanalytic, cognitive, and so on. The aim of this book is not to impart a substantive knowledge of core psychological theories, or even to analyze critically selected theories. Instead, it is to prepare the reader to analyze and advance the theoretical literature in any tradition.A good theoretician should be able to contribute to the study of psychoanalytic theory as readily as to behavioral theory. The skills required are the same. Instead of covering a sequence of theories, therefore, the book is organized around types of theoretical activities. It is not a work in theoretical psychology; it is a book about theoretical psychology. It also confronts psychologists' underestimation of the variety and the significance of theoretical work. Many theoretical issues do not call for empirical research--they require nothing but thinking.

Название: The Middle East: A Cultural Psychology (Culture, Cognition, and Behavior)
Автор: Gary S. Gregg, David Matsumoto
Издательство: Oxford University Press, USA
Год: 2005
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 471
Размер: 4 MB
Язык: English

This is a very good book. I don not know the author and I have never heard about his name before. I found this book by coincidence in a small library somewhere in Vienna and from the from the first minute, I realized that this book is really worthy to read. The only negative point which I found in this book is its langauge. This book is written in very hard english and I think that it is not easy to understand for people, who have not a very good command of english + good knowledge of some theories of social psychology. But: It is a MUST for reserachers and lectureres dealing with social psychology, cross-cultural psychology and the Arab Region. A real new approach away from the well-known and "old-fashioned" dualism of cross-cultual psychology.

Название: Handbook of research methods in experimental psychology
Автор: Stephen F. Davis
Издательство: Blackwell Pub., 2003
Год: 2003
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 518
Размер: 2 MB
Язык: English

The Handbook of Research Methods in Experimental Psychology presents a comprehensive and contemporary treatment of research methodologies used in experimental psychology. Places experimental psychology in historical context, investigates the changing nature of research methodology, experimental design, and analytic procedures, and features research in selected content areas. Provides an excellent source of potential research ideas for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. Illustrates the range of research methodologies used in experimental psychology. Contains contributions written by leading researchers. Now available in full text online via xreferplus, the award-winning reference library on the web from xrefer. For more information, visit www.xreferplus.com

Название: Chemical Warfare and Chemical Terrorism: Psychological and Performance Outcomes:a Special Issue of military Psychology
Автор: Jr., James A. Romano, James M. King
Издательство: Military Psychology
Год: 2002
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 96
Размер: 427 kB
Язык: English

This special issue of Military Psychology reports behavioral, pharmacological, and toxicological science research on military performance as it is affected by chemical warfare agents (CWAs) and their pharmacological countermeasures. The papers in this issue are a diverse assembly; some very pharmacological in orientation, others driven by behavioral neuroscience. The unifying theme is the psychological consequences or organic syndromes that may be confused with consequences resulting from exposure to CWAs or use of their medical countermeasures.

Название: Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics: 8th International Conference, EPCE 2009, Held as Part of HCI International 2009, San Diego, CA, USA, July 19-24, 2009. Proceedings
Автор: Yujia Cao, Mari?t Theune, Anton Nijholt (auth.), Don Harris (eds.)
Издательство: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Год: 2009
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 627
Размер: 20 MB
Язык: English

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, EPCE 2009, held in San Diego, CA, USA, in July 2009, within the framework of the 13th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2009, together with 10 other thematically similar conferences.The 66 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The book has been split into the following four topical sections: cognitive approaches in HCI design, interaction and cognition, driving safety and support, and aviation and transport.

Название: Origins of the Social Mind: Evolutionary Psychology and Child Development
Автор: Bruce J. Ellis, David F. Bjorklund
Издательство: Guilford Press
Год: 2004
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 540
Размер: 3 MB
Язык: English

Until now, evolutionary psychologists have focused largely on understanding adult behavior, giving little sustained attention to childhood. Developmental psychologists, for their part, have been wary of the perceived genetic determinism of evolutionary thinking. This important volume brings together an array of prominent developmental scientists whose work is explicitly driven by evolutionary concerns. Presenting sophisticated new models for understanding gene-environment interactions, the authors demonstrate how evolutionary knowledge can enhance our understanding of key aspects of cognitive, social, and personality development. Tightly edited chapters examine how different developmental mechanisms have evolved and what role they play in children's functioning and their adaptation to adult life. Essential topics covered include parent-child relationships, aggression, puberty, infant perception and cognition, memory, language, and more.

Название: What to do with your psychology degree
Автор: Matthew McDonald, Susmita Das
Издательство: Open University Press
Год: 2008
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 199
Размер: 1 MB
Язык: English

Whether you are planning to pursue a career within the psychology profession or wondering how best to apply the skills you have gained during your psychology studies to another vocation, this practical book will help you to explore the many avenues open to you. Based on a survey of over 400 UK psychology graduates, What to do with your Psychology Degree provides real life information on some of the many occupations and careers open to psychology graduates, ranging from jobs in health, therapy and education to private sector roles in marketing, public relations or the media. By encouraging readers to think laterally about their transferable skills, the authors outline 60 career profiles that are directly and indirectly related to the discipline of psychology. For each occupation the book outlines: The main tasks and challenges involved Personality attributes that are suited to the job Skills needed Further training and qualifications that may be required Voluntary work placement, part-time, and casual job opportunities Links to websites with further information including current vacancies For any psychology graduate, this book is the most practical resource available on career choices; whether you are embarking on your first job or looking for a change of career, this book is essential reading.

Название: Emotions: An Essay in Aid of Moral Psychology
Автор: Robert C. Roberts
Издательство: Cambridge Press
Год: 2003
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 368
Размер: 2 MB
Язык: English

Life is a sequence of emotional states. But what are emotions and why are they so important to us? In one of the most extensive investigations of the emotions ever published, Robert Roberts develops a novel conception of what emotions are and then applies it to a large range of types of emotion and related phenomena. Aimed principally at philosophers and psychologists, this book will certainly be accessible to readers in other disciplines such as religion and anthropology.