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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781045503321

Titolo

The mind in context [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Batja Mesquita, Lisa Feldman Barrett, Eliot R. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Guilford Press, 2010

ISBN

1-282-49019-2

9786612490194

1-60623-555-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (382 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MesquitaBatja

BarrettLisa Feldman

SmithEliot R

Disciplina

153

153.7

Soggetti

Context effects (Psychology)

Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter; Contents; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Most psychology research still assumes that mental processes are internal to the person, waiting to be expressed or activated. This compelling book illustrates that a new paradigm is forming in which contextual factors are considered central to the workings of the mind. Leading experts explore how psychological processes emerge from the transactions of individuals with their physical, social, and cultural environments. The volume showcases cutting-edge research on the contextual nature of such phenomena as gene expression, brain networks, the regulation of hormones, perception, cogniti