The ultimate book of Saturday science [[electronic resource] ] : the very best backyard science experiments you can do yourself / / Neil A. Downie

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910789953603321
• Autore: Downie N. A (Neil A.)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2012
• ISBN: 1-280-49434-4; 9786613589576; 1-4008-4173-9
• Edizione: [Course Book]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (561 p.)
• Classificazione: SCI028000SCI055000TEC000000SCI013000
• Disciplina: 500.2078
• Soggetti: Science - Experiments; Engineering - Experiments
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- SIMPLE BUT SUBTLE . . . SIMPLE BUT NOT ALWAYS EASY TO EXPLAIN -- SURPRISINGLY SUBTLE . . . SURPRISES GALORE IN THIS MAVERICK COLLECTION -- SIMPLE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE . . . FUNDAMENTALS OF THE PHYSICAL WORLD UNCOVERED IN ELEGANTLY SIMPLE DEMONSTRATIONS -- CLOXOTICA- EXOTIC CLOCKS AND OSCILLATORS: A CORNUCOPIA OF UNUSUAL CLOCKS -- GEEKONICS-SIMPLER THAN YOU MIGHT EXPECT, AND NOT JUST FOR GEEKS -- MAD, BAD, AND DANGEROUS-PROJECTS THAT HAVE HAZARDS, ALTHOUGH THEY CAN BE MINIMIZED -- GREAT STUFF-BIGGER PROJECTS THAT NEED SPACE AND LARGER PARTS -- TIPS AND TRICKS -- OLD-FASHIONED UNITS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: The Ultimate Book of Saturday Science is Neil Downie's biggest and most astounding compendium yet of science experiments you can do in your own kitchen or backyard using common household items. It may be the only book that encourages hands-on science learning through the use of high-velocity, air-driven carrots. Downie, the undisputed maestro of Saturday science, here reveals important principles in physics, engineering, and chemistry through such marvels ; as the Helevator--a contraption that's half helicopter, half elevator--and the Rocket Railroad, which pumps propellant up from its own track. The Riddle of the Sands demonstrates why some granular materials form steep cones when poured while others collapse in an avalanche. The Sunbeam Exploder creates a combustible delivery system out of sunlight, while the Red Hot Memory experiment shows you how to store data as heat. Want to learn to tell time using a knife and some butter? There's a whole section devoted to exotic clocks and oscillators that teaches you how. The Ultimate Book of Saturday Science features more than seventy fun and astonishing experiments that range in difficulty from simple to more challenging. All of them are original, and all are guaranteed to work. Downie provides instructions for each one and explains the underlying science, and also presents experimental variations that readers will want to try.

Memory and suggestibility in the forensic interview / / edited by Mitchell L. Eisen, Jodi A. Quas, Gail S. Goodman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910962851403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Mahwah, N.J., : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2002
• ISBN: 1-135-67509-0; 1-135-67510-4; 1-138-00316-6; 9786612374159; 1-4106-0225-7; 1-282-37415-X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xiii, 481 p. : ill
• Collana: The LEA series in personality and clinical psychology
• Altri autori (Persone): EisenMitchell; QuasJodi A; GoodmanGail S
• Disciplina: 363.25/4
• Soggetti: Criminal investigation; Interviewing in law enforcement
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: part I GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND BASIC PROCESSES -- chapter 1 Processes Affecting Accuracy and Distortion in Memory: An Overview / Henry L. Roediger -- chapter 2 The Development of Memory: Toward an Understanding of Children’s Testimony / Peter A. Ornstein -- chapter 3 False Childhood Memories and Eyewitness Memory Errors / Ira E. Hyman, Jr., and Elizabeth F. Loftus -- chapter 4 Coming to Grips With Children’s Suggestibility / Karen J. Saywitz -- chapter 5 Face Identification: Basic Processes and Developmental Changes / John C. Brigham -- part II STRESS, TRAUMA, AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES -- chapter 6 Stress, Trauma, and Memory / Elisabeth Engelberg -- chapter 7 Memory for Traumatic Events in Children and Adults / Kathy Pezdek -- chapter 8 Sources of Fantastic Elements in Allegations of Abuse by Adults and Children / Constance J. Dalenberg -- chapter 9 Individual Differences in Adults’ Suggestibility and Memory Performance / Mitchell L. Eisen -- chapter 10 What Children Bring to the Interview Context: Individual Differences in Children’s Event Reports / Margaret-Ellen Pipe -- part III ADULTS IN THE FORENSIC INTERVIEW CONTEXT -- chapter 11 The Cognitive Interview Method to Enhance Eyewitness Recall / Eyewitness Recall Ronald P. Fisher, Kendra H. Brennan, and Michelle R. McCauley -- chapter 12 Hypnosis and Memory: Implications for the Courtroom and Psychotherapy / Steven Jay Lynn -- chapter 13 Interrogative Suggestibility and “Memory Work” / Katharine Krause Shobe -- part IV CHILDREN IN THE FORENSIC INTERVIEW CONTEXT -- chapter 14 Questions and Answers: The Credibility of Child Witnesses in the Context of Specific Questioning Techniques / Robyn Fivush -- chapter 15 Children’s Suggestibility in the Forensic Context / Debra Ann Poole -- chapter 16 The Utility of Anatomical Dolls and Drawings in Child Forensic Interviews / Mark D. Everson -- chapter 17 Using a Structured Interview Protocol to Improve the Quality of Investigative Interviews / Kathleen J. Sternberg -- chapter 18 The Effects of Social Support on the Accuracy of Children’s Reports: Implications for the Forensic Interview / Suzanne L. Davis.
• Sommario/riassunto: Memories are the ultimate foundation of testimony in legal settings ranging from criminal trials to divorce mediations and custody hearings. Yet the last decade has seen mounting evidence of various ways in which the accuracy of memories can be distorted on the one hand and enhanced on the other. This book offers a long-awaited comprehensive and balanced overview of what we now understand about children's and adults' eyewitness capabilities--and of the important practical and theoretical implications of this new understanding. The authors, leading clinicians and behavioral scientists with diverse training experiences and points of view, provide insight into the social, cognitive, developmental, and legal factors that affect the accuracy and quality of information obtained in forensic interviews. Armed with the knowledge these chapters convey, practitioners in psychology, psychiatry, social work, criminology, law, and other relevant fields will be better informed about the strengths and limitations of witnesses' accounts; researchers will be better poised to design powerful new studies. Memory and Suggestibility in the Forensic Interview will be a crucial resource for anyone involved in elucidating, interpreting, and reporting the memories of others.