1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910464292803321

Titolo

Acting intentionally and its limits [[electronic resource] ] : individuals, groups, institutions : interdisciplinary approaches / / edited by Gottfried Seebass, Michael Schmitz, and Peter M. Gollwitzer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, : De Gruyter, 2013

ISBN

3-11-028446-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (324 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SeebassGottfried <1937-2008.>

SchmitzMichael

GollwitzerPeter M

Disciplina

128/.4

Soggetti

Intentionality (Philosophy)

Act (Philosophy)

Control (Psychology)

Electronic books.

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.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction / Seebaß, Gottfried / Schmitz, Michael / Gollwitzer, Peter M. -- Intentions, Actions and Explanations / Searle, John R. -- Limits of Intention and the Representational Mind / Schmitz, Michael -- German Private Law's Approach to Intentionality / Thiede, Felix -- Legislator's Intent - Limits of a Concept / Röhl, Hans Christian -- Intentional Action Control in Individuals and Groups / Wieber, Frank / Thürmer, J. Lukas / Gollwitzer, Peter M. -- Foreseeing Obstacles: Mental Contrasting and Intention Formation / Oettingen, Gabriele -- Development of Self-Regulation in Context / Heikamp, Tobias / Trommsdorff, Gisela / Fäsche, Anika -- The Socialization of Self-Regulation from a Domains Perspective / Davidov, Maayan -- Experiential Canalization Model of Executive Function Development: Implications for the Origins and Limits of Intentionality in Children / Blair, Clancy / McKinnon, Rachel -- When Planning Results in Loss of Control: Intention-Based Reflexivity and Proactive Control / Meiran, Nachshon / Cole, Michael W. / Braver, Todd S. -- Mechanisms of Switching Intentions: Inhibition Promotes



Flexibility in Sequential Action Selection / Grzyb, Kai Robin -- About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

The book presents the first comprehensive survey of limits of the  intentional control of action from an interdisciplinary perspective. It brings together leading scholars from philosophy, psychology, and the law to elucidate this theoretically and practically important topic from a variety of theoretical and disciplinary approaches. It provides reflections on conceptual foundations as well as a wealth of empirical data and will be a valuable resource for students and researchers alike. Among the authors: Clancy Blair, Todd S. Braver, Michael W. Cole, Anika Fäsche, Maayan Davidov, Peter Gollwitzer, Kai Robin Grzyb, Tobias Heikamp, Gabriele Oettingen, Rachel McKinnon, Nachschon Meiran, Hans Christian Röhl, Michael Schmitz, John R. Searle, Gottfried Seebaß, Gisela Trommsdorff, Felix Thiede, J. Lukas Thürmer, Frank Wieber.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910791841503321

Titolo

Assessment of sea-turtle status and trends [[electronic resource] ] : integrating demography and abundance / / Committee on the Review of Sea-Turtle Population Assessment Methods, Ocean Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2010

ISBN

0-309-16136-3

1-282-78745-4

9786612787454

0-309-15256-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (175 p.)

Disciplina

597.928

Soggetti

Sea turtles

Sea turtles - Ecology

Sea turtles - Migration

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.

Nota di contenuto

""Front matter ""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1  Introduction""; ""2  Units of Assessment""; ""3  Conceptual Model of Sea-Turtle Abundance and Demography""; ""4  Abundance and Trends""; ""5  Demographic Rates""; ""6  Integrating Demographic Information with Abundance Estimates""; ""7  Cross-Cutting Issues:Data, Education, Permits, and Coordination""; ""8  Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""References""; ""A   Brief History of Alternative Genetic Markers""; ""B   Population-Structure Models""; ""C   Committee and Staff Biographies""