21st century psychology : a reference handbook / / edited by Stephen F. Davis, William Buskist

• Pubblicazione: Los Angeles, : SAGE Publications, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: (1073 p.)
• Disciplina: 150
• Soggetto topico: Psychology
• Classificazione: 77.00
• Altri autori: DavisStephen F BuskistWilliam
• Note generali: "A SAGE reference publication".
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Preface; About the Editors; Part I: History of Psychology; 1 - Psychology Before 1900; 2 - Psychology in the 20th Century; 3 - Psychology Into the 21st Century; 4 - Women and Minorities in Psychology; 5 - Conducting Research on the History of Psychology; Part II: Basic Research Methodology and Analytic Techniques; 6 - Statistical Techniques and Analysis; 7 - Validity; 8 - Nonexperimental Research Methods; 9 - Experimental Designs; 10 - Single-Subject Designs; 11 - Qualitative Research; 12 - Ethics of Psychological Research; Part III: Neuroscience; 13 - Biological Psychology ; 14 - Neurotransmission15 - Traditional Neuroscience Research Methods; 16 - Imaging Techniques for the Localization of Brain Function; 17 - Drugs and Behavior; 18 - Behavioral Pharmacology; Part IV: Sensory Processes and Perception; 19 - Sensation; 20 - Psychophysics; 21 - States of Consciousness; 22 - Taste; 23 - Vision; 24 - Olfaction; 25 - Audition; 26 - Somatosensory Systems; 27 - Perception; Part V: Evolution and Behavior; 28 - Evolutionary Psychology: The Impact of Evolution on Human Behavior; 29 - Evolutionary Perspectives on Mate Preferences; 30 - Animal Learning and Behavior ; 31 - Animal Cognition32 - Comparative Psychology; Part VI: Basic Learning Processes; 33 - Classical Conditioning; 34 - Recent Trends in Classical Conditioning; 35 - Taste-Aversion Learning; 36 - Operant Conditioning; 37 - Recent Trends in Operant Conditioning; 38 - Social Learning; 39 - Stimulus Equivalence; Part VII: Individual Differences and Personality; 40 - Psychometrics; 41 - Testing and Assessment; 42 - Personality Development; 43 - Personality Psychology; 44 - Intelligence; 45 - Motivation and Emotion; Part VIII: Cognitive Psychology ; 46 - Memory: A Look Into the Past, Present, and Future47 - Memory and Eyewitness Testimony; 48 - Repressed and Recovered Memory; 49 - Language and Language Development; 50 - Thinking and Problem Solving; 51 - Critical Thinking; 52 - Artificial Intelligence; Part IX: Developmental Psychology; 53 - Prenatal Development and Infancy; 54 - Childhood and Adolescence; 55 - Adulthood and Aging: Perspectives on Adult Development; 56 - Disabilities; 57 - Autism; 58 - Giftedness; 59 - Death, Dying, and Bereavement; 60 - Nature Versus Nurture ; 61 - Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Myth or Mental Disorder?Part X: Social Psychology; 62 - Social Cognition; 63 - Attitudes and Attitude Change; 64 - Group Processes; 65 - Social Influence; 66 - The Nature of Love; 67 - Prejudice and Stereotyping; 68 - Leadership: Theory and Practice; Part XI: Health, Stress, and Coping; 69 - Health Psychology; 70 - Stress and Stressors; 71 - Coping Skills; 72 - Resilience; 73 - Positive Psychology; 74 - Human Performance in Extreme Environments; 75 - HIV; 76 - Suicide; Part XII: Behavior Disorders and Clinical Psychology; 77 - Abnormal Psychology ; 78 - Ethics of Therapists
• Sommario/riassunto: Via 100 entries or 'mini-chapters', this two-volume set provides an authoritative reference source that serve students research needs. It highlights the most important topics, issues, questions and debates any psychology student ought to have mastered for effectiveness in the 21st century.
• Altri titoli varianti: Twenty first century psychology
• Titolo autorizzato: 21st century psychology
• ISBN: 9781452265704; 1452265704; 9781849725316; 1849725314; 9781412956321; 1412956323
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911008467603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: 21st century reference.