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Elsevier's Psychology collection is vital for students and psychologists, providing a thorough understanding of the mind and behavior. Covering human thought, development, personality, emotion, and motivation, it offers insights into both theoretical and practical aspects. Through topics like cognitive, developmental, and clinical psychology, it equips researchers and students to address real-world challenges and advance their understanding of the field.

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  • Progress in Reversal Theory

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 51
    • M.J. Apter + 2 more
    • English
    Reversal Theory is a new general theory of motivation, emotion, personality, psychopathology and stress which challenges previous ideas in these fields and sets up an unusually broad and integrative conceptual framework of its own. The papers in the six sections which make up this volume are concerned with: - developing the theory itself - looking at different research areas, or psychological problems, from the perspective of reversal theory - describing empirical studies of different kinds aimed at testing ideas drawn from the theory.

  • Personality in Search of Individuality

    In Search of Individuality
    • 1st Edition
    • Nathan Brody
    • English
    In this, his fourth book published by Academic Press, the author pursues current theories in the expansive field of personality research. Presenting a unique perspective on recent developments in the field, the emphasis is on empirical research. Topics discussed include stability and change in traits, the behavior genetics of traits, a review and defense of trait theory, and a comprehensive review of research on the unconscious.

  • Complex Movement Behaviour

    'The' Motor-Action Controversy
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 50
    • O.G. Meijer + 1 more
    • English
    The major focus of this book is on the differences between ecological approaches to action (`action theories'), and theories on motor control and learning couched in terms of information processing (`motor theories'). Proponents of both approaches express their views in Part 1 and the differences between the approaches are further analysed. Part 2 presents empirical studies, while in Part 3, methodological, philosophical and scientific implications are discussed and the possibility of a solution is considered.

  • The Development of Scientific Thinking Skills

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume V
    • English
    How is existing knowledge reconciled with new information in the mind of a young child, as compared to that of a more sophisticated thinker?Development of Scientific Thinking Skills explores a new framework for the conceptualization of changes in the strategies of inductive reasoning from middle childhood to adulthood.

  • Blind Alleys in Social Psychology

    A Search for Ways Out
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 48
    • A. Eskola + 4 more
    • English
    Real advances are not made in blind alleys (or culs-de-sac). In Social Psychology, as in every branch of science, the paths which appear to offer progress do not always result in theoretical elegance. Certain basic problems persistently defy final solution.This volume surveys the foundations and methods of Social Psychology with the aim of identifying ways out of the research maze. It examines the history and traditions of the field, looks at methodology and conceptual schemes, and discusses the actual research methods used.

  • Advances in Experimental Social Psychology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 20
    • English

  • Human Factors Psychology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 47
    • P.A. Hancock
    • English
    This book is a collection of contemporary applications of psychological insights into practical human factors issues. The topics are arranged largely according to an information processing/energetic approach to human behavior. Consideration is also given to human-computer interaction and organizational design.

  • Tutorials in Motor Behavior I

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 1
    • George Stelmach + 1 more
    • English
    The contributors to this book are all distinguished, internationally-know... specialists working in the motor control and learning area. The result is a unique collection of papers that discuss many aspects of this intricate and diverse subject and at the same time manage to provide the reader with a good overview of the major topics.

  • Advances in Child Development and Behavior

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 20
    • English

  • Advances in the Study of Behavior

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 17
    • English

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