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Cognitive Development and Epistemology

  • 1st Edition
  • October 22, 2013
  • Theodore Mischel
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 8 8 8 7 - 1
Cognitive Development and Epistemology is a collection of papers delivered at a conference attended by psychologists and philosophers to explore broad issues relating to the conceptual framework needed for the explanation of human actions. The meeting is held at the State University of New York at Binghamton in September 1969. The compendium is divided into three sections. Part I deals with the relevance which the genetic study of concept development may have for the analysis of concepts. This sets the framework for subsequent discussion. The second part examines some of the specific issues in intellectual, moral, and emotional development with which a theory of cognitive development must deal. The last part seeks to assess the adequacy and relevance of this genetic developmental approach for an understanding of adult cognitive behavior. Philosophers and psychologists in the field of cognitive development and epistemology will find the text insightful.

Methods in Psychobiology

  • 1st Edition
  • October 22, 2013
  • R. D. Myers
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 6 8 2 9 - 3
Methods in Psychobiology, Volume 2, Specialized Laboratory Techniques in Neuropsychology and Neurobiology is intended for the beginning ""student"" in physiological, neuro-, bio-psychology, or whatever label one wishes to attach to the exciting interdisciplinary field which weds the brain and behavior. In contrast to Volume 1, somewhat more emphasis is given in the selection of topics to a number of difficult behavioral methods that are used frequently by individuals in the more traditional neurosciences. The book begins with a discussion of the measurement of behavioral activity. This is followed by separate chapters on techniques such as electric shock motivation; aversive learning; methods of assessing the behavioral effects of drugs; long-term intravenous infusions; and perfusion of different parts of the brain. Subsequent chapters deal with the assay of pharmacologically active substances; the split-brain technique; using microknives in brain lesion studies and the production of isolated brain-stem islands; the functional decortication technique; and recording evoked potentials.

Life Table Techniques and Their Applications

  • 1st Edition
  • October 22, 2013
  • Krishnan Namboodiri + 1 more
  • H. H. Winsborough
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 8 8 8 8 - 8
This is the first volume to present a comprehensive treatment of the theory and application of life table techniques. The emphasis is placed on applications, and the theory is presented in such a way that individuals with minimal knowledge of calculus and matrix algebra can follow the argument.

City Life-Cycles and American Urban Policy

  • 1st Edition
  • October 22, 2013
  • R. D. Norton
  • Edwin S. Mills
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 1 8 9 4 - 6
City Life-Cycles and American Urban Policy is an interdisciplinary study of differential urban development in the United States since 1945 that aims to place urban policy choices in historical perspective. The book discusses the issues and establishes a framework within which relevant quantitative measurements can be interpreted. The text also describes systematic empirical tests, which typically take the form of regression equations, and traces city population changes into two proximate causes: annexation and urban growth. The reasons for annexation contrasts among the nation’s largest cities; the second-city growth determinant; and the institutional explanation for fiscal differential among large cities are also considered. The book further tackles the issue of federal fiscal assistance to declining cities. Economists will find the book invaluable.

Progress in Behavior Modification

  • 1st Edition
  • October 22, 2013
  • Michel Hersen + 2 more
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 1 9 0 7 - 3
Progress in Behavior Modification, Volume 7 covers developments in the study of behavior modification. The book discusses the assessment of sexual arousal in women; the behavioral theory, research, and treatment of male exhibitionism; and behavioral medicine. The text also describes the behavioral approaches to fear in dental settings; the status of flooding therapy; and the developments in behavior therapy for depression. A review on behavioral training of social skills is also considered. Psychologists, psychiatrists, and educators will find the book invaluable.

Progress in Behavior Modification

  • 1st Edition
  • October 22, 2013
  • Michel Hersen + 2 more
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 1 9 0 8 - 0
Progress in Behavior Modification, Volume 8 covers the developments in the study of behavior modification. The book discusses the conceptual issues and treatment interventions for obsessive-compulsives; the behavioral study of clinical phobias; and fear reduction techniques with children. The text also describes the behavioral treatments for marital discord; the behavioral treatment of headaches; and the behavioral assessment and treatment of clinical pain. The modification of academic performance in the grade school classroom is also considered. Psychologists, psychiatrists, sociologists, and educators will find the book invaluable.

Neurolinguistic Aspects of the Japanese Writing System

  • 1st Edition
  • October 22, 2013
  • Michel Paradis
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 8 8 9 4 - 9
Neurolinguistic Aspects of the Japanese Writing System provides an account and an analysis of cases of dissociation between kana (syllabic) and kanji (ideographic) script in reading and/or writing. Organized into five chapters, this book begins by discussing the aspects of the Japanese writing system relevant to neurolinguistic research. Experimental kanji/kana processing studies and clinical case reports are then presented. This book also explains the clinical dissociations in performance between aspects of the writing system. This book will serve as a model for further studies in which a similarly detailed analysis is attempted of the neurolinguistic structure of other non-Western orthographies.

Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry

  • 1st Edition
  • October 22, 2013
  • Eldor Paul
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 8 8 9 5 - 6
Soil Microbiology and Biochemsitry enconmpasses the broad spectrum of soil organisms and the dynamic processes carried on by them, including ecological relationships in the biota, the dynamics of the carbon and nitrogen cycles, and microbe-driven reactions involving sulfu, phosphorous, and metals. This reference source will prove invaluable to anyone involved in the study of agricultural and nonagricultural soils.

Paleoethnobotany

  • 1st Edition
  • October 22, 2013
  • Deborah M. Pearsall
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 8 8 9 6 - 3
This book describes the approaches and techniques of paleoethnobotany--the study of the interrelationships between human populations and the plant world through the archaeological record. Its purpose is twofold. First, it assembles in one volume the three major methods of paleoethnobotany, the analysis of macroremains, pollen analysis, and phytolith analysis, for the student or professional interested in the field. Second, it presents on paleoethnobotanist's view of the discipline: its past, present, and future, its strengths and weaknesses, and its role in modern archaeology.

Metals and Micronutrients

  • 1st Edition
  • October 22, 2013
  • D.A. Robb
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 8 9 0 4 - 5
Metals and Micronutrients: Uptake and Utilization by Plants contains the contributions of invited speakers at 1981 Easter meeting of the Phytochemical Society of Europe. The meeting brings together chemists, biochemists, physiologists, and agronomists to discuss aspects of phytometallurgy-how plants extract,accumulate, and use metals. The order of chapters in this book is meant to emphasize stages in the sequence, that is, uptake-incorporation-function. This book first describes the process of absorption of metals and micronutrients in plants, as well as the influences of the environment. This text then talks about the aspects of the movement and storage of iron and its incorporation into prosthetic groups. Some ways in which metals are involved in physiological and metabolic processes in plants are explained. This reference material will be valuable to senior undergraduates and postgraduates in this field of interest.

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