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    • Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook 

      Eysenck, Michael W.; Keane, Mark T. (Psychology Press, 2010)
      Discusses developments in the field of cognitive psychology (especially within cognitive neuroscience. This title is suitable for students of psychology.

    • The Psychology of Language: From Data to Theory 

      Harley, Trevor A. (Psychology Press, 2014)
      Now in full colour, this fully revised edition of the best-selling textbook provides an up-to-date and comprehensive introduction to the psychology of language for undergraduates, postgraduates, and researchers. It contains ...

    • The New Psychology of Leadership: Identity, Influence and Power 

      Haslam, S. Alexander; Reicher, Stephen D.; Platow, Michael J. (Psychology Press, 2010)
      Written in an accessible and engaging style, this book examines a range of theoretical and practical issues that are central to the leadership process. These include the nature of group identity, the basis of authority and ...

    • Concrete Human Psychology 

      Roth, Wolff-Michael (Psychology Press, 2015)
      Psychology, quantitative or qualitative, tends to conceive of the human person using metaphysical concepts and to separate the practical, affective, and intellectual aspects of participation in everyday life. Lev S. Vygotsky, ...

    • Consciousness: The Science of Subjectivity 

      Revonsuo, Antti (Psychology Press, 2010)
      The study of consciousness is recognized as one of the biggest remaining challenges to the scientific community. This book provides a fascinating introduction to the new science that promises to illuminate our understanding ...

    • The Psychology of Environmental Problems: Psychology for Sustainability 

      Koger,Susan M.; Winter, Deborah DuNann (Psychology Press, 2010)
      This compelling and insightful textbook demonstrates how eight major approaches in psychology – social, psychoanalytical, behavioral, cognitive, physiological, health, developmental, and holistic – can be applied to create ...

    • Language and Bilingual Cognition 

      Cook, Vivian; Bassetti, Benedetta (Psychology Press, 2010)
      This innovative volume provides a state-of-the-art overview of the relationship between language and cognition with a focus on bilinguals. It brings together contributions from international leading figures in various ...

    • Adaptive Origins: Evolution and Human Development 

      LaFrenière, Peter (Psychology Press, 2010)
      In this text, students are invited to rethink psychology by grounding it in the natural sciences with the understanding that evolutionary and developmental processes work together with culture to solve problems of human ...

    • Personality, Human Development, and Culture: International Perspectives On Psychological Science 

      Schwarzer, Ralf; Frensch, Peter A. (Psychology Press, 2010)
      This is the second of two volumes which together present the main contributions from the 29th International Congress of Psychology, held in Berlin in 2008, written by international leaders in psychology from around the ...

    • Sentence Processing 

      Gompel, Roger P. G. van (Psychology Press, 2013)
      What are the psychological processes involved in comprehending sentences? How do we process the structure of sentences and how do we understand their meaning? Do children, bilinguals and people with language impairments ...

    • The Silk Road : A Very Short Introduction 

      Millward, James A. (Oxford University Press, 2017)
      The phrase silk road" evokes vivid scenes of merchants leading camel caravans across vast stretches to trade exotic goods in glittering Oriental bazaars, of pilgrims braving bandits and frozen mountain passes to spread ...

    • Music education for children with autism spectrum disorder : a resource for teachers 

      Scott, Sheila J. (Oxford University Press, 2017)
      'Music Education for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder' provides information about autism spectrum disorder and strategies for engaging students with ASD in music-based activities such as singing, listening, moving, ...

    • Navigating life with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 

      Banks-Bromberg, Diane; Bromberg, Mark B. (Oxford University Press, 2017)
      Navigating Life with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis provides accessible, comprehensive, and up-to-date information about the challenges patients, family members, and caregivers face when confronted by ALS. This guide covers ...

    • Modeling ethnomusicology 

      Rice, Timothy (Oxford University Press, 2017)
      Ethnomusicology is an academic discipline with a very broad mandate: to understand why and how human beings are musical through the study of music in all its geographical and historical diversity. Ethnomusicological ...

    • Innovative skills to support well-being and resiliency in youth 

      Laser-Maira, Julie Anne; Nicotera, Nicole (Oxford University Press, 2017)
      Innovative Skills to Support Well-Being and Resiliency in Youth emphasizes the step-by-step procedures readers will need to implement evidence-based, innovative techniques and skills that emphasize well-being and resilience ...

    • India's long road : the search for prosperity 

      Joshi, Vijay (Oxford University Press, 2017)
      India's economic resurgence has been the subject of many extravagant predictions and hopes. In this powerful and wide-ranging work, distinguished economist Vijay Joshi lays out a penetrating analysis of the shaky foundations ...

    • In search of the way : thought and religion in early-modern Japan, 1582-1860 

      Bowring, Richard John (Oxford University Press, 2017)
      This is a history of intellectual and religious developments in Japan during the Tokugawa period, covering the years 1582-1860. It begins with an explanation of the fate of Christianity, and proceeds to cover the changing ...

    • Neuropsychological assessment in the age of evidence-based practice : diagnostic and treatment evaluations 

      Bowden, Stephen C. (Oxford University Press, 2017)
      Evidence-based practice has become the benchmark for quality in healthcare and builds on rules of evidence that have been developed in psychology and other health-care disciplines over many decades. This volume aims to ...

    • Neurodegenerative diseases : unifying principles 

      Cummings, Jeffrey L.; Pillai, Jagan (Oxford University Press, 2017)
      As the global population ages the impact of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease are significant forces in shaping human health and quality of life in the 21st century. Insights into ...

    • Multimodality imaging guidance in interventional pain management 

      Narouze, Samer N. (Oxford University Press, 2017)
      Multimodality Imaging Guidance for Interventional Pain Management is a comprehensive resource that covers fluoroscopy-guided procedures, ultrasound interventions, and computed tomography (CT)-guided procedures used in ...