There is a growing realization that our cognitive processes are shaped by the physical reality of the human body and its situatedness in a physical environment. Pushing this paradigmatic re-consideration of cognition even further, this volume provides an overview of the research in the domain of embodied cognition .
The central idea of this book is that biology and particularly evolution provide the best starting point for the study of emotion. It is argued that all the conventional properties of emotion such as expression, feeling and motivation can be considered in a scientific manner.
Offers information for researchers about the ways and means to conduct experiments. This title also offers 'how-to' explanations of the problems and challenges faced by those involved in social science experiments. It pays attention to both practical problems and to theoretical and philosophical arguments.
This study provides a theoretical framework for understanding and interpreting the perceptual changes that result from cochlear hearing loss. It should be a beneficial reference for those in auditory psychology and audiology.
The simple task of grasping objects has been studied for centuries by scientists, therapists and engineers who have tried to understand and duplicate the versatility of the human hand. This book presents the complete anatomy of the upper limb, the basics of computational modeling, and the fundamentals of prosthetic and dexterous robot hands.
There has been a major growth in research on how memory is used in everyday life. This volume aims to represent a reaction to traditional laboratory-bound studies of the first half of the century which sought to identify the fundamental principles of learning and memory through the use of materials and methods totally divorced from the real world.
The first edition of Dendrites was a landmark in the literature, stimulating and guiding further research. The new edition substantially updates the earlier volume, and includes 5 new chapters and colour illustrations. It gathers new information on dendrites into a single volume, with contributions written by leading researchers in the field.
This book reports recent landmark developments and the state of the art in NDS science in psychological theory and research.
For this second edition, this best-selling textbook has been revised, the coverage of two-sample tests extended, and new sections added introducing one-sample tests, linear regression, and the product-moment correlation coefficient.
Stimulus class formation has been studied independently by two groups of researchers. One group has come out of a learning theory approach, while the second has developed out of a behavior analytic tradition. This book is aimed at further establishing the ties between these two research areas.
Intends to describe those perceptual and cognitive components which contribute to skilled motor performance in sports, microsurgery, video games, and speech. This volume is suitable for kinesiologists, sport psychologists, physical educators, and cognitive psychologists who are interested in a different perspective on the nature of motor skills.
Can the study of cognition across cultures lead to conclusions about human cognition in general? This book attempts to look at this issue of universals by providing a compendium of cross cultural investigations in areas of cognitive psychology.
Covers the research, theory and practice in social psychology.