Psicologia

The study of mental imagery has been a central concern of modern psychology, but most of what we know concerns visual imagery. A number of researchers, however, have recently begun to explore auditor …

Signal detection theory–as developed in electrical engineering and based on statistical decision theory–was first applied to human sensory discrimination 40 years ago. The theoretical intent was to …

Control processes are those mental functions that allow us to initiate, monitor, and prioritize mental activities. They are crucial to normal mental functioning. A better understanding of the nature …

First Published in 1985. This is Volume 1 on Relating Instruction to Research borne from a conference that took place at the Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC) of the University of Pitts …

An introduction to the areas that have been studied in psychology that have excited controversy, including advertising, psychometric testing, propoganda and warfare. …

Drawing on interview data, the authors describe K-3 students” knowledge and thinking about basic aspects of the social world that are addressed in the elementary social studies curriculum. The inter …

A collection of the articles written by the author throughout his extensive career, this book achieves three goals. First, it reprints selected research and theory papers on stress and coping from th …

Recent advances in neuroimaging and genetics technologies have enhanced our understanding of neurodevelopmental disorders in adults. The authors in this volume not only discuss such advances as they …

Effective leadership is essential in any sports organisation, both in the boardroom and on the training pitch. Leadership in Sport is the first textbook to examine sports leadership in the round, acr …

In today”s rapidly changing workplace, safety and loss prevention professionals cannot always ‘go by the book’ for the answers to new and unique problems and issues. When there is no tried-and-true …