Neil Postman 
Disappearance of Childhood [EPUB ebook] 

The first English translation of Jean Piaget”s only extended treatment of reflecting abstraction – a process Piaget believed to be crucial to understanding human cognitive development Of great conte …

Crafting Scholarship helps readers improve their writing and publishing success in academia. Framed within the context of the editorial and peer review process, the book explores writing, editing, an …

We are hard-wired to believe that the world is more predictable than it is. We chase ‘winning streaks’ that are often just illusions, and we are all too predictable exactly when we try hardest not to …

This book is concerned with the application of the behavioural sciences, notably social psychology and sociology, to the study of consumer behaviour. The emphasis throughout is on making these scienc …

Providing a personal overview of hemispheric differences in human cognitive activity, Professor Efron is selective in his presentation of significant issues. To ensure a balanced overview, references …

Based on a conference that assembled experts in the field of pediatric compliance in chronic illness, this book presents the latest data and conceptual models of adherence to treatment and recommenda …

This volume considers how children”s thinking evolves during development, with a focus on the role of experience in causing change. It brings together cutting-edge research by leaders in the psychol …

Based on the First Biannual Lifespan Development Conference, this volume offers a multidisciplinary and multidimensional approach to the study of lifespan development in the areas of neuropsychology, …

Until recently, most theory and research in social information processing has focused attention on the cognitive activity that underlies responses to stimulus information presented in the immediate s …

This volume provides an overview of a relatively neglected branch of connectionism known as localist connectionism. The singling out of localist connectionism is motivated by the fact that some criti …