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Psychology
The Science of Violent Behavior Development and Prevention Contributions of the Second World War Generation
Edited by Richard E. Tremblay | Université de Montréal This book describes the lives of 12 people born in Europe and North America during World War II, who became leading scholars on the development and prevention of human violence. The reader will discover very different life histories, whose paths crossed with time, creating an exceptional international network of scientists. • Describes the development, from birth to retirement, of twelve outstanding scientists who pioneered longitudinal and experimental research on the development and prevention of violent behaviour • Provides exceptional examples of the numerous developmental paths leading to excellence in research on human development • Outlines how scientists from different backgrounds, different disciplines, and different countries created a science of violence development and prevention • Summarises the next generations’ perspective on what steps will need to be taken to advance knowledge and initiate positive action December 2020 228 x 152 mm c.300pp 978-1-108-83481-0 Hardback £85.00 / US$110.00 C
Meet Up! Better Meetings Through Nudging
Martin J. Eppler | Universität St Gallen, Switzerland For those who lead or participate in meetings, learn to make those meetings more productive and enjoyable. Based on behavioral economics, this book shows 100 ways to hack the human subconscious and make meetings more successful by improving focus, orientation, involvement, and commitment. • Provides an explanation of the nudge theory and six principles of how nudging affects our behavior subconsciously • Presents four relevant areas for improving meeting productivity: focus, orientation, involvement, and commitment • Demonstrates 100 very practical nudges for inducing meeting productivity that can be used by any meeting leader or participant December 2020 229 x 152 mm c.185pp 978-1-108-83075-1 Hardback c. £49.00 / c. US$59.00 P 978-1-108-82879-6 Paperback c. £15.99 / c. US$19.99 P
Learning and Memory
Second edition
David A. Lieberman
An engaging introduction to learning and memory that encourages critical thinking while providing stimulating material on human research and how it can be applied. Examples include behavioral treatments of autism, recovered memory, and improving studying. The text concludes with the remarkable achievements of neural networks and deep learning. • New critical thinking questions interwoven throughout the text, encouraging students to evaluate their reactions to the material they’ve read and to relate the findings to their own lives • Streamlined presentation of the Rescorla-Wagner model to improve student comprehension of this classic theory • Includes the latest research on cutting-edge topics such as neural networks and deep learning, explaining how extraordinarily simple processes can give rise to extraordinarily sophisticated behaviors • Lively and engaging writing style to stimulate and engage students • Promotes critical thinking in students with in-depth discussions of the methodology of selected experiments, emphasising depth rather than breath Contents: Part I. Learning: 1. Core Assumptions; 2. Classical Conditioning; 3. Conditioning Principles and Theories; 4. Conditioning Applications; 5 Reinforcement; 6. Reinforcement Applications; 7. Punishment; 8. Theories of Reinforcement; Part II. Memory: 9. Memory: An Introduction; 10. Working Memory; 11. Long-term Memory; 12. Retrieval; 13. Applications; Part III. Neural Foundations: 14. From Neurons to Neural Networks. October 2020 246 x 189 mm c.630pp 978-1-108-42861-3 Hardback £89.99 / US$115.00 X 978-1-108-45073-7 Paperback £49.99 / US$64.99 X
The Psychology of Social Influence Modes and Modalities of Shifting Common Sense
Gordon Sammut | University of Malta This volume provides an integrated view of different manifestations of social influence grounded in socio-political concerns. It brings together a range of modalities of influence – such as crowds, leadership, norm formation, conformity, obedience, resistance, and persuasion – in a unified diagnostic periodic table of social influences. • Provides a comprehensive treatment of social influences modalities • Combines theories of social influence, showing how the manifestation of social influence occurs in a dynamic interplay of different modes of interaction • Grounds various modalities of influence using practical, real-life examples • Lays out the implications of social influence findings and how these impact other social and psychological domains of inquiry such as beliefs, attitudes, behaviour, and common sense November 2020 228 x 152 mm c.280pp 978-1-108-41637-5 Hardback £84.99 / US$110.00 P 978-1-108-40289-7 Paperback £26.99 / US$34.99 P
Beyond Virtue The Politics of Educating Emotions
Liz Jackson | The University of Hong Kong By integrating research from psychology, philosophy, sociology, and feminist theory about educating emotions, this book covers a range of pedagogies and practices in schools. Suitable for teachers, school leaders, and educational researchers, it explores the cultural aspects of teaching about emotions, character education, and related strategies. • Explores the cultural differences and relational aspects of classroom practices • Discusses a range of pedagogies and practices in schools • Integrates findings from psychology, philosophy, sociology, and feminist theory about educating emotions • Highlights the strengths and weaknesses related to social and emotional learning, character education, and related strategies
Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction
December 2020 229 x 152 mm c.250pp 978-1-108-48213-4 Hardback £85.00 / US$110.00 C
Motivating Self and Others Thriving with Social Purpose, Life Meaning, and the Pursuit of Core Personal Goals
Martin E. Ford | George Mason University, Virginia This book integrates evidence from motivational and evolutionary science to explain the essential nature of human motivation. Scholars, professionals, leaders, and students in psychology, education, and business will learn how goal-life alignment and ‘thriving with social purpose’ can inspire optimal functioning and enhance life meaning. • Presents a scientifically defensible way of thinking about human behaviour that recognizes that a strong sense of social purpose is a key motivator • Integrates theory and research on human motivation using an inclusive strategy that identifies the best ideas and evidence for both scientific and applied purposes • Organizes the concepts into a comprehensive framework that guides intervention efforts • Tells the story of how motivational processes evolved • Offers a new theory of life meaning that explains the central role that feelings of life meaning play in human motivation October 2020 228 x 152 mm c.500pp 21 b/w illus. 13 tables 978-1-108-49165-5 Hardback £79.99 / US$105.00 P 978-1-108-79878-5 Paperback £34.99 / US$44.99 P
Ethical Dilemmas in Schools Collaborative Inquiry, Decision-Making, and Action
Douglas J. Simpson | Texas Tech University This book is a compelling study of fictional school personnel as they grapple with existential and theoretical issues over a decade. The examination of educational ethics involves aspiring and practising educators in professional decisionmaking and appropriate and inappropriate actions. • Uses cases drawn from experience and enduring dilemmas to create a context where the principal, staff, parents and students work through and grow from addressing them • Provides multi-disciplinary perspectives and diverse ethical theories • Encourages a collaborative approach by employing ordinary-language and multiple stakeholders • Each chapter includes situations integrated into the text and ends with an extensive case set in a common context November 2020 229 x 152 mm c.250pp 978-1-108-49147-1 Hardback £74.99 / US$99.99 P 978-1-108-79833-4 Paperback £26.99 / US$34.99 P
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Learning to Make a Difference Value Creation in Social Learning Spaces
Etienne Wenger-Trayner | University of Brighton This book offers a framework for learning to have an impact: engaging with others, monitoring the value this creates, and making adjustments onthe-go. It is written for researchers, educators, and leaders in business, government, healthcare, and international development with or without prior knowledge of learning theory. • Provides a truly thorough treatment of the value-creation framework • Introduces a fairly complex theory using ordinary language, clear explanations, and concrete examples • Takes a theoretically rigorous and practically oriented approach • Supplies an overview and reading itineraries for each section Contents: Prologue: The Difference We Care to Make; Introduction: How to Read this Book; Part I. Foundation: Value Creation in Social Learning Spaces: Part I Section 1. Social Learning Spaces: 1. Social Learning Spaces; 2. What About Communities of Practice?; 3. Social Learning Spaces and Other Structures; Part I Section 2. Value Creation: Agency and Social Learning Modes: 4. The Perspective of Value Creation; 5. Agency and Social Learning Modes; Part II. Framework: Part II Section 1. Generating Value: Value-Creation Cycles: 6. Immediate and Potential; 7. Applied and Realized Value; 8. Enabling and Strategic Value; 9. Orienting and Transformative Value; Part II Section 2. Translating Value: Flows and Loops: 10. Flows into Learning Loops; 11. Flows into Other Social Learning Spaces; Part II Section 3. Framing: Aspirations and Uncertainties: 12. Framing Participation; 13. Framing Value Creation; 14. Conducting a Framing Event; Part II Section 4. Evaluating: Effect and Contribution:15. Effect Data: Deriving and Monitoring Indicators; 16. Contribution Data: Collecting Value-Creation Stories; 17. Consolidating and Integrating the Dataset; 18. The Art of Making Value Visible; Epilogue: An Ongoing Journey. September 2020 228 x 152 mm c.200pp 17 b/w illus. 978-1-108-49716-9 Hardback £74.99 / US$99.99 P 978-1-108-73953-5 Paperback £24.99 / US$31.99 P
Frame It Again New Tools for Rational Decision-Making
José Luis Bermúdez | Texas A & M University This book will appeal to those seeking tools for rational problem-solving and effective political engagement. Framing effects are everywhere. Being influenced by them is not a sign of irrationality. This book shows the power of rational framing in tackling personal dilemmas and breaking the deadlock in contemporary political discourse. • Presents a controversial and important central claim: framing effects can be tools for rational problem-solving • Shows how rational frames can help solve practical dilemmas in personal and social life • Develop a new framework for thinking about internal and collective conflicts • Discusses a wide range of examples from contemporary life, the history of literature, philosophy, and psychology • Explains all the theoretical concepts and important experiments without jargon and using the author’s trademark clarity October 2020 228 x 152 mm 340pp 978-1-107-19293-5 Hardback £18.99 / US$24.95 T
Habits Pragmatist Approaches from Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, and Social Theory
Edited by Fausto Caruana | Institute of Neuroscience (Parma), Italian National Research Council Combining research from renowned philosophers, cognitive scientists, neuroscientists, and social theorists, this book demonstrates the pragmatist notion of habit as a unifying concept for many disciplines. Suitable for graduate students and researchers interested in philosophy, cognitive science, neuroscience, psychology, and social theory. • Provides the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary account of the notion of habit • Offers a conceptual background which benefits the dialogue between social theory and cognitive sciences • Contributes to a pragmatist turn in current research on mind, action and society November 2020 229 x 152 mm c.400pp 978-1-108-49844-9 Hardback £95.00 / US$125.00 C
Argumentation The Art of Persuasion
Raymond S. Nickerson | Tufts University, Massachusetts Argumentation outlines different types of arguments and how they influence beliefs and behaviour. It offers graduate students, researchers, and instructors on human reasoning advice on how to evaluate arguments. Serving as a source for understanding arguments in decisionmaking, it is ideal for courses on cognition, reasoning, and psychology. • Describes different types of arguments and facilitates the evaluation of arguments • Defines arguments as attempts to influence beliefs and behavior • Illustrates the importance of arguments in daily reasoning and decision-making • Identifies fallacies, biases, and other reasoning flaws that are commonly found in arguments October 2020 228 x 152 mm c.350pp 978-1-108-83526-8 Hardback £74.99 / US$99.99 P 978-1-108-79987-4 Paperback £26.99 / US$34.99 P
In the Know Debunking 35 Myths about Human Intelligence
Russell T. Warne | Utah Valley University Readers will not need advanced training in psychology, statistics, or neuroscience to enjoy this book. Insightful and packed with scientific knowledge, this guide provides a better understanding of critical issues, such as bias in IQ tests, the importance of intelligence for work success, the genetics of intelligence, and much more. • Highlights the severe mismatch between popular beliefs about intelligence/IQ and the scientific research on the topic • Gives non-experts a firm understanding of intelligence • Shows how the willingness of people to deny the existence of intelligence and/or its importance in everyday life is harmful • Outlines why intelligence matters and the importance of acknowledging IQ differences October 2020 228 x 152 mm 434pp 978-1-108-49334-5 Hardback £74.99 / US$99.00 P 978-1-108-71781-6 Paperback £19.99 / US$25.99 T
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Ninth edition Douglas A. Bernstein | University of South Florida A clearly written introduction to the science and practice of clinical psychology for intellectually curious undergraduates who may or may not be psychology majors, but who have an interest in the field. Readers whose backgrounds include coursework in introductory psychology and abnormal psychology will find the book especially valuable. • Includes sections on both major historical influences on the development of the science of clinical psychology and on exciting innovations in the field (such as in technology and other novel delivery models) • Highlights the wide range of clinical psychologists’ contributions to research, assessment, and treatment of mental disorder • Tells the whole story of activities in the field, including research on assessment and treatment as well as teaching, consulting, and administration Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; Significant dates and events in the history of clinical psychology; 1. What is clinical psychology?; 2. Clinical psychology’s past, present, and future; 3. Basic features of clinical assessment, classification, and diagnosis; 4. Interviewing and observation in clinical psychology; 5. Testing in clinical psychology; 6. Basic features of clinical interventions; 7. Research on clinical interventions; 8. Psychoanalytic, psychodynamic, and humanistic psychotherapies; 9. Cognitive, behavioral, and acceptance-based psychotherapies; 10. Delivering mental health services; 11. Clinical psychology for youth and older adults; 12. Clinical psychology, health, and well-being; 13. Clinical neuropsychology; 14. Forensic psychology; 15. Training and practice issues in clinical psychology; 16. Getting into graduate school in clinical psychology; References; Name index; Subject index. November 2020 253 x 177 mm c.600pp 55 b/w illus. 30 colour illus. 58 tables 978-1-108-48437-4 Hardback £115.00 / US$150.00 X 978-1-108-73579-7 Paperback £59.99 / US$79.99 X
Substance Use Disorders A Biopsychosocial Perspective
Perry M. Duncan | Old Dominion University, Virginia Suitable for advanced undergraduates or graduate students in psychology, counseling, social work, nursing, or medicine, this book surveys evidence about substance use disorders from a range of fields; including genetics, pharmacology, neuroscience, psychiatry, and psychology, as well as personal accounts of individuals with substance use issues. • Lays out the history and current status of disease theory, including its benefits, supporting evidence, and limitations • Looks into the nature and role of mutual-assistance groups, such as
Alcoholics Anonymous, in promoting recovery from addiction • Includes real-life examples that illustrate the essential features of substance use disorders • Describes addiction as a behavioural disorder with disease-like characteristics and biopsychosocial origins Contents: List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Preface; Acknowledgements; Organization of the book; Part I. Identifying the Causes and Consequences of Disordered Substance Use; 1.The biopsychosocial perspective and research methods for investigation of substance use disorders; 2. Diagnosis of substance use disorders; 3. The disease concept; Part II. The Neuroscience of Substance Use Disorders; 4. Psychopharmacology: drug effects on brain function; 5. Brain function and substance use disorders; Part III. Biopsychosocial Risk Factors; 6. Genetic influence on substance use disorders; 7. Behavioral, cognitive and social factors promoting SUD; 8. Psychiatric disorders, personality and developmental factors; Part IV. Use Disorders with Specific Drugs; 9. Alcohol: a dangerous drug; 10. Alcohol use disorders; 11. Tobacco use and nicotine addiction; 12. Cannabis use disorders; 13. Use disorders of cocaine and methamphetamine; 14. Opioid use disorders; 15. Tranquilizers and sedative use disorders; Part V. Treatment of Substance Use Disorders; 16. Treatment of substance use disorders; References; Index August 2020 247 x 174 mm 400pp 83 b/w illus. 14 tables 978-0-521-87777-0 Hardback £150.00 / US$200.00 M 978-1-108-81909-1 Paperback £74.99 / US$99.99 M
Time and Body Phenomenological and Psychopathological Approaches
Edited by Christian Tewes | Heidelberg University Hospital This book guides advanced undergraduates, researchers and practitioners through current debates at the interface of psychology, phenomenology, and psychiatry. It demonstrates how psychopathology benefits from phenomenological and embodied approaches, and how they combine to apply to a range of mental disorders. • Provides new insights into how psychopathology can benefit from phenomenological and embodied research • Advances an interdisciplinary understanding of how temporality, the lived body, and the social nature of mind relate to mental disorders • Gathers perspectives from leading scholars advancing phenomenologically oriented cognitive science November 2020 229 x 152 mm c.400pp 978-1-108-48935-5 Hardback £95.00 / US$125.00 M
Leaders Who Lust Power, Money, Sex, Success, Legitimacy, Legacy
Barbara Kellerman | Harvard University, Massachusetts Academic research on the psychology of leadership is presented in jargon-free language to highlight the traits, behaviours, and motivations of leaders who lust. This book outlines what lust is: how, where, and when it is manifested in leaders particularly, and what lessons can be learned by leaders and followers alike. • Exposes the various and variegated lusts that drive some of the world’s greatest leaders • Reveals the links between leadership and lust • Explores the inextricable ties between leaders who lust and their followers – some willing, some unwilling • Tells tales of leaders who lust – from Xi Jinping to Hillary Clinton, from
Silvio Berlusconi to Tom Brady, and from Charles Koch to Melinda
Gates • Highlights the real-world implications for the followers of lustful leaders – for individuals and institutions, for policies and practices, for groups and organizations worldwide September 2020 228 x 152 mm 264pp 978-1-108-49116-7 Hardback £25.00 / US$29.95 T
Publishing Journal Articles A Scientific Guide for New Authors Worldwide
Zheng Yan | University at Albany, State University of New York With over fifty real-life cases and the framework of Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman’s theory, the book’s structure generally matches a graduate course curriculum. This book explains the conceptual foundation and the future of the science of journal publication. It also provides research-based strategies for planning, writing, and publishing. • Maps out the conceptual foundation for the science of journal publication • Describes key strategies of planning, writing, and publishing journal articles based on the current literature of the science of journal publication • Includes over fifty real-life cases • Presents the future of the science of journal publication • Contains an introduction-discussion-conclusion structure that generally matches the layout of a typical sixteen-week graduate course • Based on Daniel Kahneman’s intuitive judgement theory, focusing on
System 1 (imperfect intuition), System 2 (rational thinking), and System 3 (skilled intuition) November 2020 228 x 152 mm c.200pp 978-1-108-41734-1 Hardback £59.99 / US$79.99 P 978-1-108-40493-8 Paperback £18.99 / US$24.99 P
Wounded Healers Tribulations and Triumphs of Pioneering Psychotherapists
Keh-Ming Lin | University of California, Los Angeles Freud was addicted to cocaine and nicotine, Jung was psychotic for years, and Margaret Mead remained closeted throughout her lifetime. This book includes fifteen wounded healers whose own struggles enabled them to show us the immensity and richness of our unconscious minds and reshaped the modern world. • Explores the process of transformation turning vulnerability into sources of strength • Shows how theories of different schools of depth psychology are linked with their founders’ life experiences, including personal trauma and the ethos of the time • Encourages those learning or seeking therapy to view their own difficulties in a potentially positive light • Uses information about the relationship between life’s vicissitudes and creativity to help destigmatize mental illness November 2020 228 x 152 mm c.250pp 978-1-108-47991-2 Hardback c. £85.00 / c. US$110.00 M 978-1-108-79096-3 Paperback c. £27.99 / c. US$36.99 M
The Art of Presenting Delivering Successful Presentations in the Social Sciences and Humanities
Fieke Harinck | Universiteit Leiden This book is written for academics working in the social sciences and humanities. It uses insights from psychology, as well as the theatre, to offer a complete guide for delivering successful academic presentations, coping with stress, addressing different audiences, managing cultural differences, and navigating the world of conferences. • Gives advice on how to deliver presentations that highlight the importance and quality of your work • Presents top tips on best practice for dealing with presentation anxiety, cultural differences, non-verbal behaviour, dress code, and networking • Includes suggestions on how to design slides, address different audiences, and make the most of conferences August 2020 228 x 152 mm 182pp 978-1-107-13907-7 Hardback £59.99 / US$79.99 P 978-1-316-50431-4 Paperback £19.99 / US$25.99 P
The Breadth of Visual Attention
Stephanie C. Goodhew | Australian National University, Canberra This Element is for researchers seeking to understand visual attentional breadth. It critically considers the conceptualisation, measurement, and manipulation of attentional breadth, and how changing breadth impacts perceptual performance. The Element reviews the current ‘state of the art’, and provides useful frameworks for shaping future science.
Elements in Perception
June 2020 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-108-79621-7 Paperback £15.00 / US$20.00 P
Crossmodal Attention Applied Lessons for and from Driving
Charles Spence | University of Oxford In this Element laboratory studies on crossmodal attention are situated within the applied context of driving. The conditions favoured by laboratory research, typically using a few paradigms involving simplified experimental conditions, is contrasted with multisensory, real-world environments filled with complex, intrinsically-meaningful stimuli.
Elements in Perception
September 2020 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-108-82650-1 Paperback £15.00 / US$20.00 P
Attentional Selection Top-Down, Bottom-Up and History-Based Biases
Jan Theeuwes | Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam Proposes a framework in which it is assumed that visual selection is the result of the interaction between top-down, bottom-up and selectionhistory factors. Also discussed are top-down attentional engagement and suppression, bottomup selection by abrupt onsets and static singletons as well as lingering biases due to selection-history.
Elements in Perception
September 2020 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 978-1-108-81306-8 Paperback £15.00 / US$20.00 P
Culture, Mind, and Brain Emerging Concepts, Models, and Applications
Edited by Laurence J. Kirmayer | McGill University, Montréal Human biology is cultural biology – we develop and live our lives in socially constructed worlds that vary widely in their structure, values, and institutions. This volume examines how our biology interacts with our immense cultural diversity to shape our experience, psychology, and imagination. • Brings together a diverse group of researchers to take a fresh look at emerging concepts, tools, models, and data in culture, mind, and brain interactions • Bridges disciplines with dynamic developmental and ecological models • Explores integrative approaches to studying the relationships between culture, mind, and brain
Current Perspectives in Social and Behavioral Sciences
September 2020 228 x 152 mm c.352pp 978-1-108-48414-5 Hardback £89.99 / US$120.00 R
