Is language somehow innate in the structure of the human brain, or is it completely learned? This debate is still at the heart of linguistics, especially as it intersects with psychology and cognitive science.
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Psychology: The Key Concepts is a comprehensive overview of 200 concepts central to any understanding of modern Psychology. Addressing both academic and practical uses of Psychology in settings such as the clinic, the classroom and human resources, topics covered include: Learning, Memory, Psychometrics, Motivation and emotion, Perception, Gender. Fully cross-referenced with ideas for further reading and links to the most useful Psychology sites on the web, this is an excellent guide for students on introductory courses at all levels as well as anyone interested in the workings of the human mind.
Health Psychology Health Psychology: A Textbook has made a major contribution to the teaching and study of this rapidly expanding discipline. The second edition provides a truly accessible and comprehensive guide to all of the major topics in health psychology. It includes a new chapter on the measurement of health status and new sections on professional issues, recent developments in social cognition models, body dissatisfaction and dieting, causes of obesity and the measurement of pain. In addition, it has been revised and updated throughout to take account of recent research.
With more than 275 contributions, the Encyclopedia of Educational Psychologyopens up the broad discipline of educational psychology to a wide and general audience. Written by experts in each area, the entries in this far-reaching resource provide an overview and an explanation of the major topics in the field of human development. While the Encyclopediaincludes some technical topics related to educational psychology, for the most part, it focuses on those topics that evoke the interest of the everyday reader.
Key Features: * Addresses topics that are of particular interest to the general public such as vouchers, Head Start, divorce, learning communities and charter schools * Shares subjects that are rich, diverse, and deserving of closer inspection with an educated reader who may be uninformed about educational psychology * Draws from a variety of disciplines including psychology, anthropology, education, sociology, public health, school psychology, counseling, history, and philosophy * Presents many different topics all tied together by the theme of how the individual can best function in an educational setting, from pre-school through adult education
This is a fully revised and updated edition of the highly successful Sport Psychology, published in 1999. It provides a succinct but comprehensive account of major theory and research in sport psychology, whilst maintaining the readable style and student centered approach that made the first edition successful.
