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Representation, Memory, and Development

Essays in Honor of Jean Mandler

Edited by Nancy L. Stein, Patricia J. Bauer, Mitchell Rabinowitz, George Mandler

A festschrift to honor Jean Mandler, this volume contains contributions from leading scholars focusing on the child's development of memory, visual representation, and language. It…

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2002 | Hardback: 978-0-8058-4196-1 (Psychology Press)

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Human Symmetry Perception and Its Computational Analysis

By Christopher W. Tyler, Christopher W. TylerC.W. TylerEdited by C.W. Tyler

Symmetry is a fundamental principle of broad concern from the physical sciences to art and design. Much of its significance derives from the perceptual appeal…

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2002 | Paperback: 978-0-8058-4395-8 (Psychology Press)

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Analyzing Tools

Perspectives on the Role of Designed Artifacts in Mathematics Learning:a Special Double Issue of the Journal of the Learning Sciences

Edited by Anna Sfard, Kay McClain

In this special issue contributors observed a class of seventh graders making their first steps in analyzing statistical data. From a number of different perspectives,…

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2002 | Paperback: 978-0-8058-9679-4 (Psychology Press)

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Making Decisions That Matter

How People Face Important Life Choices

By Kathleen M. Galotti

Researchers studying decision making have traditionally studied the phenomenon in the laboratory, with hypothetical decisions that may or may not involve the decision maker's values,…

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2002 | Paperback: 978-0-8058-3397-3 (Psychology Press)

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Modelling High-level Cognitive Processes

By Richard P. Cooper With Contributi, Peter G. Yule, John Fox, David W. Glasspool, Richard P. Cooper

This book is a practical guide to building computational models of high-level cognitive processes and systems. High-level processes are those central cognitive processes involved in…

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2002 | Hardback: 978-0-8058-3883-1 (Psychology Press)

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The Organization of Behavior

A Neuropsychological Theory

By D.O. Hebb

Since its publication in 1949, D.O. Hebb's, The Organization of Behavior has been one of the most influential books in the fields of psychology and…

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2002 | Hardback: 978-0-8058-4300-2 (Psychology Press)

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The General Factor of Intelligence

How General Is It?

Edited by Robert J. Sternberg, Elena L. Grigorenko

This edited volume presents a balanced approach to the ongoing debate of just how general the "general factor" of intelligence is. To accomplish this goal,…

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2002 | Hardback: 978-0-8058-3675-2 (Psychology Press)

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Education and Mind in the Knowledge Age

By Carl Bereiter

In this book, Carl Bereiter--a distinguished and well-known cognitive, educational psychologist--presents what he calls "a new way of thinking about knowledge and the mind." He…

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2002 | Paperback: 978-0-8058-3943-2 (Routledge)

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The Psychology of Science Text Comprehension

Edited by Jos‚ Otero, Jos‚ A. Le˘n, Arthur C. Graesser, Jose Otero

This volume's goal is to provide readers with up-to-date information on the research and theory of scientific text comprehension. It is widely acknowledged that the…

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2002 | Hardback: 978-0-8058-3874-9 (Routledge)

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Thoughts on Thought

By Earl Hunt

This is an introduction to cognitive science intended for use as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and/or graduate-level courses. In it, the author presents the…

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2002 | Paperback: 978-0-8058-0265-8 (Psychology Press)

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Forthcoming Titles:

Computational Modelling in Behavioural Neuroscience: Closing the Gap Between Neurophysiology and Behaviour
Edited by Dietmar Heinke, Eirini Mavritsaki
To be published February 25th 2009

Thinking Visually
By Stephen K. Reed
To be published December 31st 2009

Philosophy of Perception: A Contemporary Introduction
By William Fish
To be published January 1st 2010

The Neurocognition of Dance
Edited by Bettina Blaesing, Martin Puttke, Thomas Schack
To be published January 5th 2010