Preface. 1. Introduction and Overview N. T. Feather Part 1: Basic Processes 2. Brain and Behaviour R. W. Russell 3. Perception and Perceptual Development R. H. Day and B. E. McKenzie 4. Human Information Processing D. McNicol and M. J. Skinner 5. Cognitive Development G. S. Halford 6. Psycholinguistics and Language Acquisition V. M. Holmes and R. J. Wales Part 2: Psychometrics and Mathematical Psychology 7. Psychometrics and Mathematical Psychology J. A. Keats Part 3: Clinical Psychology, Imagery, and Hypnosis 8. Behaviour Modification and Clinical Psychology in Australia R. C. Winkler 9. The Study of Imagery and Hypnosis in Australia P. W. Sheehan Part 4: Social Psychology 10. Beliefs, Attitudes, and Values: Trends in Australian Research N. T. Feather 11. Decision Making L. Mann Part 5: Organisation and Occupational Psychology 12. The Effect of Employment on Behaviour: Recent Developments in Australian Organizational Psychology G. E. O’Brien 13. The Psychological Impact of Unemployment: Empirical Findings and Theoretical Approaches N. T. Feather Part 6: Wider Social Issues 14. The Family Context of Development J. J. Goodnow, A. Burns and G. Russell 15. Sex Roles: A Psychological Perspective J. K. Antill, K. Bussey and J. D. Cunningham 16. The Psychological Study of Adjustment and Adaptation of Immigrants in Australia R. Taft 17. Epilogue N. T. Feather. Index.
Biography
Norman T. Feather (1930–2023) was Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Flinders University of South Australia.
Many of the authors of this volume were Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia.
