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A Special Issue of Cognition & Emotion Edited by Peter Kuppens, Jeroen Stouten, Batja Mesquita Our emotions define us as individuals: Each of us has unique ways of feeling and emotionally responding. In this Special Issue several contemporary approaches to emotion are used to gain insight in the ways people differ with regard to two of the most central features of emotions, their multicom Read More »
By Martin J. Ball, Nicole Muller, Ben Rutter This textbook describes the approaches to phonology that are most relevant to communication disorders. It examines schools of thought in theoretical phonology, and their relevance to description, explanation and remediation in the clinical context.A recurring theme throughout the book is the distinction between phonological theories that attempt Read More »
By Hans J. Markowitsch, Harald Welzer Autobiographical memory constitutes an essential part of our personality, giving us the ability to distinguish ourselves as an individual with a past, present and future. This book reveals how the development of a conscious self, an integrated personality and an autobiographical memory are all intertwined, highlighting the parallel development of the brai Read More »
Development and Disorders Edited by Marilyn A. Nippold, Cheryl M. Scott School success in the 21st century requires proficiency with expository discourse -- the use and understanding of informative language in spoken and written modalities. This occurs, for example, when high school students read their textbooks and listen to their teachers' lectures, and later are asked to demonstrate their kn Read More »
Edited by Ramona C. Bobocel, Aaron C. Kay, Mark P. Zanna, James Olson In response to the international turmoil, violence, and increasing ideological polarization, social psychological interest in the topics of legitimacy and social justice has blossomed considerably. Social psychologists have explored the psychological underpinnings of people?s reactions to injustice and illegitimacy, includi Read More »
7th Edition By Robert B. Ewen, Robert B. Ewen An Introduction to Theories of Personality, 7th Edition helps students unravel the mysteries of human behavior through its highly readable introduction to the ideas of the most significant personality theorists. Engaging biographical sketches begin each chapter, and unique capsule summaries help students review key concepts. Theories come alive th Read More »
Edited by Willem Koops, Daniel Brugman, Tamara J. Ferguson, Andries F. Sanders This book focuses on the structure and development of conscience, a subject that has been dominant in developmental psychology since the 18th century. International experts in the field contribute to this broad overview of the relevant research on the development of moral emotions and on the Kohlbergian-originate Read More »
Edited by Robert M. Arkin, Kathryn C. Oleson, Patrick J. Carroll This Handbook explores the cognitive, motivational, interpersonal, clinical, and applied aspects of personal uncertainty. It showcases both the diversity and the unity that defines contemporary perspectives on uncertainty in self within social and personality psychology. The contributions to the volume are all written by distingui Read More »
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