Psychology Press Festschrift Series
Advances in the Neurolinguistic Study of Multilingual and Monolingual Adults: In honor of Professor Loraine K. Obler
1st Edition
Edited
By Mira Goral, Aviva Lerman
October 20, 2023
This edited volume examines current themes in the neurolinguistic study of multilingual and monolingual adults and highlights several new directions the field is moving toward. The organization of the book is as follows. Part I focuses on language processing in multilingual and monolingual adults, ...
Cognitive Development from a Strategy Perspective: A Festschrift for Robert Siegler
1st Edition
Edited
By Patrick Lemaire
September 19, 2017
Cognitive Development from a Strategy Perspective recognises the outstanding scientific legacy of Robert S. Siegler as a pioneer of modern research on cognitive development throughout the lifespan. This volume presents a collection of essays written by leading scholars in the field, using ...
From Mental Imagery to Spatial Cognition and Language: Essays in Honour of Michel Denis
1st Edition
Edited
By Valérie Gyselinck, Francesca Pazzaglia
June 16, 2017
The nature of mental images and their relation to language has caused controversy amongst psychologists for years, and the so-called "imagery debate" is still unresolved. Fresh light is now being shed on this topic using recent findings in neuroscience and the development of behavioural studies. ...
Cognitive Modeling in Perception and Memory: A Festschrift for Richard M. Shiffrin
1st Edition
Edited
By J G W Raaijmakers, Robert Goldstone, Mark Steyvers, Amy Criss, Robert Nosofsky
November 18, 2016
The work of Richard M. Shiffrin has highly impacted the field of cognitive science, and current developments within perception and memory have been influenced by his ideas. In this volume, several key figures in the field will comment on these developments and put them in a wider perspective. ...
The Scope of Social Psychology: Theory and Applications (A Festschrift for Wolfgang Stroebe)
1st Edition
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By Miles Hewstone, Henk Schut
March 03, 2016
Social psychology attempts to understand, explain, predict and, when needed, change people's thoughts, feelings and behaviours. For a relatively young discipline it has already made great strides toward this awe-inspiring goal. Pioneers such as Lewin, Asch, Kelley and Festinger began ...
Routes to Language: Studies in Honor of Melissa Bowerman
1st Edition
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By Virginia C. Mueller Gathercole
June 23, 2015
This volume contains contributions from leaders in the field of child language in honor of one of the preeminent scholars in the field of child language acquisition, Melissa Bowerman. Melissa Bowerman has had a profound, widespread, and enduring influence on research conducted in the field for ...
Memory and Mind: A Festschrift for Gordon H. Bower
1st Edition
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By Mark A. Gluck, John R. Anderson, Stephen M. Kosslyn
November 10, 2014
A comprehensive overview of the current state of research on memory and mind, this book captures the career and influence of Gordon H. Bower (as told by 22 of his students and colleagues), showing how Bower's research and mentoring of students has broadly and deeply affected modern research. In ...
Remembering: Attributions, Processes, and Control in Human Memory
1st Edition
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By D. Stephen Lindsay, Colleen M. Kelley, Andrew P. Yonelinas, Henry L. Roediger, III
November 07, 2014
In the 22 chapters in this volume, many of the world’s foremost memory scientists report on their cutting-edge research on the nature of human memory, with several chapters reporting new empirical studies that are being published for the first time. All the contributions are inspired by the work of...
The Shape of Reason: Essays in Honour of Paolo Legrenzi
1st Edition
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By Vittorio Girotto, Philip N. Johnson-Laird
July 17, 2014
Over the past three decades, there has been a rapid development of research on human thinking and reasoning. This volume provides a comprehensive review of this topic by looking at the important contributions Paolo Legrenzi has made to the field, by bridging the gap from Gestalt ideas to modern ...
Do Justice and Let the Sky Fall: Elizabeth F. Loftus and Her Contributions to Science, Law, and Academic Freedom
1st Edition
Edited
By Maryanne Garry, Harlene Hayne
June 09, 2014
For more than 30 years, renowned psychological scientist Elizabeth F. Loftus has contributed groundbreaking research to the fields of science, law, and academia. This book provides an opportunity for readers to become better acquainted with one of the most important psychologists of our time, as it...
The Foundations of Remembering: Essays in Honor of Henry L. Roediger, III
1st Edition
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By James S. Nairne
June 09, 2014
The Foundations of Remembering presents a collection of essays written by top memory scholars in honor of Henry L. Roediger III. The chapters were originally delivered as part of the "Roddyfest" conference held in March 2005 to celebrate Purdue University's awarding of an honorary doctor of letters...
Intergroup Relations: The Role of Motivation and Emotion (A Festschrift for Amélie Mummendey)
1st Edition
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By Sabine Otten, Kai Sassenberg, Thomas Kessler
October 19, 2012
This volume gives a survey of the most recent developments and trends in intergroup research. Diverging from classical approaches that looked at diverse needs and motives (positive distinctiveness, belongingness, etc), the present book focuses not only on the question what motivates ...