This volume offers a view that cognitive style presents a window into alternative paths of cognition development. The book discusses issues such as the nature of cognitive style, its psychological and neuropsychological bases, and its relationship with abilities, intelligence, and cognitive development. In general, the authors see cognitive style and cognitive development as non-reducible, and suggest unifying theoretical frameworks for their integration. Their approach takes cognitive development from a unidimensional model towards a multidimensional model.

(This book) is a clearly written and well-documented review of social communication theory, and an alternative to texts which focus primarily on the psychology of interpersonal communication and tend to exclude the social perspective on understanding interpersonal communication. Leeds-Hurwitz provides a welcome addition to introductory texts on the study of human communication. (This) is for teachers who have searched for an introductory textbook which presents a comprehensive argument for a social interactionist perspective on communication in a way understandable to students. Most...