Contents: A theoretical foundation of speed and concentration tests; Effects of clinical case priming on the activation of encapsulated knowledge: differences between medical experts and subexpert; General psychology and William James; Is attention knowledge directed towards relevant information? a developed study; The perceptual magnet effect: a review of empirical findings and theoretical implications; The relationship between cognitive flexibility and affinity seeking strategies; Reputation enhancing goals; Integrating reputation enhancement and goal setting theory as an explanation of...

Advantages in Psychology Research presents original research results on the leading edge of psychology research. Each article has been carefully selected in an attempt to present substantial research results across a broad spectrum. Contents: A cognitive neuroscience framework to study the attentional deficits associated with schizophrenia; Exploring the validity of the type a behaviour; The stability and correlates of a coping self among adolescents; A critique of machismo measures; Hierarchical nexus of psychopathology; Stress and personality disorder; Are all pro-social behaviours equal?;...

In spite of economic bubbles, meltdowns and a variety of current financial hiccups, Asia remains an economic powerhouse. This volume presents original research on crucial issues in the trade dynamics of China.

Contents: Is there a consistent pro-life attitude?; Professional fulfilment and frustration -- nurses' perceptions of their workplace; The attribute-mediation and product meaning approaches to the influences of human values on consumer choices; Trends in suicide mortality, 1955-1989 -- America, Africa, Asia and Oceania; Cognitive processing anomalies in depressive mood disorders; Body image and anxiety in paranoid schizophrenia; A social norms extension of the investment model; A cross-cultural analysis of alcoholism and social alienation in Panama and the US; The Social correlates of...

Contents: Pricing Strategies in Euroland: Risks and Opportunities (Robert C. Rickards, International University, Germany); The Fairy Tale of Introducing a New Economic Management System in Middletown (Sven Rasegard, Stockholm University and Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden); Parliamentary Governance and the European Union (Tapio Raunio, University of Helsinki); Work Values, Open Youth Education and the Creative Career: A Danish Perspective (Peter Plant, Ph.D., Royal Danish School of Educational Studies, Copenhagen); Developing Effective Capacity to Implement EU Rules: Application,...