Kategoria BISAC: Psychology >> Developmental - General

Utilizing an informal, sometimes humorous style of writing, this book brings to life 16 developmental psychologists who made a significant contribution to their field. Written by noted scholars, each chapter provides a glimpse into the personal and scholarly lives of these innovative "pioneers." Some of the chapters are based on the contributor's personal acquaintance with a pioneer allowing for the introduction of previously unavailable information. Suggested Readings allow readers to delve deeper into the material and a tabular list of subjects and authors helps instructors...

Appropriate for use in developmental research methods or analysis of change courses, this is the first methods handbook specifically designed to meet the needs of those studying development. Leading developmental methodologists present cutting-edge analytic tools and describe how and when to use them in accessible, nontechnical language. They also provide valuable guidance for strengthening developmental research with designs that anticipate potential sources of bias. Throughout the chapters, research examples demonstrate the procedures in action and give readers a better understanding of...

This scholarly work is the most comprehensive existing resource on human physical appearance--how people's outer physical characteristics and their inner perceptions and attitudes about their own appearance (body image) affect their lives. The encyclopedia's 117 full-length chapters are composed and edited by the world's experts from a range of disciplines--social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences. The extensive topical coverage in this valuable reference work includes: (1) Important theories, perspectives, and concepts for understanding body image and appearance; (2) Scientific...

"Linda Silverman is an articulate, insightful, authoritative, and extremely "gifted" international expert in the assessment of giftedness... She] has created a gem with Giftedness 101. The fields of psychology and education should welcome this vibrant book with open arms."

Alan S. Kaufman, PhD
Yale Child Study Center
School of Medicine

"This is a really terrific book I'm really impressed at how much information has been packed into it, how accessible it is (without talking down to the audience), and how well the author has parsed the many key issues in...

The American Medical Association currently estimates at least one in every five adults suffered abuse as a child. While childhood abuse or trauma is certainly not a new issue, it has reached epidemic proportion. Yet most clinicians have not been sufficiently trained to appreciate or understand the devastating long-term impact of abuse on the total person.

John J. Lemoncelli, EdD, authored this book to enable those who suffer in silence to understand what happened, take control, and begin and maintain a program of recovery. It helps those abused in childhood to grasp how their...

Evolution Challenges: Integrating Research and Practice in Teaching and Learning about Evolution goes beyond the...

Thinking and reasoning are key activities for human beings. In this book a distinguished set of contributors provides a wide readership with up-to-date scientific advances in the developmental psychology of thinking and reasoning, both at the theoretical and empirical levels.

The first part of the book illustrates how modern approaches to the study of thinking and reasoning have gone beyond the Piagetian legacy: through the investigation of avenues previously not explored, and by demonstrating that young children have higher capacities than was assumed within the Piagetian tradition....

Im schulischen Kontext sind die (Un-)Gerechtigkeitserfahrungen mit dem Handeln der LehrerInnen von besonderer Bedeutung, da diese das System Schule stellvertretend verkorpern und Schule wiederum als Exempel fur Gesellschaft funktioniert. Gerechtigkeitserfahrungen erfullen zwei Funktionen: Sie bestarken das Vertrauen darin, auch zukunftig gerecht behandelt zu werden. Und es entsteht die Verpflichtung, sich auch selbst gerecht zu verhalten, um weiterhin ein geschatztes Mitglied der Gemeinschaft zu sein. Daher konnen (Un-)Gerechtigkeitserfahrungen mit LehrerInnen z.B. das Sozialverhalten von...

Der Ubergang von der Grundschule in die Sekundarstufe beinhaltet im Rahmen individueller Bildungsbiographien gleichermaen Chancen und Herausforderungen. Damit einhergehende Veranderungen der schulischen Lernumwelt erfordern auf Seiten der SchulerInnen zahlreiche Anpassungsprozesse. Hauptziel der PRISE-Studie war es, die Reaktionen der SchulerInnen auf diese veranderten schulischen Bedingungen im Hinblick auf Leistungsentwicklung, Leistungsmotivation und Fahigkeitsselbstkonzept zu untersuchen.