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For all our knowledge of psychopathology and sociopathology--and despite endless examinations of abuse and torture, mass murder and genocide--we still don't have a real handle on why evil exists, where it derives from, or why it is so ubiquitous. A compelling synthesis...
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Springer
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2014-07-28
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The global prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders is accelerating. Numbers of children affected by an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States have reached 1 in 88 -- 1 in 56 among boys -- and even more children have developed attention...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-07-16
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Relationships, especially close relationships, are among the most important aspects of life for most of us. Close relationships reach to the very heart of our happiness --but exactly what processes or skills, over the course of a lifetime, help us learn to relate to one...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-07-08
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What does it mean to be expressive in music performance across diverse historical and cultural domains?What are the means at the disposal of a performer in various time periods and musical practice conventions?What are the conceptualisations of expression and the roles...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-07-03
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What does it mean to be expressive in music performance across diverse historical and cultural domains?What are the means at the disposal of a performer in various time periods and musical practice conventions?What are the conceptualisations of expression and the roles...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-07-03
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Visual control of our actions can be unconscious as well as conscious. For example, when a pedestrian steps onto a street and then suddenly steps back, to avoid being hit by an oncoming car, the pedestrian's visual system has been able to detect the car very rapidly....
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OUP Oxford
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2014-06-12
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Visual control of our actions can be unconscious as well as conscious. For example, when a pedestrian steps onto a street and then suddenly steps back, to avoid being hit by an oncoming car, the pedestrian's visual system has been able to detect the car very rapidly....
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OUP Oxford
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2014-06-12
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Much of our behavior is guided by our understanding of events. We perceive events when we observe the world unfolding around us, participate in events when we act on the world, simulate events that we hear or read about, and use our knowledge of events to solve...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-06-09
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The scientific evidence behind why maintaining a lifestyle more like that of our ancestors will restore our health and well-being. In Go Wild, Harvard Medical School Professor John Ratey, MD, and journalist Richard Manning reveal that although civilization has rapidly...
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Little, Brown Spark
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2014-06-03
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The Escape of the Mind is part of a current movement in psychology and philosophy of mind that calls into question what is perhaps our most basic, most cherished, and universally accepted belief--that our minds are inside of our bodies. Howard Rachlin adopts the...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-06-02
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In diesem Buch geht es um einen bislang vernachlässigten Bereich in der sprachtherapeutischen Forschung: die Konzeptualisierung nichtaphasischer zentraler Sprachstörungen. Ausgangspunkt ist die Überlegung, dass kognitive Funktionen wie Aufmerksamkeit, Gedächtnis und...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2014-05-13
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Foundations of Human Memory provides an introduction to the scientific study of human memory with an emphasis on both the major theories of memory and the laboratory studies that have been used to test those theories and inspire their further development. Written with...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-05-01
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One thing that separates human beings from the rest of the animal world is our ability to control behavior by referencing internal plans, goals, and rules. This ability, which is crucial to our success in a complex social environment, depends on the purposeful...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-04-25
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The first clinical manual of evidence-based CBT skills for managing psychological issues associated with chronic pain, drawn from current approaches such as DBT, ACT, and motivational interviewing. The first skills training manual in the field of chronic pain and mental...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2014-04-15
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How to Become a More Effective CBT Therapist explores effective ways for therapists to move beyond competence to “metacompetence”, remaining true to the core principles of CBT while adapting therapeutic techniques to address the everyday challenges of real-world...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2014-04-15
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The Oxford Handbook of Language Production provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary review of the complex mechanisms involved in language production. It describes what we know of the computational, linguistic, cognitive, and brain bases of human language production -...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-04-11
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Creativity pervades human life. It is the mark of individuality, the vehicle of self-expression, and the engine of progress in every human endeavor. It also raises a wealth of neglected and yet evocative philosophical questions: What is the role of consciousness in the...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-04-11
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Making a Machine That Sees Like Us explains why and how our visual perceptions can provide us with an accurate representation of the external world. Along the way, it tells the story of a machine (a computational model) built by the authors that solves the...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-04-09
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Writing allows people to convey information to others who are remote in time and space, vastly increasing the range over which people can cooperate and the amount they can learn. Mastering the writing system of one's language is crucial for success in a modern society....
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Oxford University Press
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2014-04-09
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Evidence-Based CBT for Anxiety and Depression in Children and Adolescents “This should be on the bookshelf of everyone treating anxious and depressed children and adolescents. A cornucopia of theory and clinical good sense alike. I will be making sure that my trainees...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2014-04-08
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