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Few areas have witnessed the type of growth we have seen in the affective sciences in the past decades. Across psychology, philosophy, economics, and neuroscience, there has been an explosion of interest in the topic of emotion and affect.
Comprehensive,...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2014-02-06
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Few areas have witnessed the type of growth we have seen in the affective sciences in the past decades. Across psychology, philosophy, economics, and neuroscience, there has been an explosion of interest in the topic of emotion and affect.
Comprehensive,...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2014-02-06
ePub
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In Coming to Our Senses, cognitive scientist Viki McCabe argues that prevailing theories of perception, cognition, and information cannot explain how we know the world around us. Using scientific studies and true stories, McCabe shows that the ecological disasters,...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-02-03
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The saying "It's a jungle out there" refers to a competitive environment in which you'd better hone your skills if you hope to survive. And you'd better do what you can to keep a roof over your head, food in your belly, a leaf on your loins, and a mate who'll help pass...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-02-03
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Metacognition is the capacity to reflect upon and evaluate cognition and behaviour. Long of interest to philosophers and psychologists, metacognition has recently become the target of research in the cognitive neurosciences. By combining brain imaging, computational...
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Springer
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2014-01-31
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Die gestaltpsychologische Schule war ein Meilenstein innerhalb der Theoriebildung der deutschen und österreichischen Philosophie und empirischen Psychologie. Unterschiedliche Schulen folgten ihr nach. Der Einflussbereich der Theorie erstreckte sich ab den 1890er Jahren...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2014-01-30
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Out of all the human senses, touch is the one that is most often unappreciated, and undervalued. Yet, the surface of the human body, the skin, is actually one huge sheet of tactile receptors. It provides us with the means to connect with our surroundings. Despite the...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2014-01-30
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Out of all the human senses, touch is the one that is most often unappreciated, and undervalued. Yet, the surface of the human body, the skin, is actually one huge sheet of tactile receptors. It provides us with the means to connect with our surroundings. Despite the...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2014-01-30
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Although collective emotions have a long tradition in scientific inquiry, for instance in mass psychology and the sociology of rituals and social movements, their importance for individuals and the social world has never been more obvious than in the past decades. The...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2014-01-30
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Although collective emotions have a long tradition in scientific inquiry, for instance in mass psychology and the sociology of rituals and social movements, their importance for individuals and the social world has never been more obvious than in the past decades. The...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2014-01-30
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The senses can be powerful triggers for memories of our past, eliciting a range of both positive and negative emotions.The smell or taste of a long forgotten sweet can stimulate a rich emotional response connected to our childhood, or a piece of music transport us back...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-01-23
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The senses can be powerful triggers for memories of our past, eliciting a range of both positive and negative emotions.The smell or taste of a long forgotten sweet can stimulate a rich emotional response connected to our childhood, or a piece of music transport us back...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2014-01-23
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MATLAB for Neuroscientists serves as the only complete study manual and teaching resource for MATLAB, the globally accepted standard for scientific computing, in the neurosciences and psychology. This unique introduction can be used to learn the entire empirical and...
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Academic Press
Parution :
2014-01-09
epub sans DRM
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89,88€
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The 17 original essays of this volume explore the relevance of the phenomenological approach to contemporary debates concerning the role of embodiment in our cognitive, emotional and practical life.The papers demonstrate the theoretical vitality and critical potential...
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Springer
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2014-01-09
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What makes human beings so innovative, so adept at rapid, creative thinking? Where do new ideas come from, and once we have them, how can we carry them mentally into new situations?What allows our thinking to range easily over time, space, causation, and agency-so...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2014-01-02
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What makes human beings so innovative, so adept at rapid, creative thinking? Where do new ideas come from, and once we have them, how can we carry them mentally into new situations?What allows our thinking to range easily over time, space, causation, and agency-so...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2014-01-02
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While memory research has recently focused on brain images and neurological underpinnings of transmitters, Human Memory: A Constructivist View assesses how our individual identity affects what we remember, why and how. This book brings memory back to the constructivist...
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Academic Press
Parution :
2013-12-21
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Psychology of Learning and Motivation publishes empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology, ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning to complex learning and problem solving. Each chapter thoughtfully integrates the...
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Academic Press
Parution :
2013-12-18
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128,29€
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Synesthesia is a fascinating phenomenon which has captured the imagination of scientists and artists alike. This inherited condition gives rise to a kind of 'merging of the senses', and so for those who experience it, everyday activities like reading or listening to...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2013-12-13
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This book brings together ancient spiritual wisdom and modern science and philosophy to address age-old questions regarding our existence, free will and the nature of conscious awareness.Stuart Hameroff MDProfessor, Anesthesiology and Psychology, and Director, Center...
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Springer
Parution :
2013-12-12
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