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• Edited by Antonio Zilhao.

Evolutionary thinking has expanded in the last decades, spreading from its traditional stronghold – the explanation of speciation and adaptation in biology - to new domains. Fascinating pieces of work, the essays in this collection attest to the illuminating power of evolutionary thinking when…

ISBN: 9780415591607

Published Nov 28, 2010 by Routledge

• Edited by Nazanin Derakhshan, and Michael Eysenck.

This Special Issue is concerned with the effects of three emotional states (positive affect; anxiety; and depression) on performance. More specifically, the contributors focus on the potential mediating effects of attention and of executive processes of working memory. The evidence discussed…

ISBN: 9781848727168

Published Mar 25, 2010 by Psychology Press

• By William Fish.

The philosophy of perception investigates the nature of our sensory experiences and their relation to reality. Raising questions about the conscious character of perceptual experiences, how they enable us to acquire knowledge of the world in which we live, and what exactly it is we are aware of…

ISBN: 9780415999120

Published Mar 16, 2010 by Routledge

• Edited by Batja Mesquita, Lisa Feldman Barrett and Eliot R. Smith.

Most psychology research still assumes that mental processes are internal to the person, waiting to be expressed or activated. This compelling book illustrates that a new paradigm is forming in which contextual factors are considered central to the workings of the mind. Leading experts explore how…

ISBN: 9781606235539

Published Apr 20, 2010 by Guilford Press

• Edited by Jan De Houwer, and Dirk Hermans.

Emotions are complex and multifaceted phenomena. Although they have been examined from a variety of perspectives, the study of the interaction between cognition and emotion has always occupied a unique position within emotion research. Many philosophers and psychologists have been fascinated by the…

ISBN: 9781841698717

Published Mar 11, 2010 by Psychology Press

• Edited by Monisha Pasupathi, and Kate C. McLean.

This issue of Memory focuses on silence and its implications for memory, and also for the implications of silences that extend beyond memory, to the functioning of individuals, groups, and societies. Silence can represent things taken for granted, and also things unsayable. The memory implications…

ISBN: 9781848727250

Published Mar 09, 2010 by Psychology Press