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• Edited by David Dunning.

Motivational science is one of the fastest-growing areas of research in social psychology, incorporating multiple perspectives from social-personality research. This volume provides students and researchers with a comprehensive overview of all the major topics in social motivation. All contributors…

ISBN: 9781841697543

Published Oct 13, 2010 by Psychology Press

• Edited by Johannes C. Ziegler, Jonathan Grainger and Marc Brysbaert.

Computational modeling has tremendously advanced our understanding of the processes involved in normal and impaired reading. While previous research has mainly focused on simulating reading aloud of monosyllabic words in English, the present special issue highlights some new directions in the field…

ISBN: 9781848727274

Published Aug 26, 2010 by Psychology Press

• By Lawrence Shapiro.

Embodied cognition often challenges standard cognitive science. In this outstanding introduction, Lawrence Shapiro sets out the central themes and debates surrounding embodied cognition, explaining and assessing the work of many of the key figures in the field, including George Lakoff, Alva Noë,…

ISBN: 9780415773423

Published Aug 08, 2010 by Routledge