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Finding and Knowing The Psychology of Digital Information Use by Clare Davies Explores what we know about how we want, see, browse, read, use and remember online information. Readers take a non-technical and entertaining journey into previously obscure depths of cognitive psychology and information science. Published March 2007 by Routledge.

Integrating the Mind Domain General Versus Domain Specific Processes in Higher Cognition edited by Maxwell J. Roberts

Taking a wide-ranging look at the evidence and arguments put forward in support of domain specific cognition, this book argues that domain general processes are important, and that domain specific processes cannot function without them.

Published January 2007 by Psychology Press.

Applying Emotional Intelligence A Practitioner's Guide edited by Joseph Ciarrochi, John D. Mayer

The emphasis of the book is applied, it provides and contrasts concrete examples of what we do in our interventions in a variety of situations. The chapters present descriptions of programs that influence emotional knowledge and social effectiveness more generally.

Published January 2007 by Psychology Press.

Everyday Memory edited by Svein Magnussen, Tore Helstrup This book presents an authoritative overview of memory in everyday contexts, and gathers together research on some of the more neglected areas of memory, to provide a comprehensive overview of remembering in real life contexts. Published January 2007 by Psychology Press.

The Foundations of Remembering Essays in Honor of Henry L. Roediger, III edited by James S. Nairne This book presents a collection of essays written by top memory scholars in honor of Henry L. Roediger III. The chapters contained in this volume help establish the foundations of remembering - circa the first decade of the 21st century - as perceived by leading memory researchers. Published January 2007 by Psychology Press.

Automaticity and Control in Language Processing edited by Antje Meyer, Linda Wheeldon, Andrea Krott Addresses key issues concerning the relationship between linguistic and non-linguistic processes, which will be of great interest to researchers and students in the area of language processing. Published December 2006 by Psychology Press.

Social Psychology and the Unconscious The Automaticity of Higher Mental Processes edited by John A. Bargh This book offers a state-of-the-art review of the evidence and theory supporting the existence and the significance of automatic processes in our daily lives. Published November 2006 by Psychology Press.

Fundamentals of Cognition by Michael Eysenck Fundamentals of Cognition offers students an accessible and unintimidating introduction to all the key areas in the field. New research from approaches in cognitive science and cognitive neuroscience is evaluated and integrated to provide a lively but systematic explanation of topics such as consciousness, perception, memory, learning and language. Published January 2007 by Psychology Press.

Magda B. Arnold's Contributions to Emotion Research and Theory edited by Stephanie Shields, Arvid Kappas Contributors provide insight into the intellectual forebears and theoretical scope of Magda B. Arnold's emotion theory, and apply her insights to illuminate pressing questions facing contemporary emotion researchers. Published November 2006 by Psychology Press.

From Inkmarks to Ideas Current Issues in Lexical Processing edited by Sally Andrews Provides a comprehensive overview of the critical theoretical and empirical controversies in current research on the cognitive science of lexical processing and reading. Published October 2006 by Psychology Press.

Stuttering and Cluttering Frameworks for Understanding and Treatment by David Ward This comprehensive overview of all aspects of stuttering research, theory and treatment will provide an invaluable resource for all speech and language therapists and students. Published October 2006 by Psychology Press.

An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology Processes and Disorders, 2nd Edition by David Groome A comprehensive undergraduate textbook which uniquely provides, in a single volume, chapters on both normal cognitive function and related clinical disorder. Published September 2006 by Psychology Press.

Reading Acquisition and Developmental Dyslexia by Liliane Sprenger-Charolles, Pascale Colé, Willy Serniclaes This book sheds new light on dyslexia and its relationship with reading acquisition, presenting two unique advancements in this area, and offering a new framework which could explain both reading acquisition and developmental dyslexia. Published October 2006 by Psychology Press.

Cognitive Reserve Theory and Applications edited by Yaakov Stern This volume provides a comprehensive review of theory, research and clinical application of the cognitive reserve. Chapters explore the theoretical underpinnings of cognitive reserve, and evidence for its existence. Published October 2006 by Psychology Press.

Inhibitory After-Effects in Spatial Processing Experimental and Theoretical Issues on Inhibition of Return edited by Paolo Bartolomeo, Juan Lupiáñez This special issue will provide the reader with state-of-the-art information about the current debate on the functional mechanisms and the neural bases of IOR, and will thus become a reference for research on spatial attention. Published September 2006 by Psychology Press.

A General Theory of Emotions and Social Life by Warren D. TenHouten The scope of coverage of this key work is highly topical and comprehensive, and includes the development of emotions in childhood, symbolic elaboration of complex emotions, emotions management, violence, and cultural and gender differences. Published September 2006 by Routledge.

Cognitive Science An Introduction to Mind and Brain by Daniel Kolak, William Hirstein, Peter Mandik, Jonathan Waskan A clear, collaborative introduction and the first textbook to present a unified approach to the different strands of cognitive science. Including illustrations, exercises and glossary, this will prove invaluable to all students of cognition. Published September 2006 by Routledge.

Language Production A Special Issue of Language and Cognitive Processes edited by XAVIER ALARIO, ALBERT COSTA, MARTIN PICKERING, VICTOR FERREIRA

Articles in this special issue deal with three different topics of general interest for models of language production: A. the general organizational principles of the language production system, B. several aspects of the lexical selection process and C. the representations and processes used during syntactic encoding.

Published November 2006 by Psychology Press.

The Representation of Language in the Brain In Honour of John C. Marshall edited by CHRIS CODE

This Special Issue combines contributions from John C Marshall's colleagues and friends, presenting issues concerned with The Representation of Language in the Brain. Contributions include reading, naming, syntax, comprehension, progressive aphasia, history of aphasia, treatment, language evolution and embodied cognition.

Published November 2006 by Psychology Press.

Theory of Mind A Special Issue of Social Neuroscience edited by Rebecca Saxe, Simon Baron-Cohen The articles in this special issue use a wide range of techniques and subject populations to address fundamental questions about the cognitive and neural structure of theory of mind. Published January 2007 by Psychology Press.