Brilliant Blog http://www.brilliantblog.com How Smart Are You? Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 en Cognitive Writing Research and Cognitive Psychology http://www.brilliantblog.com/2012/02/01/cognitive-writing-research-and-cognitive-psychology/ http://www.brilliantblog.com/2012/02/01/cognitive-writing-research-and-cognitive-psychology/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Books for Cognitive Psychology Arena Uncategorized http://www.brilliantblog.com/2012/02/01/cognitive-writing-research-and-cognitive-psychology/
  • Edited by Virginia Berninger.

    • ISBN: 9781848729216

    Published Feb 01, 2012 by Psychology Press

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  • Edited by Virginia Berninger.

    • ISBN: 9781848729216

    Published Feb 01, 2012 by Psychology Press

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  • By Nadja Reissland.

    • How do children learn about the expression and meaning of emotions – both happy and sad? This book answers questions regarding the foundation of emotional intelligence, and examines how children become emotionally literate as they are socialised into their family environment from birth to 2…

    ISBN: 9780415359528

    Published Jan 26, 2012 by Routledge

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  • By Nadja Reissland.

    • How do children learn about the expression and meaning of emotions – both happy and sad? This book answers questions regarding the foundation of emotional intelligence, and examines how children become emotionally literate as they are socialised into their family environment from birth to 2…

    ISBN: 9780415359528

    Published Jan 26, 2012 by Routledge

    ]]>     http://www.brilliantblog.com/2012/01/26/the-development-of-emotional-intelligence/feed/     Judging Passions http://www.brilliantblog.com/2012/01/22/judging-passions/ http://www.brilliantblog.com/2012/01/22/judging-passions/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Books for Cognitive Psychology Arena Uncategorized http://www.brilliantblog.com/2012/01/22/judging-passions/
  • By Roger Giner-Sorolla.

    • Psychological research shows that our emotions and feelings often guide the moral decisions we make about our own lives and the social groups to which we belong. But should we be concerned that our important moral judgments can be swayed by "hot" passions, such as anger, disgust, guilt, shame and…

    ISBN: 9781848720688

    Published Jan 22, 2012 by Psychology Press

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  • By Roger Giner-Sorolla.

    • Psychological research shows that our emotions and feelings often guide the moral decisions we make about our own lives and the social groups to which we belong. But should we be concerned that our important moral judgments can be swayed by "hot" passions, such as anger, disgust, guilt, shame and…

    ISBN: 9781848720688

    Published Jan 22, 2012 by Psychology Press

    ]]>     http://www.brilliantblog.com/2012/01/22/judging-passions/feed/     Information Processing, Affect and Psychopathology http://www.brilliantblog.com/2012/01/19/information-processing-affect-and-psychopathology/ http://www.brilliantblog.com/2012/01/19/information-processing-affect-and-psychopathology/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Books for Cognitive Psychology Arena Uncategorized http://www.brilliantblog.com/2012/01/19/information-processing-affect-and-psychopathology/
  • Edited by Nazanin Derakshan, and Ernst Koster.

    • This special issue is a tribute to Michael W. Eysenck, a distinguished pioneer in the field of cognition and emotion, and the founding editor of the Journal of Cognitive Psychology. It consists of a collection of theoretical as well as empirical papers by eminent scholars who have led the field of…

    ISBN: 9781848727595

    Published Jan 19, 2012 by Psychology Press

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  • Edited by Nazanin Derakshan, and Ernst Koster.

    • This special issue is a tribute to Michael W. Eysenck, a distinguished pioneer in the field of cognition and emotion, and the founding editor of the Journal of Cognitive Psychology. It consists of a collection of theoretical as well as empirical papers by eminent scholars who have led the field of…

    ISBN: 9781848727595

    Published Jan 19, 2012 by Psychology Press

    ]]>     http://www.brilliantblog.com/2012/01/19/information-processing-affect-and-psychopathology/feed/     Writing http://www.brilliantblog.com/2012/01/19/writing/ http://www.brilliantblog.com/2012/01/19/writing/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Books for Cognitive Psychology Arena Uncategorized http://www.brilliantblog.com/2012/01/19/writing/
  • Edited by Elena L. Grigorenko, Elisa Mambrino and David D. Preiss.

    • This book captures the diversity and richness of writing as it relates to different forms of abilities, skills, competencies, and expertise. Psychologists, educators, researchers, and practitioners in neighboring areas are interested in exploring how writing develops and in what manner this…

    ISBN: 9781848728127

    Published Jan 19, 2012 by Psychology Press

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  • Edited by Elena L. Grigorenko, Elisa Mambrino and David D. Preiss.

    • This book captures the diversity and richness of writing as it relates to different forms of abilities, skills, competencies, and expertise. Psychologists, educators, researchers, and practitioners in neighboring areas are interested in exploring how writing develops and in what manner this…

    ISBN: 9781848728127

    Published Jan 19, 2012 by Psychology Press

    ]]>     http://www.brilliantblog.com/2012/01/19/writing/feed/     Fundamentals of Cognition 2nd Edition http://www.brilliantblog.com/2012/01/02/fundamentals-of-cognition-2nd-edition/ http://www.brilliantblog.com/2012/01/02/fundamentals-of-cognition-2nd-edition/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Books for Cognitive Psychology Arena Uncategorized http://www.brilliantblog.com/2012/01/02/fundamentals-of-cognition-2nd-edition/
  • By Michael Eysenck.

    • Is it possible to learn something without being aware of it? How does emotion influence the way we think? How can we improve our memory? Fundamentals of Cognition 2nd edition is a basic, reader-friendly introduction to the key cognitive processes we use to interact successfully with the world…

    ISBN: 9781848720718

    Published Jan 02, 2012 by Psychology Press

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  • By Michael Eysenck.

    • Is it possible to learn something without being aware of it? How does emotion influence the way we think? How can we improve our memory? Fundamentals of Cognition 2nd edition is a basic, reader-friendly introduction to the key cognitive processes we use to interact successfully with the world…

    ISBN: 9781848720718

    Published Jan 03, 2012 by Psychology Press

    ]]>     http://www.brilliantblog.com/2012/01/02/fundamentals-of-cognition-2nd-edition/feed/     The Specialization of Function: Cognitive and neural perspectives on modularity http://www.brilliantblog.com/2011/12/31/the-specialization-of-function-cognitive-and-neural-perspectives-on-modularity/ http://www.brilliantblog.com/2011/12/31/the-specialization-of-function-cognitive-and-neural-perspectives-on-modularity/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Books for Cognitive Psychology Arena Uncategorized http://www.brilliantblog.com/2011/12/31/the-specialization-of-function-cognitive-and-neural-perspectives-on-modularity/
  • Edited by Bradford Mahon, and Jessica Cantlon.

    • Functional specialization is a property of biological systems generally. A unifying theme that cuts across all research areas and techniques in the cognitive and brain sciences is whether there is specialization of function at levels of processing that are ‘abstracted away’ from sensory inputs and…

    ISBN: 9781848727588

    Published Dec 31, 2011 by Psychology Press

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  • Edited by Bradford Mahon, and Jessica Cantlon.

    • Functional specialization is a property of biological systems generally. A unifying theme that cuts across all research areas and techniques in the cognitive and brain sciences is whether there is specialization of function at levels of processing that are ‘abstracted away’ from sensory inputs and…

    ISBN: 9781848727588

    Published Jan 05, 2012 by Psychology Press

    ]]>     http://www.brilliantblog.com/2011/12/31/the-specialization-of-function-cognitive-and-neural-perspectives-on-modularity/feed/     Literary Reading, Cognition and Emotion http://www.brilliantblog.com/2011/12/29/literary-reading-cognition-and-emotion/ http://www.brilliantblog.com/2011/12/29/literary-reading-cognition-and-emotion/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Books for Cognitive Psychology Arena Uncategorized http://www.brilliantblog.com/2011/12/29/literary-reading-cognition-and-emotion/
  • By Michael Burke.

    • This work seeks to chart what happens in the embodied minds of engaged readers when they read literature. Despite the recent stylistic, linguistic, and cognitive advances that have been made in text-processing methodology and practice, very little is known about this cultural-cognitive process and…

    ISBN: 9780415520683

    Published Dec 29, 2011 by Routledge

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  • By Michael Burke.

    • This work seeks to chart what happens in the embodied minds of engaged readers when they read literature. Despite the recent stylistic, linguistic, and cognitive advances that have been made in text-processing methodology and practice, very little is known about this cultural-cognitive process and…

    ISBN: 9780415520683

    Published Dec 29, 2011 by Routledge

    ]]>     http://www.brilliantblog.com/2011/12/29/literary-reading-cognition-and-emotion/feed/     Face Perception http://www.brilliantblog.com/2011/12/21/face-perception/ http://www.brilliantblog.com/2011/12/21/face-perception/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Books for Cognitive Psychology Arena Uncategorized http://www.brilliantblog.com/2011/12/21/face-perception/
  • By Vicki Bruce, and Andy Young.

    • Human faces are unique biological structures that convey a complex variety of important social messages. Even strangers can tell things from our faces – our feelings, our locus of attention, something of what we are saying, our age, sex and ethnic group, whether they find us attractive. In…

    ISBN: 9781841698786

    Published Dec 21, 2011 by Psychology Press

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  • By Vicki Bruce, and Andy Young.

    • Human faces are unique biological structures that convey a complex variety of important social messages. Even strangers can tell things from our faces – our feelings, our locus of attention, something of what we are saying, our age, sex and ethnic group, whether they find us attractive. In…

    ISBN: 9781841698786

    Published Dec 21, 2011 by Psychology Press

    ]]>     http://www.brilliantblog.com/2011/12/21/face-perception/feed/     Cognitive Neuroscience of Attention, Second Edition http://www.brilliantblog.com/2011/12/20/cognitive-neuroscience-of-attention-second-edition/ http://www.brilliantblog.com/2011/12/20/cognitive-neuroscience-of-attention-second-edition/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Books for Cognitive Psychology Arena Uncategorized http://www.brilliantblog.com/2011/12/20/cognitive-neuroscience-of-attention-second-edition/
  • Edited by Michael I. Posner.

    • This authoritative reference provides a comprehensive examination of the nature and functions of attention and its relationship to broader cognitive processes. The editor and contributors are leading experts who review the breadth of current knowledge, including behavioral, neuroimaging, cellular,…

    ISBN: 9781609189853

    Published Dec 20, 2011 by Guilford Press

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  • Edited by Michael I. Posner.

    • This authoritative reference provides a comprehensive examination of the nature and functions of attention and its relationship to broader cognitive processes. The editor and contributors are leading experts who review the breadth of current knowledge, including behavioral, neuroimaging, cellular,…

    ISBN: 9781609189853

    Published Dec 20, 2011 by Guilford Press

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