Cognition & cognitive psychology
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Cognition & cognitive psychology
Paperback. These 12 original papers extend the mental-spaces framework developed by Gilles Fauconnier and demonstrate its utility in solving deep problems in linguistics and discourse theory. The contributors analyze a wide range of phenomena, including analogical counterfactuals and deictic expression. Series: Cognitive Theory of Language & Culture S. Num Pages: 364 pages, 69 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG; CFK; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226239248
- ISBN
- 9780226239248
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 38.09
€ 48.99
€ 38.09
Paperback. Examines how the environment shapes the way an animal processes information and makes decisions, and how constraints imposed on nervous systems affect an animal's activities. To help answer these questions, this text integrates evolutionary ecology and cognitive science. Num Pages: 428 pages, 97 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JMR; PSAJ; PSVP; PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 29. Weight in Grams: 590.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226169330
- ISBN
- 9780226169330
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€ 53.36€ 45.53
€ 53.36
€ 45.53
Hardcover. What is the difference between right and wrong? Combining cognitive science with a pragmatist philosophical framework, this book argues that appealing solely to absolute principles and values is not only scientifically unsound but even morally suspect. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226113401
- ISBN
- 9780226113401
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€ 94.85€ 78.75
€ 94.85
€ 78.75
Paperback. A collection of twelve essays that discuss the collective nature of language--the ways in which people coordinate with each other to determine the meaning of what they say. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFD; CFG; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 622.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226107820
- ISBN
- 9780226107820
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€ 48.99€ 38.09
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Paperback. This text demonstrates how the study of language and consciousness together can provide an understanding of the way the mind works. Chafe shows that comprehending the nature of consciousness is essential to understanding many linguistic phenomena, such as pronouns and clause structure. Num Pages: 392 pages, 17 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFD; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226100548
- ISBN
- 9780226100548
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.23
€ 44.99
€ 34.23
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226092164
- ISBN
- 9780226092164
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Condition: New
€ 94.85€ 79.09
€ 94.85
€ 79.09
Paperback. Tracing the cultural and scientific history of such drastically opposed convictions, this title introduces us to the scientists, venturesome medical practitioners, determined police interrogators, and, in some cases, incorrigible sensation seekers who sought to master this mysterious power. Num Pages: 336 pages, 32 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: JMRM; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226084541
- ISBN
- 9780226084541
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€ 25.99€ 21.18
€ 25.99
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Paperback. What is the relationship between intelligence and sex? In this title, the author enters this historical debate by recalling the debate between Lewis Terman - the intellect who championed the testing of intelligence - and pioneering sex researcher Alfred Kinsey, and shows how intelligence and sexuality have interacted in American psychology. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 halftone, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JMG; JMRN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226024585
- ISBN
- 9780226024585
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€ 33.99€ 26.89
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Hardcover. Through a fluent discussion of intellectually gifted onanists, unhappily married men, lonely frontiersmen, religious ascetics, and the two scholars themselves, the author traces the origins of Terman's complaints about Kinsey's work to show how the intelligence testing movement was much more concerned with sexuality than we might remember. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 halftone, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: JMRN; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226024448
- ISBN
- 9780226024448
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€ 94.85€ 78.49
€ 94.85
€ 78.49
Paperback. In Book Smart: How to Support Successful, Motivated Readers, the experience of reading together is used as a vehicle for discussing the varied yet interconnected language and literacy skills that jumpstart the career of a successful reader. Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JMC; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 718.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780199843930
- ISBN
- 9780199843930
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€ 40.99€ 34.96
€ 40.99
€ 34.96
Paperback. An integrated developmental-interactionist theory of emotion, showing how biologically based primary emotions relate to higher-level social, cognitive, and moral emotions. Series: Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction. Num Pages: 474 pages, 40 b/w illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: JMM; JMQ; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 680.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316635605
- ISBN
- 9781316635605
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Condition: New
€ 62.46
€ 62.46
Paperback. This 2006 book presents a diverse set of perspectives on the psychology of human creativity. Editor(s): Kaufman, James C.; Sternberg, Robert J. Num Pages: 540 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 748. 540 pages, 9 tables. Editor(s): Kaufman, James (California State University, San Bernardino); Sternberg, Robert. This 2006 book presents a diverse set of perspectives on the psychology of human creativity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JMR. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 29. Weight: 766.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521547314
- ISBN
- 9780521547314
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Condition: New
€ 69.11
€ 69.11
Paperback. What makes our species capable of thinking scientifically? Inspired by a debate between Noam Chomsky and Jean Piaget, the author traces the development of natural history from Aristotle to Darwin, and shows how the science of plants and animals has emerged from common conceptions of folk-biology. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: JMR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 280 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521438711
- ISBN
- 9780521438711
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Condition: New
€ 52.30
€ 52.30
Paperback. This volume presents contributions from specialists in different fields and provides a summary and synthesis of the different approaches to decision making - normative, descriptive, and prescriptive - which largely correspond to different disciplinary interests. Editor(s): Bell, David E.; Raiffa, Howard; Tversky, Amos. Num Pages: 636 pages, d.tabs. BIC Classification: JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 47. Weight in Grams: 976.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521368513
- ISBN
- 9780521368513
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Condition: New
€ 51.03
€ 51.03
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Guilford Publications United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 661
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781593852726
- ISBN
- 9781593852726
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Condition: New
€ 82.55
€ 82.55
Paperback. First major text on this topic since late 1980s. Begins with an overview of the subject, following with chapters on blindsight, agnosia, facial processing impairments, and the rapidly growing area of neglect. Num Pages: 294 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMM; JMR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XO) Open University set text. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863776342
- ISBN
- 9780863776342
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Condition: New
€ 56.08
€ 56.08
Paperback. The topic of 'the unconscious' has figured largely in literary studies for some time. Antony Easthope approaches this controversial subject not in terms of the body but as meanings. It shows the existence of the unconscious in a variety of ways Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415192095
- ISBN
- 9780415192095
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 34.07
€ 34.99
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Paperback. BIC Classification: JMR; PSAN; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- St Martin´s Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250116444
- ISBN
- 9781250116444
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.33
€ 21.99
€ 19.33
Paperback. Ideas, Dan Sperber argues, may be contagious. They may invade whole populations. In the process, the people, their environment, and the ideas themselves are being transformed. To explain culture is to describe the causes and the effects of this contagion of ideas. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; JMH; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631200451
- ISBN
- 9780631200451
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Condition: New
€ 49.71
€ 49.71
Hardback. How we perceive and interpret the actions of others is crucial if we are to develop into healthy adults. It has even been argued that a lack of social cognitive skills lays a strong foundation for a variety of atypical developmental disorders, including autism. Editor(s): Striano, Tricia; Reid, Vincent. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMH; JMR; MJNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 173 x 25. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405162173
- ISBN
- 9781405162173
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.57
€ 121.57