Offers undergraduate students the information they need to make informed decisions about whether to pursue psychology as a major & career as well as guidance to help them succeed as psychology majors 304 pages Kuther Tara (Western Connecticut State University) ...

What are your attitudes on climate change? Do you have opinions on how political parties should be funded? Or indeed celebrity misadventure? Written by two world-leading academics in the field of attitudes research this textbook gets to the very heart of this fascinating & far-reaching field In the 2nd Edition Greg Maio & Geoffrey Haddock expand on how scientific methods have been used to better understand attitudes & how they change with updates to reflect the most recent findings With the aid of a few helpful metaphors the text provides readers with a grasp of the fundamental concepts for understanding attitudes & an appreciation of the scientific challenges that lay ahead With plenty of learning aids to help with revision & a new companion website this textbook is a valuable resource for anyone interested in learning or teaching about attitudes Key features of the new edition Key Terms Key Points & a Glossary Research Highlights that illustrate interesting & important case studies & their findings Useful recaps of ' What we have learned' & ' What do you think?' questions at the end of chapters to get students thinking A new Companion Website (studysagepubcommaiohaddock) with useful material for both instructors & students ...

An instructive & accessible account of the psychological development of children aged 0-2 years & how it can be supported by social relationships The first two years are critical in a child's development influencing what happens in later childhood & even adulthood Yet how best to support that early development is not always easy to grasp Now help is at hand with this expert guide on the care of children through these essential years Based on the latest research with its wealth of picture sequences & clear explanations this book shows how the development of young children's social understanding attachments self-control & intelligence can be supported through their relationships ...

The Psychology of Criminal Conduct Sixth Edition provides a psychological & evidence-informed perspective of criminal behavior that sets it apart from many criminological & mental health explanations of criminal behavior Drawing upon the General Personality & Cognitive Social Learning theory James Bonta & Donald Andrews provide an overview of the theoretical context & major knowledge base of the psychology of criminal conduct discuss the eight major riskneed factors of criminal conduct examine the prediction & classification of criminal behavior along with prevention & rehabilitation & summarize the major issues in understanding criminal conduct This book also offers the Risk Need Responsivity (RNR) model of offender assessment & treatment that has guided developments in the subject throughout the world In this edition the first since Andrews' death Bonta carefully maintains the book's original contributions while presenting these core concepts succinctly clearly & elegantly Appropriate for advanced undergraduates & graduate students as well as for scholars researchers & practitioners The Psychology of Criminal Conduct Sixth Edition further extends & refines the authors' body of work ...

The Psychology of Diversity presents a captivating social-psychological study of diversity the obstacles confronting it & the benefits it provides Goes beyond prejudice & discrimination to discuss the personal & social implications of diversity for both majority & minority group members Considers how historical political economic & societal factors shape the way people think about & respond to diversity Explains why discrimination leads to bias at all levels in society interpersonal institutional cultural & social Describes proven techniques for improving intergroup relations Examines the brain's impact on bias in clear terms for students with little or no background in neuroscience

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Since the first edition of The Psychology of Risk there have been enormous macro-economic & socio-political changes globally
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Compilation of essays exploring psychological themes in the iconic video game franchise Zelda 256 pages Bean Anthony ...

Psychopaths seem to be everywhere They are on the news & at the movies People who lack empathy be they ruthless entrepreneurs or crazed spree killers are frequently labeled psychopathic; the charming socialiser is just as suspect as the awkward anti-social loner The conception of what defines a psychopath seems to be a morass of contradictions the only consistency being the supposition of a lack of empathy The Psychopath Factory How Capitalism Organizes Empathy examines how the requirements stimuli affects & environments of work condition our empathy In some cases work calls for no empathy characters who don t blink or flinch in the face of danger nor crack under pressure In other cases capitalism requires empathy in spades charming friendly sensitive & listening managers customer service agents & careers When workers are required to either ignore their empathy to-do a job or dial it up to increase productivity they are entering a psychopathic modality The affective blitz of work flickering screens emotive content vibrating alerts & sounding alarms erode our sensitivities whilst we are modulated with attention stimulants social lubricants & so called anti-anxiety drugs This is amidst a virulent & exacerbating climate of competition & frenzied quantification Capitalism pressures us to feign empathy & leverage social relationships on one hand whilst being cold & pragmatic on the other We are passionate & enthusiastic whilst keeping a professional distance Sympathy care compassion & altruism are important; The Psychopath Factory How Capitalism Organizes Empathy argues that itis a mistake to presuppose that empathy can achieve these Rather than being subject to the late capitalist organization of our empathy psychopathy could be a means of escape" ...

What if society wasn't fundamentally rational but was motivated by insanity? This thought sets Jon Ronson on an utterly compelling adventure into the world of madness Along the way Jon meets psychopaths those whose lives have been touched by madness & those whose job it is to diagnose it including the influential psychologist who developed the Psychopath Test from whom Jon learns the art of psychopath-spotting A skill which seemingly reveals that madness could indeed be at the heart of everything Combining Jon Ronson's trademark humour charm & investigative incision The Psychopath Test is both entertaining & honest unearthing dangerous truths & asking serious questions about how we define normality in a world where we are increasingly judged by our maddest edges ...

Are psychopaths evil' & untreatable or do they suffer from a form of mental illness comparable to schizophrenia? Do they have free will? Do we? In this at once terrifying & exhilarating account neuroscientist Kent Kiehl guides us through the dark world of a psychopath's mind a disconnected place where emotion is dead & guilt is absent Drawing on groundbreaking research including personality surveys & brain imaging scans of thousands of criminals Kiehl pinpoints the biological machinery of psychopathy & offers a radical new perspective on identifying & treating the psychopaths in our midst ...