Psychology - B - Oxford Bibliographies
Behavioral Economics
Guy Hochman, Shahar Ayal
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2013-03-19
Behavioral Economics Introduction Behavioral economics is concerned with the impact of psychological factors (e.g., motives, emotions) on econ...
Behavioral Genetics
Lisabeth DiLalla
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Behavioral Genetics Introduction Behavioral genetics is the study of genetic and environmental influences on behaviors. By examining genetic in...
Bereavement and Grief
Kathrin Boerner
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Bereavement and Grief Introduction The field of bereavement and grief focuses on the human experience of loss in response to the death of a lov...
Biological Psychology
James Kalat
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Biological Psychology Introduction Biological psychology approaches behavior and experience with the assumption that they are products of the n...
Clinical Neuropsychology
Bruce Caplan
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Clinical Neuropsychology Introduction Clinical neuropsychology is the psychological specialty that seeks to elucidate brain-behavior relations ...
Clinical Psychology
Joanna Berg, Rachel Ammirati, Scott O. Lilienfeld
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2012-06-26
Clinical Psychology Introduction Clinical psychology is a broad discipline that focuses on the assessment, diagnosis, etiology (causes), treat...
Cognitive Neuroscience
Teal S. Eich, Edward E. Smith
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Cognitive Neuroscience Introduction In 1918, the American philosopher and psychologist William James wrote: “Nature in her unfathomable designs...
Communication, Nonverbal Cues and
Judee Burgoon, Laura Guerrero
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2012-11-21
Nonverbal Cues and Communication Introduction Long before humans were communicating verbally—that is, through words—they were communicating no...
Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience
Leandre R. Fabrigar, Meghan E. Norris
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2012-07-24
Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience Introduction Social influence refers to the ways people influence the beliefs, feelings, and behaviors o...
Critical Thinking
Heather Butler, Diane Halpern
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Critical Thinking Introduction Critical thinking has been described in many ways, but researchers generally agree that critical thinking involv...
Cultural Psychology
Dov Cohen
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Cultural Psychology Introduction Cultural psychology is the study of how people shape and are shaped by their cultures. Topics of study in thi...
Deceiving and Detecting Deceit
Bella M. DePaulo, Charles Bond
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2013-04-22
Deceiving and Detecting Deceit Introduction People have been fascinated by the topic of deception for millennia. Issues of truth and deception...
Defensive Processes
E. Samuel Winer, Leonard Newman
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Defensive Processes Introduction Defensive processes may be defined as an underlying series of mental operations, occurring primarily outside o...
Depression
Lauren M. Bylsma, Vanessa Panaite
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2013-02-26
Depression Introduction Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a highly debilitating, chronic, recurrent, and prevalent disorder. This article pro...
Developmental Psychology (Social)
Philip C. Rodkin, Glenn I. Roisman
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2013-02-26
Developmental Psychology (Social) Introduction The central questions of child social development bear upon the essential nature of human exist...
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
Thomas Widiger
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) Introduction Mental health professionals and scientists must have a common language...
Educational Settings, Assessment of Thinking in
Gregory Schraw
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Assessment of Thinking in Educational Settings Introduction The study of thinking and thinking skills is one of the most important topics in ed...
Embodiment and Embodied Cognition
Stephen Flusberg, Lera Boroditsky
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Embodiment and Embodied Cognition Introduction Embodied cognition (EC) is a movement within the field of cognitive science that seeks to explor...
Evolutionary Psychology
Zachary Hohman, Bruce Ellis
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Evolutionary Psychology Introduction Evolutionary psychology is the application of the principles and knowledge of evolutionary biology to psyc...
Eyewitness Testimony
Gary Wells, Laura Smalarz
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Eyewitness Testimony Introduction Eyewitness testimony is critically important to the justice system. Indeed, it is necessary in all criminal t...
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