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Cognition
by Margaret W. Matlin Thomas A. FarmerMargaret Matlin and new co-author Thomas Farmer's Cognition demonstrates how cognitive processes are relevant to everyday, real-world experiences, and frequently examines how cognition can be applied to other disciplines such as clinical psychology, social psychology, consumer psychology, education, communication, business, medicine, and law. The 9th edition continues to relate cognitive topics to applications in everyday life. This edition is fully updated with research and additional anecdotes. It also includes more research on neuroscience.
Cognition (5th edition)
by Mark H. Ashcraft Gabriel A. RadvanskyFor undergraduate level psychology courses in Cognition and Theories of Learning. The psychology of human memory and cognition is fascinating, dealing with questions and ideas that are inherently interesting, such as how we think, reason, remember, and use language. Using a first person narrative, posing direct questions to the reader, and balancing classic research with cutting edge topics, the author draws in the reader and conveys the excitement of the field. Reflecting the increasing use of new technologies to study memory and cognition, Ashcraft and the new co-author, Gabriel Radvansky, continue to integrate sections on neurosciences within individual chapter topics.
Cognition: Theory and Applications (8th edition)
by Stephen K. ReedAimed at college undergraduates, this text offers a clear and comprehensive overview of the rapidly evolving field of cognition. Reed (psychology, San Diego State U. ) shows the direct relevance of cognitive psychology to daily activities and the impact of cognitive theories on other fields of psychology. This seventh edition includes new material on current topics such as experience-based versus theory- based judgments of retention, Barsalou's perceptual symbols theory, Kintsch's construction-integration model of text comprehension, and decision frames for risk dimensions. The text has a companion online lab and study guide.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: A Guide for the Practising Clinician, Volume 1
by Gregoris SimosAlthough Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) has a well elaborated theoretical background and documented standard therapeutic process, new specific theoretical formulations and genuine techniques seem to continually appear. These new treatment developments in CBT constitute the heart of this book.Leading researchers and clinicians, who are also well established experts in the application of CBT present the extent of their experience, as well as appropriate and state-of-the-art treatment techniques for a variety of specific disorders:* Management of Major Depression, suicidal behaviour and Bipolar Disorder.* Treatment of Anxiety Disorders such as Panic Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder.* Application of CBT to Eating Disorder and Personality Disorders, especially Borderline Personality Disorder.* Implementation of CBT with specific populations such as couples and families, children and adolescents.The book focuses on clinical practice and treatment techniques, but avoids a step-by-step approach.Instead it encourages flexibility and integrativity in order to help the practicing clinician become more competent and efficient in applying CBT. Well-known contributors reveal a variety of treatment styles, and case examples and treatment transcripts are used to show how theoretical innovations integrate with the practice of CBT.
Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind Fourth Edition
by Michael S. Gazzaniga Richard B. Ivry George R. MangunThe first textbook for the course, and still the market leader, Cognitive Neuroscience has been thoroughly refreshed, rethought, and reorganized to enhance students' and instructors' experience. The table of contents and the chapters themselves have been reorganized to improve the logical flow of the narrative, and the world renowned author team has kept the book fully up to date on the latest research in this fast moving field.
Cognitive Psychology
by Jisook Park W. Trey HillCognitive Psychology by Jisook Park and William Trey Hill
Cognitive Therapies in Action: Evolving Innovative Practice
by Kevin T. Kuehlwein Hugh RosenOffers an overview of the broad range of cognitive therapeutic approaches, including state-of-the-art innovations. The authors present extensive case examples to demonstrate how to apply these therapy models to a range of clients, including those suffering from psychoses and personality disorders.
Cold Blooded: Shiver; Absolute Fear; Lost Souls; Hot Blooded; Cold Blooded; Malice; Devious (A Bentz/Montoya Novel #2)
by Lisa JacksonAs a serial killer terrorizes New Orleans, a reluctant psychic sees every gruesome act in this thriller by the #1 New York Times bestselling author. A woman's burned and brutalized corpse is found in a seedy New Orleans apartment. Her killer is certain there were no witnesses, unaware that his every move was seen by a beautiful stranger—through nightmarish visions that came to her in bed in a bayou cottage on the outskirts of town. Weeks later, another terrifying vision shatters Olivia Bechet's sleep. Convinced a serial killer is stalking the city, she turns to the authorities. But jaded detective Rick Bentz doesn't believe her—even when a second body turns up, slain in exactly the same bizarre, ritualistic manner Olivia described. As New Orleans panics in the grip of a merciless killer, Olivia is frustrated by Bentz's skepticism. And yet she is also captivated by her attraction to him. But then her dreams are invaded by a murder that has yet to be committed. This time, Olivia recognizes the victim—and the murderer. And both are closer than she ever imagined.
Cold Falling White: A Novel (The Nahx Invasions #2)
by G. S. PrendergastTwo teens fight for their lives after an alien invasion in this heart-stopping follow-up to Zero Repeat Forever.Humans. Clones. Aliens. No one is safe anymore. It&’s the end of the world. Xander Liu survived the alien invasion—just barely. For more than a year, he has outsmarted, hidden from, and otherwise avoided the ruthless intruders, the Nahx, dodging the deadly darts that have claimed so many. When the murder of his friend leaves him in the protective company of August, a rebellious Nahx soldier, Xander is finally able to make his way back to human controlled territory and relative safety. But safety among the humans is not what it seems. When Raven awakes on a wide expanse of snowy sand dunes, she has many questions. What has happened to her and the other reanimated humans gathered around her? What is the meaning of the Nahx ships that hover ominously above them? And most pressing of all, where is August, who promised to keep her safe? In the shadow of an unforgiving Canadian winter, Xander and Raven find themselves on opposite sides of an alien war. Left with little choice about their roles in the looming battle, they search for answers and allies all while being drawn back to the place where their respective fates were determined, and to the one who determined them: August.
Cold Fire: Cold Fire (The Circle Opens #3)
by Tamora PierceThe third book in an extraordinary fantasy quartet by acclaimed fantasy author Tamora Pierce.Daja and Frostpine expect to spend some peaceful weeks with old friends in Namorn. But things begin to go awry as soon as they arrive. First Daja discovers that their hosts' twin daughters are mages. Then mysterious fires begin to blaze across the frigid city. Daja works with Bennat Ladradun, to locate what seems to be a serial arsonist. Daja's magic saves the city from going up in flames, but nothing and nobody can save her the disappointment of learning that the arsonist is someone close to her own heart.
Cold Pursuit
by T. Jefferson ParkerFrom the Edgar Award-winning author of Silent Joe, a new hard-hitting thriller of murder, vengeance, and secret passions that will keep readers spellbound.Homicide cop Tom McMichael is on the rotation when an 84-year-old city patriarch named Pete Braga is found bludgeoned to death. Not good news, especially since the Irish McMichaels and the Portuguese Bragas share a violent family history dating back three generations. Years ago Braga shot McMichael's grandfather in a dispute over a paycheck; soon thereafter Braga's son was severely beaten behind a waterfront bar--legend has it that it was an act of revenge by McMichael's father.McMichael must put aside the old family blood feud, and find the truth about Pete Braga's death. Braga's beautiful nurse is a suspect--she says she stepped out for some firewood, but key evidence suggests otherwise. The investigation soon expands to include Braga's business, his family, the Catholic diocese, a multi-million dollar Indian casino, a prostitute, a cop, and, of course, the McMichael family. Cold Pursuit is the novel that T. Jefferson Parker fans have been waiting for.
Cold War Social Science
by Hamilton Cravens Mark SoloveyFrom World War II to the early 1970s, social science research expanded in dramatic and unprecedented fashion in the United States. This volume examines how, why, and with what consequences this rapid and yet contested expansion depended on the entanglement of the social sciences with the Cold War.
Cold to the Touch
by Frances FyfieldA tense psychological thriller ideal for fans of Faye Kellerman and Louise Penny.Things are not going well for prestigious lawyer and professional mistress Sarah Fortune. Her life is a mess, but it would be so much simpler to try and fix somebody else's. So when she meets the vulnerable and troubled Jessica Hurley, Sarah feels she must save her.Jessica longs to return to the small village where she grew up, but she has burned all her bridges. Instead, Sarah travels to Jessica's cloistered hometown to repair the wreckage of her friend's past--and to solve the mystery of why she left in the first place.But when Sarah arrives, she finds that Jessica is even more unwelcome than she thought, and suddenly Jessica is missing, her number unavailable. Sarah's increasingly desperate search for her tortured friend takes her to places even colder than the grave.
Cold-Blooded Myrtle (Myrtle Hardcastle Mystery)
by Elizabeth C. BunceAn Edgar® Award Winning SeriesMyrtle Hardcastle—twelve-year-old Young Lady of Quality and Victorian amateur detective—is back on the case, solving a string of bizarre murders in her hometown of Swinburne and picking up right where she left off in Premeditated Myrtle and How to Get Away with Myrtle. When the proprietor of Leighton&’s Mercantile is found dead on the morning his annual Christmas shop display is to be unveiled, it&’s clear a killer had revenge in mind. But who would want to kill the local dry-goods merchant? Perhaps someone who remembers the mysterious scandal that destroyed his career as a professor and archaeologist. When the killer strikes again, each time manipulating the figures in the display to foretell the crime, Myrtle finds herself racing to uncover the long-buried facts of a cold case—and the motivations of a modern murderer.
Collaborating for Change: A Participatory Action Research Casebook
by Anne Phillips Betsy Leondar-Wright Robert Elliott Nik Theodore Chris Newman Julian Matthews Tim Sieber Leontina Hormel Carl Wilmsen Natalicia R. Tracy Lisa Marie Alatorre Bilal Mafundi Ali Jennifer Friedenbach Chris Herring Tj Johnston Dilara Yarbrough Peggy Kahn Bill Hoynes Jonathan Bix Diane E. Bush Victoria Breckwich Vásquez Rich Heyman Emily Timm Pablo Alvarado Bliss Requa-Trautz Teófilo L Reyes Christina Fletes-Romo Veronica Avila Gretchen Purser Kathleen Sexsmith Fabiola Ortiz Valdez Rebecca Fuentes Carly Fox David A Gadsby Robert C Chidester Elliott Moffett Lucinda Simpson Chris Norden Janne UnderrinerAcross the U.S. immigrants, laborers, domestic workers, low-income tenants, indigenous communities, and people experiencing homelessness are conducting research to fight for justice. Collaborating for Change: A Participatory Action Research Casebook documents the stories of a dozen community-based research projects. Academics and their partners share authorship about the importance of gathering credible evidence, both for organizing and persuading. The emphasis is on community organizations involved in struggles for equality and justice. Research projects directly engage community partners in all phases of the research process. Finally, the stories capture how the research changes the roles of researchers and those being researched. The book is designed for students, but also for community organizers, social justice activists, and their research allies; it offers real stories and real projects that show how democratizing research supports social change and heightens our understanding of complex social issues.
Collected Poems
by William Blake W. B YeatsWilliam Blake is a poet without parallel, who remains a source of wisdom and inspiration to countless individuals throughout the world. This selection was commissioned in 1905 by the firm of George Routledge from W.B. Yeats, who had previously been one of the pioneer editors of Blake's prophetic books. Yeats, one of the few poets whose work could be compared with that of Blake, prepared a unique selection of his poetic and prose writings. There is no better way to encounter the work of one poetic genius than as it is presented by another, and Yeats understood Blake in a way few others did.
Collecting in a Consumer Society (Collecting Cultures)
by Russell W. BelkThis groundbreaking book examines the relationship between the development of the consumer society and the rise of collecting by individuals and institutions. Rusell Belk considers how and why people collect, as individuals, corporations and museums, and the impact this collecting has on us and our culture. Collecting in a Consumer Society outlines the history of museum collecting from ancient civilizations to the present. It also looks at aspects of consumer culture - advertizing, department stores, mass merchandizing, consumer desires, and how this relates to the activity of collecting. Collecting in a Consumer Society is the first book to focus on collecting as material consumption. This is a provocative and engaging book, essential reading for anyone involved with the process of collecting.
College Accounting 5th Edition
by Burton S. Kaliski Robert L. Dansby Michael D. LawrenceThis hands-on textbook teaches the "why" along with the "how" of key accounting concepts. The applied, theory-based approach enables students to master accounting procedures because they learn why they are important.
College Accounting: A Career Approach (12th Edition)
by Cathy J. ScottThe twelfth edition of COLLEGE ACCOUNTING: A CAREER APPROACH maintains its dedicated emphasis on the significance of the College Accounting course as true groundwork for students' future classes and jobs, and a greater focus on teaching the fundamentals of accounting from a career development approach. This text builds student skills in the areas of accounting knowledge, technology, communication, ethics, and critical thinking, providing students the skills needed to be successful in life and work. With a focus on small business, COLLEGE ACCOUNTING: A CAREER APPROACH, Twelfth Edition, provides real-world context that keeps chapter content relevant and vital.
College Accounting: A Contemporary Approach (Third Edition)
by M. David Haddock John Ellis Price Michael FarinaThe Haddock text features the successful author team Price et al. The author team based A Contemporary Approach on the solid foundation of the Price 14e textbook; however, in Haddock, the approach has been modified to fit the needs of a growing number of College Accounting instructors who teach the course without covering special journals. These instructors feel that special journals are an unnecessarily complicated subject for such a basic course. By eliminating special journal coverage, professors are free to focus on recording to the general journal and posting to the general ledger - the basic bookkeeping functions that are so important to accountants in the real world.
College Algebra (4th Edition)
by Marvin L. Bittinger Judith A. Beecher Judith A. PennaBeecher, Penna, and Bittinger's College Algebra is known for enabling students to "see the math" through its focus on visualization and early introduction to functions. With the Fourth Edition, the authors continue to innovate by incorporating more ongoing review to help students develop their understanding and study effectively. Mid-chapter Review exercise sets have been added to give students practice in synthesizing the concepts, and new Study Summaries provide built-in tools to help them prepare for tests. The MyMathLab course (access kit required) has been expanded so that the online content is even more integrated with the text's approach, with the addition of Vocabulary, Synthesis, and Mid-chapter Review exercises from the text as well as example-based videos created by the authors.
College Algebra (6th Edition)
by Michael L. Levitan Bernard Kolman Arnold ShapiroThe book is written in a supportive style to encourage the student to read the text with care, follow the numerous examples, and tackle the exercises. New and updated exercises, as well as attention-grabbing chapter openings and projects, have been added to help instructors and students make connections between algebra and the real world.
College Algebra (8th edition)
by Michael SullivanThe Eighth Edition of this highly dependable book retains its best features--accuracy, precision, depth, and abundant exercise sets--while substantially updating its content and pedagogy. Striving to teach mathematics as a way of life, Sullivan provides understandable, realistic applications that are consistent with the abilities of most readers. Chapter topics include Graphs; Polynomial and Rational Functions; Conics; Systems of Equations and Inequalities; Exponential and Logarithmic Functions; Counting and Probability; and more. For individuals with an interest in learning algebra as it applies to their everyday lives.
College Algebra (Collegiate Math)
by Julie Miller Donna Gerken<p>When Julie Miller began writing her successful developmental math series, one of her primary goals was to bridge the gap between preparatory courses and college algebra. For thousands of students, the Miller/O’Neill/Hyde (or M/O/H) series has provided a solid foundation in developmental mathematics. With the Miller College Algebra series, Julie has carried forward her clear, concise writing style; highly effective pedagogical features; and complete author-created technological package to students in this course area. The main objectives of the college algebra series are three-fold: <p> <li>Provide students with a clear and logical presentation of the basic concepts that will prepare them for continued study in mathematics. <li>Help students develop logical thinking and problem-solving skills that will benefit them in all aspects of life. <li>Motivate students by demonstrating the significance of mathematics in their lives through practical applications.</li> </p>