{"title":"Psychological theory \u0026 schools of thought","description":"Books on the subject of Psychological theory \u0026amp; schools of thought","products":[{"product_id":"the-cambridge-handbook-of-the-psychology-of-prejudice-concise-student-edition-hardback-9781108426008","title":"The Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Prejudice; Concise Student Edition (Hardback) 9781108426008","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Prejudice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eConcise Student Edition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis concise student edition of The Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Prejudice includes new pedagogical features and instructor resources.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFiona Kate Barlow (Edited by), Chris G. Sibley (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108426008, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 October 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e458 pages, 13 b\/w illus.  7 tables\u003cbr\u003e25.3 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm, 1.06 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The book offers itself as a great package to students and teachers in providing strong conceptual understanding of the phenomenon of prejudice in terms of the different shades of meanings that are attributed to the term, the various theoretical frameworks for scientifically studying the phenomenon explaining its emergence and the factors that lead to its sustenance over a period of time from unique perspectives, and the impact it has on the variety of targets have been well addressed.' Psychological Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Prejudice: Concise Student Edition aims to answer the questions: why is prejudice so persistent? How does it affect people exposed to it? And what can we do about it? With cutting-edge research from top scholars in the field, the chapters present an overview of psychological models of prejudice and investigate key domains such as racism, sexism, and the criminal justice system. This student edition of the award-winning Handbook includes new pedagogical features such as learning objectives, core terms and definitions, summary points, discussion questions, recommended reading, and an instructor's test bank. It also features a new conclusion chapter that analyzes eight hard problems currently faced by researchers and activists, thus engaging students in deep, forward-thinking discussion. Developed specifically for use in Psychology of Prejudice courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, the Concise Student Edition is an essential teaching and learning resource.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. What is prejudice? An introduction Chris G. Sibley and Fiona Kate Barlow\u003cbr\u003e Part I. General Theoretical Perspectives: 2. Intergroup discrimination: ingroup love or outgroup hate? Marilynn B. Brewer\u003cbr\u003e 3. Evolutionary approaches to stereotyping and prejudice Oliver Sng, Keelah E. G. Williams and Steven L. Neuberg\u003cbr\u003e 4. Understanding the nature, measurement, and utility of implicit intergroup biases Kumar Yogeeswaran, Thierry Devos and Kyle Nash\u003cbr\u003e 5. Social dominance theory: explorations in the psychology of oppression Jim Sidanius, Sarah Cotterill, Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington, Nour Kteily and Héctor Carvacho\u003cbr\u003e 6. The dual process motivational model of ideology and prejudice John Duckitt and Chris G. Sibley\u003cbr\u003e 7. Is prejudice heritable? Evidence from twin studies Fiona Kate Barlow, James M. Sherlock, and Brendan P. Zietsch\u003cbr\u003e 8. Recent developments in intergroup contact research: affective processes, group status, and contact valence Linda R. Tropp, Agostino Mazziotta and Stephen C. Wright\u003cbr\u003e 9. From prejudice reduction to collective action: two psychological models of social change (and how to reconcile them) John Dixon, Kevin Durrheim, Clifford Stevenson and Huseyin Cakal\u003cbr\u003e 10. It's all about ignorance: reflections from the blue-eyed\/brown-eyed exercise Jane Elliott\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Prejudice in Specific Domains: 11. Aversive racism and contemporary bias John F. Dovidio, Samuel L. Gaertner and Adam R. Pearson\u003cbr\u003e 12. Stereotypicality biases in the criminal justice system Danny Osborne, Paul G. Davies and Shirley Hutchinson\u003cbr\u003e 13. Prejudice against immigrants in multicultural societies Colleen Ward, Agnes Szabo and Jaimee Stuart\u003cbr\u003e 14. Ambivalent sexism in the twenty-first century Rachel A. Connor, Peter Glick and Susan T. Fiske\u003cbr\u003e 15. Sexual prejudice: advances in conceptual and empirical models V. Paul Poteat and Michelle Birkett\u003cbr\u003e 16. Where do we go from here? The eight hard problems facing the scientific study of prejudice and its reduction Fiona Kate Barlow and Chris G. Sibley\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social, group or collective psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social, group or collective psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social,%20group%20or%20collective%20psychology%20%5BJMH%5D%22\"\u003eJMH\u003c\/a\u003e], Psychological methodology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Psychological methodology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Psychological%20methodology%20%5BJMB%5D%22\"\u003eJMB\u003c\/a\u003e], Psychological theory \u0026amp; schools of thought [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Psychological theory \u0026amp; schools of thought\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Psychological%20theory%20\u0026amp;%20schools%20of%20thought%20%5BJMA%5D%22\"\u003eJMA\u003c\/a\u003e], Psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Psychology%20%5BJM%5D%22\"\u003eJM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005139898648,"sku":"9781108426008","price":62.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108426008i_98cb3b41-df49-42e3-a68c-a54f62a923a2.jpg?v=1696695061"},{"product_id":"the-creative-self-effect-of-beliefs-self-efficacy-mindset-and-identity-paperback-9780128097908","title":"The Creative Self; Effect of Beliefs, Self-Efficacy, Mindset, and Identity (Paperback) 9780128097908","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Creative Self\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEffect of Beliefs, Self-Efficacy, Mindset, and Identity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn analysis of how and why what we believe about ourselves affects our ability to create creative output\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMaciej Karwowski (Edited by), James C. Kaufman (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780128097908, Elsevier Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 23 February 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e418 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.1 x 2.6 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We celebrate the release of \u003ci\u003eThe Creative Self\u003c\/i\u003e. 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Creativity and Free Will: Creative Thought Enhances Personal Freedom?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Living a creative life\u003c\/b\u003e 5. Creativity and Identity Formation in Adolescence: A Developmental Perspective 6. Self-Construction and Creative “Life Design? 7. The Creative Self in Dialogue 8. Me, Myself, I, and Creativity: Self-Concepts of Eminent Creators\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Integrating multiple constructs\u003c\/b\u003e 9. Creativity Is Influenced by Domain, Creative Self-Efficacy, Mindset, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Esteem 10. Creativity, Self-Generated Thought, and the Brain’s Default Network 11. Individual Difference Correlates of Self-Perceptions of Creativity 12. Are Implicit Theories of Creativity Domain Specific? Evidence and Implications\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Specific considerations\u003c\/b\u003e 13. 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Roeckelein (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780444517500, Elsevier Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 19 January 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e692 pages\u003cbr\u003e24 x 16.5 x 3.7 cm, 1.16 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn attempting to understand and explain various behaviour, events, and phenomena in their field, psychologists have developed and enunciated an enormous number of ‘best guesses’ or theories concerning the phenomenon in question. Such theories involve speculations and statements that range on a potency continuum from ‘strong’ to ‘weak’. The term theory, itself, has been conceived of in various ways in the psychological literature. In the present dictionary, the strategy of lumping together all the various traditional descriptive labels regarding psychologists ‘best guesses’ under the single descriptive term theory has been adopted. The descriptive labels of principle, law, theory, model, paradigm, effect, hypothesis and doctrine are attached to many of the entries, and all such descriptive labels are subsumed under the umbrella term theory.The title of this dictionary emphasizes the term theory (implying both strong and weak best guesses) and is a way of indication, overall, the contents of this comprehensive dictionary in a parsimonious and felicitous fashion.The dictionary will contain approximately 2,000 terms covering the origination, development, and evolution of various psychological concepts, as well as the historical definition, analysis, and criticisms of psychological concepts. Terms and definitions are in English.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface. Introduction. Dictionary of psychological theories. Appendix A: Auditory, cognitive, tactile and visual illusions\/effects. Appendix B: Theories of humor. Appendix C: Imagery theories. 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