Recent Psychology Press News
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The Psychology and Mental Health Research and Reference catalog
Build your psychology library collection with the Psychology and Mental Health Research and Reference online catalog, featuring new and recent handbooks, monographs, special issues as books, multi-volume sets including Library Editions and Major Works, and Revivals.
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Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology, 6th Edition
This sixth edition of Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology has been fully revised and updated, providing students with the most readable and comprehensive survey of research methods, statistical concepts and procedures in psychology today. Assuming no prior knowledge, this bestselling text takes you through every stage of your research project giving advice on planning and conducting studies, analyzing data and writing up reports.
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New - Psychology Library Editions: Memory
Memory is one of the core areas of academic research in cognitive psychology. Psychology Library Editions: Memory brings together a series of previously out-of-print titles, available as a 27-volume set or as individual volumes. This is a great opportunity for your library to obtain a valuable resource tracing the development of a major field of psychology.
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April is National Autism Awareness Month
Autism is a 'shared disability' - education is not just about changing the child with autism, but changing ourselves! - Carmel Conn, author of Autism and the Social World of Childhood
In support of Autism Awareness Month and the many professionals working with clients on the autism spectrum, Routledge is proud to offer a 20% discount on all orders placed on our websites. Use code AAM14 to redeem.*
April 2, 2014 marks World Autism Awareness Day, so to highlight this important topic Routledge have created a dedicated article collection focusing on all aspects of Autism. Click here to begin browsing free access articles featuring insights from education, autism and behavioral science, neuropsychology and neuroscience, and much more!
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Self-Identity after Brain Injury
'This book represents a seismic shift in thinking about brain injury and its consequences.' - Skye McDonald
An injury to the brain can affect virtually any aspect of functioning and, at the deepest level, can alter sense of self or the essential qualities that define who we are. In recent years, there has been a growing body of research investigating changes to self in the context of brain injury. Developments in the cognitive and social neurosciences, psychotherapy and neurorehabilitation have together provided a rich perspective on self and identity reformation after brain injury.
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Understanding Individual Differences in Language Development Across the School Years
This volume presents the findings of a large-scale study of individual differences in spoken (and heard) language development during the school years. The goal of the study was to investigate the degree to which language abilities at school entry were stable over time and influential in the child’s overall success in important aspects of development.
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Routledge Companion to Sport and Exercise Psychology
Written by an international team of expert contributors, this unique global and authoritative survey explores in full but accessible detail the basic constructs and concepts of modern sport and exercise psychology and their practical application.
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The New Behaviorism
This groundbreaking book presents a brief history of behaviorism, the dominant movement in American psychology in the first half of the 20th Century. It then analyzes and criticizes radical behaviorism, as pioneered by B.F. Skinner, and its philosophy and applications to social issues.
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Women Voicing Resistance
Feminist scholars have demonstrated how ‘dominant discourses’ and ‘master narratives’ frequently reflect patriarchal influence, thereby distorting and depoliticizing women’s storying of their own lives. In this groundbreaking volume a number of internationally recognized researchers, working across a range of disciplines, provide a detailed examination of women’s attempts to counter-story their lives when prevailing discourses are unhelpful or, indeed, harmful.
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Growing Up Fast
Growing Up Fast is a fascinating study of human resilience that will continue to be recognized for its contribution to individuals involved in program development and policymaking with teenage parenting.