ABSTRACT
These two volumes represent the cutting edge of contemporary theory and research in psychological science. Based on the keynote and state-of-the-art lectures from the 27th International Congress of Psychology, the volumes feature a collection of chapters written by international leaders in psychological scholarship. The chapters reflect the diversity of current research topics in psychology, where old boundaries have become obsolete and subdivisions from the past merge to form new objects of study. Volume 1 addresses cognitive, biological, and health perspectives. It includes sections on the neural mechanisms underlying psychological processes; the core areas in experimental psychology, perception, attention, learning, and memory; the multiple aspects of psychological health; the interaction between cognitive and emotional processes; and higher cognitive processes with special focus on decision-making and language. Volume 2 deals with social, developmental, and clinical perspectives. The sections highlight human development across the life span; basic and applied issues in personality, emotion, and clinical psychology; social psychology, ranging from experimental work through social constructivism; and gender.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Section ONE|144 pages
Neural mechanisms underlying Psychological processes
chapter Chapter ONE|25 pages
Declarative and procedural memory in animals with simple nervous systems
part Section TWO|121 pages
Experimental psychology:Perception, attention, learning and memory
chapter Chapter SIX|23 pages
The mind at the crossroad of multiple ongoing activities: A challenge to cognitive psychology
part Section THREE|71 pages
Psychological health
chapter Chapter THIRTEEN|10 pages
Ancient humans in the newborn millennium: Stress and gender perspectives
chapter Chapter FIFTEEN|18 pages
Psychology and the risk for cardiovascular disorder: A developmental perspective
part Section FOUR|120 pages
Interaction between cognitive and emotional processes
chapter Chapter SIXTEEN|20 pages
Prefrontal cortex and amygdala contributions to emotion and affective style
chapter Chapter SEVENTEEN|34 pages
Fear and anxiety: Animal models and human cognitive psychophysiology
chapter Chapter EIGHTEEN|25 pages
Cardiac defense and emotion: Psychophysiological and clinical implications
chapter Chapter TWENTY|24 pages
Feeling and thinking: The influence of affect on social cognition and behavior
part Section FIVE|85 pages
Higher cognitive processes