Nature And Psychology

Author : Anne R. Schutte,Julia C. Torquati,Jeffrey R. Stevens
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-23
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783030690205

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Nature and Psychology by Anne R. Schutte,Julia C. Torquati,Jeffrey R. Stevens Pdf

This volume is comprised of contributions to the 67th Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, which brought together various research disciplines such as psychology, education, health sciences, natural resources, environmental studies to investigate the ways in which nature influences cognition, health, human behavior, and well-being. The symposium is positioned to explore two proposed mechanisms in the most depth: 1) the psycho-evolutionary theory of stress recovery and 2) Attention Restoration Theory. The contributions in the volume represent research guided by both of these posited mechanisms, rigorously examine these theories and processes, and share methodological innovations that can be utilized across programs of research. This volume will be of great interest to researchers on natural environments, practitioners and clinicians working with an environmental lens at the intersection of psychology, social work, education and the health sciences, as well as researchers and students in environmental and conservation psychology. Chapter 5 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Author : Roger Smith
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781780231181

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Between Mind and Nature by Roger Smith Pdf

From William James to Ivan Pavlov, John Dewey to Sigmund Freud, the Würzburg School to the Chicago School, psychology has spanned centuries and continents. Today, the word is an all-encompassing name for a bewildering range of beliefs about what psychologists know and do, and this intrinsic interest in knowing how our own and other’s minds work has a story as fascinating and complex as humankind itself. In Between Mind and Nature, Roger Smith explores the history of psychology and its relation to religion, politics, the arts, social life, the natural sciences, and technology. Considering the big questions bound up in the history of psychology, Smith investigates what human nature is, whether psychology can provide answers to human problems, and whether the notion of being an individual depends on social and historical conditions. He also asks whether a method of rational thinking exists outside the realm of natural science. Posing important questions about the value and direction of psychology today, Between Mind and Nature is a cogently written book for those wishing to know more about the quest for knowledge of the mind.

Author : Kenneth J. W. Craik
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780521047548

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The Nature of Psychology by Kenneth J. W. Craik Pdf

This selection of papers from Kenneth Craik, explores the measurement of perception, sensory physiology and the relationship of nervous function to machines.

Author : Susan Clayton,Gene Myers
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781444356410

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Conservation Psychology by Susan Clayton,Gene Myers Pdf

This textbook introduces the reader to the new and emerging field of Conservation Psychology, which explores connections between the study of human behavior and the achievement of conservation goals. People are often cast as villains in the story of environmental degradation, seen primarily as a threat to healthy ecosystems and an obstacle to conservation. But humans are inseparable from natural ecosystems. Understanding how people think about, experience, and interact with nature is crucial for promoting environmental sustainability as well as human well-being. The book first summarizes theory and research on human cognitive, emotional, and behavioral responses to nature and goes on to review research on people's experience of nature in wild, managed, and urban settings. Finally, it examines ways to encourage conservation-oriented behavior at both individual and societal levels. Throughout, the authors integrate a wide body of published literature to demonstrate how and why psychology is relevant to promoting a more sustainable relationship between humans and nature.

Author : G. E. McClearn,Robert Plomin
Publisher : Amer Psychological Assn
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1557983968

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Nature, Nurture, & Psychology by G. E. McClearn,Robert Plomin Pdf

[This book] offers a past and present view of nature-nurture research and identifies directions for the future of this emerging field. Top investigators summarize current findings in the most promising research domains: cognitive abilities and disabilities, the development of personality and temperament, and psychopathology. Leading environmentalists and behavioral geneticists explore the relationship between nature and nurture and propose new theories that encompass both concepts. The volume reveals why nature as well as nurture is playing an increasingly important role in research and theory in psychology. 'Nature, Nurture, and Psychology" is an indispensible work for anyone interested in the genetic and environmental origins of individual differences in psychology.

Author : John T MacCurdy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 607 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781136298127

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The Psychology of Emotion by John T MacCurdy Pdf

This is Volume XII of nineteen in a collection of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology. Originally published in 1925, this research stemmed from many discussions about the applicability of psychoanalytic principles to manic-depressive insanity, whether the symptoms could be traced to unconscious mental processes in the same way as Jung had demonstrated it to be possible in dementia praecox and ended up with the general objective moving from that of psychopathological to one of psychological conclusions .

Author : William Henry Pyle
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09-16
Category : Education
ISBN : EAN:8596547336785

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The Science of Human Nature by William Henry Pyle Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Science of Human Nature" (A Psychology for Beginners) by William Henry Pyle. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Peter Ashworth
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781134614424

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Psychology and 'Human Nature' by Peter Ashworth Pdf

Psychology and 'Human Nature' problematizes what psychology usually takes for granted - the meaning of the psyche or 'human nature'. Peter Ashworth provides a coherent account of many of the major schools of thought in psychology and its related disciplines, including: sociobiology and evolutionary psychology, psychoanalysis, cognitive psychology, radical behaviourism, existentialism, discursive psychology and postmodernism. For each approach he considers the claims or assumptions being made about 'human nature', especially regarding issues of consciousness, the self, the body, other people and the physical world. Psychology and 'Human Nature' will be essential reading for all students of psychology. Series Details; The Psychology Focus Series provides students with a new focus on key topic areas in psychology. Each short book: * presents clear, in-depth coverage of a discrete area with many applied examples * assumes no prior knowlede of psychology * has been written by an experienced teacher * has chapter summaries, annotated further reading and a glossary of key terms

Author : Joseph Jastrow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1900
Category : Hypnotism
ISBN : UOM:39015012374305

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Fact and Fable in Psychology by Joseph Jastrow Pdf

"The present collection of essays is offered as a contribution towards the realization of a sounder interest in and a more intimate appreciation of certain problems upon which psychology has an authoritative charge to make to the public jury ... to show that the sound and profitable interest in mental life is in the usual and normal, and that the resolute pursuit of this interest necessarily results in bringing the apparently irregular phenomena of the mental world within the field of illumination of the more familiar and the law-abiding. They further aim to illustrate that misconceptions in psychology, as in other realms, are as often the result of bad logic as of defective observation, and that both are apt to be called into being by inherent mental prepossessions. Some of the essays are more especially occupied with an analysis of the defective logic which lends plausibility to and induces credence in certain beliefs; others bring forward contributions to an understanding of phenomena about which misconception is likely to arise; still others are presented as psychological investigations which, it is believed, command a somewhat general interest"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved).

Author : Alfred Adler
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781780744711

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Understanding Human Nature by Alfred Adler Pdf

Long-regarded as the handbook of Individual Psychology, Understanding Human Nature provides an accessible introduction to Adler's key concepts, with which he moved away from his colleague Freud's thinking. These include inferiority/ superiority complexes; memories and dreams; love marriage and children; and sexuality and sexual problems. Adler's holistic personality-based approach to psychology continues to be relevant today to students, the general public and professionals alike.

Author : Peter Schmuck,Wesley P. Schultz
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781461509950

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Psychology of Sustainable Development by Peter Schmuck,Wesley P. Schultz Pdf

Human activity overuses the resources of the planet at a rate that will severely compromise the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Changes toward sustainability need to begin within the next few years or environmental deterioration will become irreversible. Thus the need to develop a mindset of sustainable development - the ability of society to meet its needs without permanently compromising the earth's resources - is pressing. The Psychology of Sustainable Development clarifies the meaning of the term and describes the conditions necessary for it to occur. With contributions from an international team of policy shapers and makers, the book will be an important reference for environmental, developmental, social, and organizational psychologists, in addition to other social scientists concerned with the impact current human activity will have on the prospects of future generations.

Author : Rachel Kaplan,Stephen Kaplan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1989-07-28
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0521349397

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The Experience of Nature by Rachel Kaplan,Stephen Kaplan Pdf

Author : Ann Sloan Devlin
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780128114827

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Environmental Psychology and Human Well-Being by Ann Sloan Devlin Pdf

Environmental Psychology and Human Well-Being: Effects of Built and Natural Settings provides a better understanding of the way in which mental and physical well-being is affected by physical environments, along with insights into how the design of these environments might be improved to support better health outcomes. The book reviews the history of the field, discusses theoretical constructs in guiding research and design, and provides an up-to-date survey of research findings. Core psychological constructs, such as personal space, territoriality, privacy, resilience, stress, and more are integrated into each environment covered. Provides research-based insight into how an environment can impact mental and physical health and well-being Integrates core psychological constructs, such as coping, place attachment, social support, and perceived control into each environment discussed Includes discussion of Kaplan's Attention Restoration Theory and Ulrich's Stress Reduction Theory Covers educational settings, workplace settings, environments for active living, housing for the elderly, natural settings, correctional facilities, and more

Author : Chris Chambers
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-16
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780691192277

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The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology by Chris Chambers Pdf

Why psychology is in peril as a scientific discipline—and how to save it Psychological science has made extraordinary discoveries about the human mind, but can we trust everything its practitioners are telling us? In recent years, it has become increasingly apparent that a lot of research in psychology is based on weak evidence, questionable practices, and sometimes even fraud. The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology diagnoses the ills besetting the discipline today and proposes sensible, practical solutions to ensure that it remains a legitimate and reliable science in the years ahead. In this unflinchingly candid manifesto, Chris Chambers shows how practitioners are vulnerable to powerful biases that undercut the scientific method, how they routinely torture data until it produces outcomes that can be published in prestigious journals, and how studies are much less reliable than advertised. Left unchecked, these and other problems threaten the very future of psychology as a science—but help is here.

Author : Michel Tibayrenc,Francisco J. Ayala
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 814 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780127999159

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On Human Nature by Michel Tibayrenc,Francisco J. Ayala Pdf

On Human Nature: Biology, Psychology, Ethics, Politics, and Religion covers the present state of knowledge on human diversity and its adaptative significance through a broad and eclectic selection of representative chapters. This transdisciplinary work brings together specialists from various fields who rarely interact, including geneticists, evolutionists, physicians, ethologists, psychoanalysts, anthropologists, sociologists, theologians, historians, linguists, and philosophers. Genomic diversity is covered in several chapters dealing with biology, including the differences in men and apes and the genetic diversity of mankind. Top specialists, known for their open mind and broad knowledge have been carefully selected to cover each topic. The book is therefore at the crossroads between biology and human sciences, going beyond classical science in the Popperian sense. The book is accessible not only to specialists, but also to students, professors, and the educated public. Glossaries of specialized terms and general public references help nonspecialists understand complex notions, with contributions avoiding technical jargon. Provides greater understanding of diversity and population structure and history, with crucial foundational knowledge needed to conduct research in a variety of fields, such as genetics and disease Includes three robust sections on biological, psychological, and ethical aspects, with cross-fertilization and reciprocal references between the three sections Contains contributions by leading experts in their respective fields working under the guidance of internationally recognized and highly respected editors