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Author:   Gregory Freist ,  Gregory Freist
Publisher:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.456kg
ISBN:  

9780826106230

ISBN 10:   0826106234
Pages:   544
Publication Date:   30 December 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Inactive
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction & History Chapter 1: Introduction: Another Brick in the Wall Gregory J. Feist & Michael E. Gorman Chapter 2: History of the Psychology of Science Steve Fuller Foundational Psychologies of Science Chapter 3: Learning Science Through Inquiry Corinne Zimmerman & Steve Croker Chapter 4: Cognitive-Historical Approaches to the Understanding of Science Ryan Tweney Chapter 5: The Scientific Personality Gregory Feist Chapter 6: Scientific Communication in the Process to Coauthorship Sofia Liberman & Kurt Bernardo Wolf Development and Theory Change Chapter 7: Scientific Reasoning: Explanation, Confirmation Bias, and Scientific Practice Barabara Koslowski Chapter 8: The Nature of Scientific Reasoning and its Neurological Substrate Antwon Lawson Chapter 9: Children as Scientific Thinkers David Klahr, Bryan Matlen & Jamie Jirout Special Topics Chapter 10: Creative Genius in Science Dean Simonton Chapter 11: Gender and Science: Psychological Imperatives Neelam Kumar Chapter 12: Conflicts, Cooperation, and Competition in the Fields of Science and Technology Anna Dorothea Schulze and Verena Seuffert Chapter 13: Postmodernism and the Development of the Psychology of Science Capaldi & Proctor Chapter 14: Psychobiography and the Psychology of Science William McKinley Runyan Applied Psychologies of Science Chapter 15: The Psychology of Technological Invention Michael E. Gorman Chapter 16: The Psychology of Research Groups: Creativity and Performance Sven Hemlin & Lisa Olsson Chapter 17: The Psychology of Human Research Participation Anne Moyer Chapter 18: Heuristics and Biases that Help and Hinder Scientists: Toward a Psychology of Scientific Judgment and Decision Making Joanne Kane & Gregory D. Webster Chapter 19: The Psychology of Uncertainty in Scientific Data Analysis Christian D. Schunn & J. Gregory Trafton Past and Future of Psychology of Science Chapter 20: Quantitative Trends in Establishing a Psychology of Science: A Review of the Metasciences Gregory D. Webster Chapter 21: Conclusions and the Future of the Psychology of Science Michael E. Gorman & Gregory J. Feist

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Gregory J. Feist, PhD, currently is Associate Professor of Psychology in Personality and Adult Development and Director of the Experimental Graduate Program in Psychology at San Jose State University. Michael E. Gorman, PhD, is a professor at the University of Virginia.

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