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1 online resource (xiii, 526 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : another brick in the wall / Gregory J. Feist and Michael E. Gorman -- History of the psychology of science / Steve Fuller -- Learning science through inquiry / Corinne Zimmerman and Steve Croker -- Cognitive-historical approaches to the understanding of science / Ryan D. Tweney -- The scientific personality / Gregory J. Feist -- Scientific communication in the process to coauthorship / Sofia Liberman and Kurt Bernardo Wolf -- Scientific reasoning : explanation, confirmation bias, and scientific practice / Barbara Koslowski -- The nature of scientific reasoning and its neurological substrate / Antwon E. Lawson -- Children as scientific thinkers / David Klahr, Bryan Matlen, and Jamie Jirout -- Creative genius in science / Dean Keith Simonton -- Gender and science : psychological imperatives / Neelam Kumar -- Conflicts, cooperation, and competition in the fields of science and technology / Anna Dorothea Schulze and Verena Seuffert -- Postmodernism and the development of the psychology of science / E.J. Capaldi and Robert W. Proctor -- Psychobiography and the psychology of science : encounters with psychology, philosophy, and statistics / William McKinley Runyan -- The psychology of technological invention / Michael E. Gorman -- The psychology of research groups : creativity and performance / Sven Hemlin and Lisa Olsson -- The psychology of human research participation / Anne Moyer -- Heuristics and biases that help and hinder scientists : toward a psychology of scientific judgment and decision making / Joanne E. Kane and Gregory D. Webster -- The psychology of uncertainty in scientific data analysis / Christian D. Schunn and J. Gregory Trafton -- Quantitative trends in establishing a psychology of science : a review of the metasciences / Gregory D. Webster -- Conclusions and the future of the psychology of science / Michael E. Gorman and Gregory J. Feist. |
| Summary |
This handbook is the definitive resource for scholars and students interested in how research and theory within each of the major domains of psychology-developmental, cognitive, personality, and social-have been applied to understand the nature of scientific thought and behavior. Edited by two esteemed pioneers in the emerging discipline of the psychology of science, it is the first empirically based compendium of its time. The handbook provides a comprehensive examination of how scientific thinking is learned and evolves from more infancy to adolescence and adulthood, and combines developmental and cognitive approaches to show the categorical similarities and differences in thinking between children, adolescents, adults, and scientists. Chapters highlight the breadth and depth of psychological perspectives in the studies of science, from creativity and genius, gender, and conflict and cooperation, to postmodernism and psychobiography. A section on applications offers findings and ideas that can be put to use by educators, policymakers, and science administrators. Contributors examine the importance of mental models in solving difficult technical problems, and the significance of leadership and organizational structure in successful innovation. The final section of the book is devoted to the future of this new field, focusing on how to continue to develop a healthy psychology of science. Key Features: Presents the only empirically based compendium of current knowledge about the psychology of scientific thought and behavior. Edited by two pioneers in the discipline of psychology of science. Describes how scientific thinking is learned and changes throughout the life span. Addresses creativity and genius, gender, conflict and cooperation, postmodernism, and psychobiography. Covers applications of the psychology of science that can be used by educators, policymakers, and science administrators. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Science -- Psychological aspects.
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Science -- Psychological aspects. |
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Science and psychology.
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Science and psychology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Feist, Gregory J.
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Gorman, Michael E., 1952-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Handbook of the psychology of science. New York : Springer Pub. Company, LLC, 2013 9780826106230 (DLC) 2012033698 (OCoLC)692289970 |
| ISBN |
9780826106247 (electronic book) |
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0826106242 (electronic book) |
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9780826106230 |
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0826106234 |
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