Brett Gelman's Books

How Children Learn to Write Words

By: Rebecca Treiman,Brett Kessler

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How Children Learn to Write Words

By: Rebecca Treiman,Brett Kessler

Writing allows people to convey information to others who are remote in time and space, vastly increasing the range over which people can cooperate and the amount they can learn. Mastering the writing system of one's language is crucial for success in a modern society. This book examines how children learn to write words. It provides a theoretical framework that integrates findings from a wide range of age groups--from children who are producing their first scribbles to experienced spellers who are writing complex words. To set the stage for these discussions, early chapters of the book consider the nature of writing systems and the nature of learning itself. The following chapters review various aspects of orthographic development, including the learning of symbol shapes and punctuation. Each chapter reviews research with learners of a variety of languages and writing systems, revealing underlying similarities. Discussions of how orthography is and should be taught are incorporated into each chapter, making the book of interest to educators as well as to psychologists, cognitive scientists, and linguists. This book is unique in the range of topics and languages that it covers and the degree to which it integrates linguistic insights about the nature of writing systems with discussions of how people learn to use these systems. It is written in a scholarly yet accessible manner, making it suited for a wide audience.

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Oxford University Press

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0199907986

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9780199907984

Animal Movement

Statistical Models for Telemetry Data

By: Mevin B. Hooten,Devin S. Johnson,Brett T. McClintock,Juan M. Morales

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Animal Movement

Statistical Models for Telemetry Data

By: Mevin B. Hooten,Devin S. Johnson,Brett T. McClintock,Juan M. Morales

The study of animal movement has always been a key element in ecological science, because it is inherently linked to critical processes that scale from individuals to populations and communities to ecosystems. Rapid improvements in biotelemetry data collection and processing technology have given rise to a variety of statistical methods for characterizing animal movement. The book serves as a comprehensive reference for the types of statistical models used to study individual-based animal movement. Animal Movement is an essential reference for wildlife biologists, quantitative ecologists, and statisticians who seek a deeper understanding of modern animal movement models. A wide variety of modeling approaches are reconciled in the book using a consistent notation. Models are organized into groups based on how they treat the underlying spatio-temporal process of movement. Connections among approaches are highlighted to allow the reader to form a broader view of animal movement analysis and its associations with traditional spatial and temporal statistical modeling. After an initial overview examining the role that animal movement plays in ecology, a primer on spatial and temporal statistics provides a solid foundation for the remainder of the book. Each subsequent chapter outlines a fundamental type of statistical model utilized in the contemporary analysis of telemetry data for animal movement inference. Descriptions begin with basic traditional forms and sequentially build up to general classes of models in each category. Important background and technical details for each class of model are provided, including spatial point process models, discrete-time dynamic models, and continuous-time stochastic process models. The book also covers the essential elements for how to accommodate multiple sources of uncertainty, such as location error and latent behavior states. In addition to thorough descriptions of animal movement models, differences and connections are also emphasized to provide a broader perspective of approaches.

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CRC Press

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1466582154

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9781466582156

Developmental Psychology: From Infancy to Development

By: Fiona White,David Livesey,Brett Hayes

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Developmental Psychology: From Infancy to Development

By: Fiona White,David Livesey,Brett Hayes

Developmental Psychology: From infancy to adulthood, 3rd edition, continues to bring together a balanced focus on Australian and international research contributions in developmental psychology. Students and lecturers alike will find this text addresses the issues of lifespan development in a rigorous and challenging way using a thematic rather than chronological approach. International and national research on graduate attributes consistently identifies critical thinking as one of the most important skills for psychology students. The inclusion of Critical Thinking for Group Discussion at the end of each chapter is designed to encourage students in the development of this key skill. These questions help students develop the ability to engage in discussions on truth and validity and evaluate the relative importance of ideas and data. Students learn by doing, and this is encouraged through interactive features such as Stop and Review, Research Focus Boxes, and Practical Exercises which engage them in group discussion and challenge them to delve into complex and cross-domain analysis of lifespan development. Concept maps at the start of each chapter provide students with a visual snapshot of the chapter content.

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Pearson Higher Education AU

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144255066X

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9781442550667

Propaganda in Autocracies

Institutions, Information, and the Politics of Belief

By: Erin Baggott Carter,Brett L. Carter

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Propaganda in Autocracies

Institutions, Information, and the Politics of Belief

By: Erin Baggott Carter,Brett L. Carter

A dictator's power is secure, the authors begin in this muscular, impressive study, only as long as citizens believe in it. When citizens suddenly believe otherwise, a dictator's power is anything but, as the Soviet Union's collapse revealed. This conviction – that power rests ultimately on citizens' beliefs – compels the world's autocrats to invest in sophisticated propaganda. This study draws on the first global data set of autocratic propaganda, encompassing nearly eight million newspaper articles from fifty-nine countries in six languages. The authors document dramatic variation in propaganda across autocracies: in coverage of the regime and its opponents, in narratives about domestic and international life, in the threats of violence issued to citizens, and in the domestic events that shape it. The book explains why Russian President Vladimir uses Donald Trump as a propaganda tool and why Chinese state propaganda is more effusive than any point since the Cultural Revolution.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009271261

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9781009271264

Cognitive Science and Ancient Israelite Religion

New Perspectives on Texts, Artifacts, and Culture

By: Brett E. Maiden

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Cognitive Science and Ancient Israelite Religion

New Perspectives on Texts, Artifacts, and Culture

By: Brett E. Maiden

Recent tools and findings from the cognitive sciences illuminate religious thought and behaviour in ancient Israel and the Bible. Primarily intended for scholars of the Bible and religion, it is also relevant to cognitive scientists, researchers, and graduate students interested in the intersection of cognition and culture.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108487785

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9781108487788

Art in Latin America

The Modern Era, 1820-1980

By: Dawn Ades,Guy Brett,Stanton Loomis Catlin,Rosemary O'Neill

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Art in Latin America

The Modern Era, 1820-1980

By: Dawn Ades,Guy Brett,Stanton Loomis Catlin,Rosemary O'Neill

This authoritative and beautiful book presents the first continuous narrative history of Latin American art from the years of the Independence movements in the 1820s up to the present day. Exploring both the indigenous roots and the colonial and post-colonial experiences of the various countries, the book investigates fascinating though little-known aspects of nineteenth and twentieth-century art and also provides a context for the contemporary art of the continent.

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400

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Yale University Press

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0300045611

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9780300045611

Community Psychology

By: Anthony Naidoo,Jace Pillay,Brett Bowman

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Community Psychology

By: Anthony Naidoo,Jace Pillay,Brett Bowman

Book & CD. "Community Psychology" contains a rich diversity of insights and critical debates on the key theoretical, analytic, teaching, learning and action approaches in community psychology. The book offers an incisive examination of a range of contextual factors that influence the practice of community psychology in South Africa

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Juta and Company Ltd

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1919713972

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9781919713977

The More the Merrier? A Machine Learning Algorithm for Optimal Pooling of Panel Data

By: Marijn A. Bolhuis,Brett Rayner

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The More the Merrier? A Machine Learning Algorithm for Optimal Pooling of Panel Data

By: Marijn A. Bolhuis,Brett Rayner

We leverage insights from machine learning to optimize the tradeoff between bias and variance when estimating economic models using pooled datasets. Specifically, we develop a simple algorithm that estimates the similarity of economic structures across countries and selects the optimal pool of countries to maximize out-of-sample prediction accuracy of a model. We apply the new alogrithm by nowcasting output growth with a panel of 102 countries and are able to significantly improve forecast accuracy relative to alternative pools. The algortihm improves nowcast performance for advanced economies, as well as emerging market and developing economies, suggesting that machine learning techniques using pooled data could be an important macro tool for many countries.

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International Monetary Fund

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1513529978

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9781513529974

Capital Sporting Grounds

A History of Stadium and Ballpark Construction in Washington, D.C.

By: Brett L. Abrams

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Capital Sporting Grounds

A History of Stadium and Ballpark Construction in Washington, D.C.

By: Brett L. Abrams

Politics is nothing new to Washington, D.C., even in the arena marked with base paths and outfield grass. The stadium for the expansion Washington Nationals baseball team cost over $600 million and while opponents decried the waste of taxpayer money, supporters promised the stadium would stimulate economic development. Land swaps, closed-door deals, and valuable parking-lot strategies were as complex as any game plan employed on the diamond. The district's past stadiums, tracks and Olympics facilities are archived and described in this history, along with their political backdrops. The book features numerous drawings and photographs.

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McFarland

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0786452501

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9780786452507

The Terrifying Realm of the Possible

Nearly True Stories

By: Brett Gelman

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The Terrifying Realm of the Possible

Nearly True Stories

By: Brett Gelman

A daring, hilariously neurotic literary debut from the acclaimed actor and comedian Brett Gelman (Stranger Things, Fleabag). Enter the wonderfully weird, always uncomfortable, side-splittingly funny world of The Terrifying Realm of the Possible, where your worst fears of who you are or might become are always just around the corner. In these masterful short stories from the singular mind of the actor and comedian Brett Gelman, you’ll meet five individuals, each navigating a uniquely strange stage of life: - ABRAHAM AMSTERDAM (the child) - MENDEL FREUDENBERGER (the teenager) - JACKIE COHEN (the adult) - IRIS BELOW (the senior) - Z (the dead) Our characters face the big issues; the ones we all face. As they traverse the prickly terrain of morality, family, sex, fame, religion, and death they search for answers to life's unanswerable questions. In the futility of that search comes the absurdity, along with the comedy. The composite portrait is an existential (mis)adventure of Rothian proportions. Gelman's remarkable first book is a bold, unforgettable debut that challenges our assumptions about what it means to be human.

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HarperCollins

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0063316013

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9780063316010

The Unintended Consequences of High-Stakes Testing

By: Gail M. Jones,Brett D. Jones,Tracy Hargrove

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The Unintended Consequences of High-Stakes Testing

By: Gail M. Jones,Brett D. Jones,Tracy Hargrove

To better understand how high-stakes accountability has influenced teaching and learning, this book takes an in-depth look at the myriad consequences that high-stakes tests hold for students, teachers, administrators, and the public. By focusing on these tests and spending large amounts of time on test preparation and driving teachers to teach low-level, rote memorization, schools are essentially wiping out non-tested subjects such as science, social studies, physical education, and the arts. Although testing is promoted as a strategy for improving education for all, research shows that testing has differential effects on students with special needs, minority students, students living in poverty, and those for whom English is a second language. The Unintended Consequences of High Stakes Testing unpacks the assumptions and philosophical foundations on which testing policies are based. The authors' arguments are grounded in extensive interviews and research. Through an examination of research, these authors show that high-stakes testing promotes students' dependence on extrinsic motivation at the cost of intrinsic motivation and the associated love of learning—which has tangible impacts on their education and lives. Features: -Examines how high stakes testing from the perspectives of teachers, students, and adminstrators. -Considers how testing impacts the curriculum including tested subjects such as reading, writing, and mathematics as well as non-tested subjects such as science, social studies, physical education, and the arts. -Documents how teachers and administrators engage in test preparation and discusses ethical and unethical test preparation practices. -Reviews the evolution of testing through history and how it mpacts the curriculum. -Examines the differential effects of testing on students with special needs, minority students, students living in poverty, and those for whom English is a second language.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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1461715474

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9781461715474

Conducting Research in Psychology

Measuring the Weight of Smoke

By: Brett W. Pelham

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Conducting Research in Psychology

Measuring the Weight of Smoke

By: Brett W. Pelham

Chapter 1. HOW DO WE KNOW? Hands-On Activity 1: Galileo's Dice. Chapter 2. HOW DO WE FIND OUT? THE LOGIC OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY. Chapter 3. MOVING FROM FACT TO TRUTH: VALIDITY, RELIABILITY, AND MEASUREMENT. Chapter 4. HOW DO WE MISINTERPRET?: COMMON THREATS TO VALIDITY. Hands-On Activity 2: Regression Toward the Mean. Chapter 5. NON-EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH DESIGNS. Methodology Exercise 2: Random Assignment. Chapter 6. EXPERIENCE CAREFULLY PLANNED: EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH DESIGNS. Chapter 7. EXPERIENCE CAREFULLY EXPLOITED: QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH DESIGNS. Chapter 8. RESEARCH DESIGN. Hands-On Activity 3: A Blind Taste Test with Popular Colas. Methodology Exercise 3: Interactions. Chapter 9. BEING A SUCCESSFUL RESEARCHER. Hands-On Activity 4: The Stroop Interference Effect. Chapter 10. A BRIEF COURSE IN STATISTICS. Chapter 11. TELLING THE WORLD ABOUT IT. Chapter 12. HOW TO DESCRIBE THE RESULTS OF STATISTICAL ANALYSES. Chapter 13. PUTTING YOUR KNOWLEDGE TO WORK: TWENTY METHODOLOLGY PROBLEMS. In Search of a Delicious, Lowfat TV Show. Let's Get Supernatural. Fly Away Home. Impressive Pickup Lines. Clever Who? Life Sucks and So You Die. On the Drawbacks of Liking Yourself. The Early Bird Sets the Win. Testosterone Makes Better Dive Bombers. Working Your Fingers to the Dean's List. To Thine Own Selves be True. A Rosy Mood by Any Other Name? Old Geniuses Never Die Young? Sampling Student Opinion. I'm Speechless. He May be Small But He's Slow. Everyone's a Winner. Can a Couple of Beers Really Go Straight To Your Belly. What's in a Name? Are You Threatening Me?

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Cengage Learning

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0534357180

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9780534357184

Webb, Müller and Naidich's High-Resolution CT of the Lung

By: Sujal Desai,Anand Devaraj,David Lynch,Nicola Sverzellati,Brett M Elicker

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Webb, Müller and Naidich's High-Resolution CT of the Lung

By: Sujal Desai,Anand Devaraj,David Lynch,Nicola Sverzellati,Brett M Elicker

Over the past 30 years high-resolution CT (HRCT) has matured to become an integral part of the multidisciplinary evaluation in diffuse lung disease. In this regard, Webb, Muller and Naidich’s High-Resolution CT of the Lung, 6th Edition, is a ‘gold standard’ reference that aims to keep radiologists and pulmonologists alike at the cutting edge of the ever-evolving field of thoracic imaging. The new US-European author team continues the tradition of excellence which readers have come to expect while the underlying layout and ethos — established by the ‘founding’ author team — remain. The new edition aims to brings readers up to date not only with recent advances but also with the important conceptual changes in thinking in various fields of thoracic imaging. Also featured in this updated edition is authoritative guidance on HRCT findings and differential diagnosis, as well as the characteristics of the common lung diseases assessed using HRCT, all enhanced by a multitude of new images and updated content throughout.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1975144457

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9781975144456

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How Children Learn to Write Words

How Children Learn to Write Words

Animal Movement

Animal Movement

Developmental Psychology: From Infancy to Development

Developmental Psychology: From Infancy to Development

Propaganda in Autocracies

Propaganda in Autocracies

Cognitive Science and Ancient Israelite Religion

Cognitive Science and Ancient Israelite Religion

Art in Latin America

Art in Latin America

Community Psychology

Community Psychology

The More the Merrier? A Machine Learning Algorithm for Optimal Pooling of Panel Data

The More the Merrier? A Machine Learning Algorithm for Optimal Pooling of Panel Data

Capital Sporting Grounds

Capital Sporting Grounds

The Terrifying Realm of the Possible

The Terrifying Realm of the Possible

The Unintended Consequences of High-Stakes Testing

The Unintended Consequences of High-Stakes Testing

Conducting Research in Psychology

Conducting Research in Psychology

Webb, Müller and Naidich's High-Resolution CT of the Lung

Webb, Müller and Naidich's High-Resolution CT of the Lung

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