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Modeling Psychophysical Data in R

By: Kenneth Knoblauch,Laurence T. Maloney

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Modeling Psychophysical Data in R

By: Kenneth Knoblauch,Laurence T. Maloney

Many of the commonly used methods for modeling and fitting psychophysical data are special cases of statistical procedures of great power and generality, notably the Generalized Linear Model (GLM). This book illustrates how to fit data from a variety of psychophysical paradigms using modern statistical methods and the statistical language R. The paradigms include signal detection theory, psychometric function fitting, classification images and more. In two chapters, recently developed methods for scaling appearance, maximum likelihood difference scaling and maximum likelihood conjoint measurement are examined. The authors also consider the application of mixed-effects models to psychophysical data. R is an open-source programming language that is widely used by statisticians and is seeing enormous growth in its application to data in all fields. It is interactive, containing many powerful facilities for optimization, model evaluation, model selection, and graphical display of data. The reader who fits data in R can readily make use of these methods. The researcher who uses R to fit and model his data has access to most recently developed statistical methods. This book does not assume that the reader is familiar with R, and a little experience with any programming language is all that is needed to appreciate this book. There are large numbers of examples of R in the text and the source code for all examples is available in an R package MPDiR available through R. Kenneth Knoblauch is a researcher in the Department of Integrative Neurosciences in Inserm Unit 846, The Stem Cell and Brain Research Institute and associated with the University Claude Bernard, Lyon 1, in France. Laurence T. Maloney is Professor of Psychology and Neural Science at New York University. His research focusses on applications of mathematical models to perception, motor control and decision making.

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Sanitariums, Hospitals, and the Belladonna Cure

Volume Three of the Untold History of Addiction Treatment in the United States

By: Kenneth Anderson

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Sanitariums, Hospitals, and the Belladonna Cure

Volume Three of the Untold History of Addiction Treatment in the United States

By: Kenneth Anderson

This book covers the history of for-profit institutions for the treatment of drug and alcohol habits which were established prior to the Repeal of Prohibition, as well as a number of miscellaneous entities such as mail-order opium cures. These include the famous Charles B. Towns Hospital and its notorious belladonna cure. Although many people know that Alcoholics Anonymous founder Bill Wilson was treated with the belladonna cure at the Charles B. Towns Hospital, few are aware that Towns was an insurance salesman with an eighth grade education and no medical training who lied about inventing an addiction cure that he got from someone else, that Towns had also been a stockbroker who was convicted of grand larceny after embezzling money for his clients, and that Towns only decided to make a buck in the addiction cure business after being banned from stock trading. Furthermore, in the 1910s, Towns proposed that state government should force drug addicts to take his cure against their wills, and that death camps should be built to exterminate anyone who relapsed after taking his cure. This book also tells the story of Harry Hubbell Kane, who founded the De Quincey Home for the cure of drug addicts in 1881. After the De Quincey Home failed in 1883, Kane invented and marketed a notorious patent medicine named Scotch Oats Essence. Scotch Oats Essence was comprised of one third alcohol and each ounce contained about a half a grain of morphine. It seems that Kane had decided that if he couldn't make money by curing drug addicts, he could make a lot of money by creating them. These are only two of hundreds of addiction treatment facilities which existed prior to the founding of AA: some good, some bad, and some indifferent. These stories and many more can be found in this book.

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The HAMS Harm Reduction Network, Inc.

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Helmholtz and the Conservation of Energy

Contexts of Creation and Reception

By: Kenneth L. Caneva

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Helmholtz and the Conservation of Energy

Contexts of Creation and Reception

By: Kenneth L. Caneva

An examination of the sources Helmholtz drew upon for his formulation of the conservation of energy and the impact of his work on nineteenth-century physics. In 1847, Herman Helmholtz, arguably the most important German physicist of the nineteenth century, published his formulation of what became known as the conservation of energy--unarguably the most important single development in physics of that century, transforming what had been a conglomeration of separate topics into a coherent field unified by the concept of energy. In Helmholtz and the Conservation of Energy, Kenneth Caneva offers a detailed account of Helmholtz's work on the subject, the sources that he drew upon, the varying responses to his work from scientists of the era, and the impact on physics as a discipline. Caneva describes the set of abiding concerns that prompted Helmholtz's work, including his rejection of the idea of a work-performing vital force, and investigates Helmholtz's relationship to both an older generation of physicists and an emerging community of reformist physiologists. He analyzes Helmholtz's indebtedness to Johannes Müller and Justus Liebig and discusses Helmholtz's tense and ambivalent relationship to the work of Robert Mayer, who had earlier proposed the uncreatability, indestructibility, and transformability of "force." Caneva examines Helmholtz's continued engagement with the subject, his role in the acceptance of the conservation of energy as the central principle of physics, and the eventual incorporation of the principle in textbooks as established science.

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MIT Press

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0262363844

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9780262363846

Psychoanalytic Participation

Action, Interaction, and Integration

By: Kenneth A Frank

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Psychoanalytic Participation

Action, Interaction, and Integration

By: Kenneth A Frank

In Psychoanalytic Participation: Action, Interaction, and Integration, Kenneth Frank argues that the gulf between analysis and what he terms "action-oriented" or cognitive-behavioral techniques is anachronistic and has unnecessarily limited the repertoire of analytically oriented clinicians. In point of fact, action-oriented and even cognitive-behavioral techniques may be employed in ways that are consistent with the analytic goal of promoting profound personality change, and so may be profitably incorporated into analytic treatments. Anchoring his discussion in a contemporary two-person model of psychoanalysis, Frank clarifies and extends the shift toward analyst participation that has developed within recent relational theorizing. On the basis of this orientation, which calls attention to the therapeutic importance of the real qualities of the analyst and of the analytic relationship, Frank sets forth a pragmatic analytic approach that balances traditional "process" elements with patients' problem-solving and outside progress in realizing life goals. By letting themselves be known by their patients and by participating intensively and actively in their treatment, analysts as analysts can help patients shape new and adaptive behaviors in their daily lives. It is the participatory possibilities growing out of a contemporary relational perspective that provide the ground for a rapprochement between psychoanalysis and cognitive-behavior therapy. To this end, Frank presents numerous examples of how action-oriented, cognitive-behavioral principles and techniques can be used to potentiate and accelerate the analytic process. At once scholarly and exploratory, pragmatic and visionary, Psychoanalytic Participation helps shepherd psychoanalysis into the 21st century while making psychoanalytic wisdom - both traditional and contemporary - available to the broad community of psychotherapists appreciative of the usefulness of cognitive-behavioral treatment strategies.

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Routledge

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1134899297

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Incubation in Problem Solving and Creativity

Unconscious Processes

By: Kenneth J. Gilhooly

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Incubation in Problem Solving and Creativity

Unconscious Processes

By: Kenneth J. Gilhooly

Can problems be solved by setting them aside or by sleeping on them? Incubation, the process of stopping conscious work on problems for a set period of time, is an integral part of the creative problem solving process. Providing an overview of the main issues, findings and implications of cognitive research on incubation effects in problem solving and creativity, this book argues that incubation is an effective strategy for tackling problems that do not yield to initial solution attempts. Gilhooly reasons that unconscious work is automatic and explores the underlying processes involved in incubation, providing evidence to showcase the major role of unconscious processing in problem solving. Incubation in Problem Solving and Creativity concludes with a discussion of the implications of unconscious work theory for enhanced problem solving, positioning incubation as an effective and important stage in creative problem solving. This book is an invaluable resource for students and researchers of problem solving, creativity and thinking and reasoning as well as for students from all disciplines taking problem solving modules.

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1351375970

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Visual Attention in Children

Theories and Activities

By: Kenneth Lane

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Visual Attention in Children

Theories and Activities

By: Kenneth Lane

In typical child development, attention controls many aspects of learning, including memory, motor control, and problem solving. Attention organizes the constant influx of information that needs to be absorbed by children. Inside Visual Attention in Children: Theories and Activities, Dr. Kenneth A. Lane describes the positive aspects of attention that are needed for children to be successful in the classroom, such as concentration and vigilance, as opposed to negative aspects that can lead to failure, such as distractibility and confusion. This book is divided into two parts. The first eight chapters of the book explain attention and its relationship to vision and visual stimuli. The core topics discussed here include Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, Executive Function, and Memory. The second half outlines a Vision Therapy program and consists of activities for improving visual attention in children. Over 100 activities are explained and illustrated. Visual Attention in Children: Theories and Activities is anchored on current theories in five areas of attention that shape child development. Theories Described Include: Focused Attention – The ability to respond discreetly to visual, auditory, and tactile stimuli Selective Attention – The ability to maintain behavioral or cognitive abilities in the face of distracting or competing stimuli Shifting Attention – The ability to rapidly shift attention from one object to another Sustained Attention – The ability to maintain a consistent behavioral response during a continuous or repetitive activity Divided Attention –The ability to engage in more than one attention-focused task at one time Visual Attention in Children: Theories and Activities is the perfect tool for occupational therapy students and clinicians as well as other professionals specializing in child development and learning who are looking to enhance their understanding of this topic and who need unique ideas and activities to add to their visual therapy training programs.

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Taylor & Francis

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104013615X

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9781040136157

A History of Indo-European Verb Morphology

By: Kenneth Shields

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A History of Indo-European Verb Morphology

By: Kenneth Shields

This book explores the origin and evolution of important grammatical categories of the Indo-European verb, including the markers of person, tense, number, aspect, and mood. Its central thesis is that many of these markers can be traced to original deictic particles which were incorporated into verbal structures in order to indicate the 'hic and nunc' and various degrees of remoteness from the 'hic and nunc'. The alterations to which these deictic elements were subject are viewed here in the context of an Indo-European language very different from Brugmannian Indo-European, many features of which, it is argued, appeared only in the period of dialectal development. This book challenges numerous traditional proposals about the Indo-European verb; all reconstructions contained in it are firmly based on extant data and are consonant with established principles of linguistic change.

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John Benjamins Publishing

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9027235880

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Aging and Creativity

By: Kenneth J. Gilhooly,Mary L.M. Gilhooly

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Aging and Creativity

By: Kenneth J. Gilhooly,Mary L.M. Gilhooly

Aging and Creativity examines the effects of aging on creative functioning, including age-related changes in cognition, personality, and motivation that affect performance or output. The book reviews and summarizes both lab-based and real-world-based studies. Changes in working memory, speed of processing, learning efficiency, and retrieval from long-term memory are all discussed as factors influencing creativity, as are health changes and changes in social roles with later age. The book concludes with practical implications of age effects on creativity for older people in work and everyday life. - Explores cognition and creativity from early adulthood through old age - Considers creativity and aging from an evidence-based perspective - Includes biological, psychological, and social approaches to aging and creativity - Covers age effects on perception, processing speed, working memory, and long-term memory - Discusses effects of health and social role changes with age on creativity - Examines links between productivity, motivation, and creativity over age

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Academic Press

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0128166150

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An Invitation to Social Construction

Co-Creating the Future

By: Kenneth J Gergen

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An Invitation to Social Construction

Co-Creating the Future

By: Kenneth J Gergen

This fully updated fourth edition of Gergen’s An Invitation to Social Construction introduces you to a key theoretical movement in contemporary social science through a wide range of multidisciplinary examples. The fourth edition includes: wider consideration of contemporary global challenges, increased coverage of media, digital culture, and relevant political issues, updated real-world examples of social constructionist theory in action, in research, education, therapy, organizations, and peace building. This book brings together complex theories that inform and critically build upon social constructionism, such as narratology, deconstruction, dialogism, positivism, and post-structuralism, in a way that is accessible for students and researchers alike. It is a vital resource for those studying social psychology and critical social psychology who are looking for a comprehensive guide to one of the core topics in the field. Kenneth J Gergen is Senior Research Professor in Psychology at Swarthmore College, and the President of the Taos Institute.

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SAGE

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1529786614

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9781529786613

Van Gross of Monte Cristo

Essays, Commentary, Poetry, the Taboo 1997–2004 “The Early Years”

By: Kenneth Bruce Van Gross MD

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Van Gross of Monte Cristo

Essays, Commentary, Poetry, the Taboo 1997–2004 “The Early Years”

By: Kenneth Bruce Van Gross MD

1997 to 2004 encompassed a very turbulent period for the United States and the world more generally. From the Clinton scandals, the lead up to the Millennium, the Great Loose Chad Presidential Election of 2000 to the planet riveting events of September 2001, there is plenty to pontificate about....and Van Gross, MD certainly does that. But he'll get personal, satirical, educational and wax poetic too. As the U.S. entered overseas wars in the early 2000's, its role in the Mid-East, its incipient reformulation of race relations and increasing attention paid to the Americas, only climate change and/or Al Gore would seem to be in the way of planetary chaos. Acknowledging a supporting cast of celebrities from politicians such as Bush and Fidel to performing artists that include Pete Rose and Mother Theresa, Van Gross, MD propels forward from the spectacular insights of Oliver Sacks. This neurologist/commentator wows in the brain/mind/body arenas as well. Short essays and poems pack this volume and even take us back in history to how we got there. Lock in your W's everyone. It's the Van Gross, MD "Who, What and Where Game" and as Sly Stone reminded us way back when "Everybody is a star.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1669801748

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Inscription and Modernity

From Wordsworth to Mandelstam

By: John Kenneth MacKay

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Inscription and Modernity

From Wordsworth to Mandelstam

By: John Kenneth MacKay

Inscription and Modernity charts the vicissitudes of inscriptive poetry produced in the midst of the great and catastrophic political, social, and intellectual upheavals of the late 18th to mid 20th centuries. Drawing on the ideas of Geoffrey Hartman, Perry Anderson, Fredric Jameson, and Jacques RanciÃ ̈re among others, John MacKay shows how a wide range of Romantic and post-Romantic poets (including Wordsworth, Clare, Shelley, HÃ¶lderlin, Lamartine, Baudelaire, Blok, Khlebnikov, Mandelstam, and Rolf Dieter Brinkmann) employ the generic resources of inscription both to justify their writing and to attract a readership, during a complex historical phase when the rationale for poetry and the identity of audiences were matters of intense yet productive doubt.

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Indiana University Press

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0253112036

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9780253112033

The Major League Baseball Book of Fabulous Facts and Awesome Trivia

From the Legendary to the Obscure, 500 Baseball Questions Covering All the Numbers, the Moments, the Records, Even the Nicknames

By: Ken Shouler

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The Major League Baseball Book of Fabulous Facts and Awesome Trivia

From the Legendary to the Obscure, 500 Baseball Questions Covering All the Numbers, the Moments, the Records, Even the Nicknames

By: Ken Shouler

This homer of a book is filled with knuckleballs and curves guaranteed to delight baseball fans. Author Shouler includes more than 500 Q&A's that cover the game's all-time greats and no-so-great players, teams past and present, and the colorful personalities that play ball.

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Harper Collins

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0061073733

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Driving With Care: Education and Treatment of the Underage Impaired Driving Offender

An Adjunct Provider's Guide to Driving With Care: Education and Treatment of the Impaired Driving Offender--Strategies for Responsible Living and Change

By: Kenneth W. Wanberg,David S.Timken,Harvey B. Milkman

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Driving With Care: Education and Treatment of the Underage Impaired Driving Offender

An Adjunct Provider's Guide to Driving With Care: Education and Treatment of the Impaired Driving Offender--Strategies for Responsible Living and Change

By: Kenneth W. Wanberg,David S.Timken,Harvey B. Milkman

This supplementary guide to the Driving with Care series examines the reasons behind adolecent and young adult drink driving offences and how they differ from the adult offender.

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1412987822

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Elders on Love

Dialogues on the Consciousness, Cultivation, and Expression of Love

By: Kenneth Robert Lakritz,Thomas Morrison Knoblauch

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Elders on Love

Dialogues on the Consciousness, Cultivation, and Expression of Love

By: Kenneth Robert Lakritz,Thomas Morrison Knoblauch

Today old age is often seen as a decline, an intelectual and emotional decay, and a diminishing engagement with the world. To counter this naive view, two clinical psychologists present dialogues with seven Elders ranging in age from sixty-five to ninety-two, and coming from a wide variety of professional, personal and religious backgrounds. They bring these years to bear on an exploration of the force at the heart of human relationships: the manifestation of love in all its forms, romantic, spiritual, familial, and sexual. The stories of their rich and colorful lives and manifold experiences of love uncover its healing and transformative nature--a power to overcome the suffering, violence, and hatred in individual lives, and our fractured modern society.

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0786219556

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Modeling Psychophysical Data in R

By: Kenneth Knoblauch,Laurence T. Maloney

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Modeling Psychophysical Data in R

Modeling Psychophysical Data in R

Sanitariums, Hospitals, and the Belladonna Cure

Sanitariums, Hospitals, and the Belladonna Cure

Helmholtz and the Conservation of Energy

Helmholtz and the Conservation of Energy

Psychoanalytic Participation

Psychoanalytic Participation

Incubation in Problem Solving and Creativity

Incubation in Problem Solving and Creativity

Visual Attention in Children

Visual Attention in Children

A History of Indo-European Verb Morphology

A History of Indo-European Verb Morphology

Aging and Creativity

Aging and Creativity

An Invitation to Social Construction

An Invitation to Social Construction

Van Gross of Monte Cristo

Van Gross of Monte Cristo

Inscription and Modernity

Inscription and Modernity

The Major League Baseball Book of Fabulous Facts and Awesome Trivia

The Major League Baseball Book of Fabulous Facts and Awesome Trivia

Driving With Care: Education and Treatment of the Underage Impaired Driving Offender

Driving With Care: Education and Treatment of the Underage Impaired Driving Offender

Elders on Love

Elders on Love

Modeling Psychophysical Data in R

Modeling Psychophysical Data in R

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