Psychology & Psychiatry : Experimental Psychology

Deals with the research and discussion on associative versus cognitive accounts of learning. This book covers various aspects of causal learning in an open forum in which different approaches are brought together. It offers a review of the literature; discusses controversies; presents major advances in understanding causal learning; and more. more...

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Foreword Mary Ann Pentz. Editors Preface Lawrence M. Scheier & William L. Dewey. Overview Lawrence M. Scheier & William L. Dewey. 1. Peer review at the National Institutes of Health, Mark Swieter. 2. Shaping the NIH research agenda, William J. Bukoski & Wilson M. Compton. 3. A brief guide to the essentials of grant writing, Lawrence M. Scheier. 4. Sample size, detectable difference, and power, David M. Murray. 5. Exploratory/developmental and small grant award mechanisms: Smaller alternatives to the R01, Kenneth W. Griffin. 6. Funding your future: What you need to know to develop a pre- or post-doctoral training application, Jennifer Weil, Susanna Nemes, & Kelly Munly. 7. Unique funding opportunities for underrepresented minorities and international researchers, Jenny N. Karp, Ida K. Namur & Susanna Nemes. 8. RO1 grants: The investigator initiated cornerstone of biomedical research, William L. Dewey & Michelle R. Hoot. 9. Center grants (P50 Mechanisms), Steven Sussman, Jennifer B. Unger, & Alan W. Stacy. 10. P20 and P30 center grants: Developmental mechanisms, Robert J. Pandina & Valerie L. Johnson. 11. The K award: An important part of the NIH alphabet funding soup, Frances R. Levin. 12. T32 grants at the NIH: Tips for success, Linda B. Cottler. 13. SBIR funding: A unique opportunity for the entrepreneurial researcher, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Susanna Nemes, & William B. Hansen. 14. Federal grants and contracts outside of NIH, Karol Kumpfer & Julia Franklin Summerhays. 15. Financing and cost-accounting science: Budgets and budget administration, Michelle A. Lewis. 16. Documenting human subjects protections and procedures, Danny R. Hoyt. 17. Navigating the maze: Electronic submission, Mark R. Green. 18. Revisions and resubmissions, Thomas N. Ferraro & Lawrence M. Scheier. 19. Concluding remarks, Lawrence M. Scheier & William L. Dewey. Endnotes. About the Contributors. Contact Information. Appendix I: The NIH URL websites. Jennifer N. Lapin. Appendix II: NIH institutes, c more...

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Experimental Phenomena of Consciousness is the definitive collection of consciousness phenomena in which awareness emerges as an experimental variable. With its comprehensive yet succinct entries, arranged alphabetically, this dictionary will be a valuable reference tool for libraries and researchers at all levels in psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy, who are investigating consciousness, cognition, perception, and attention. It will also be an important addition to the reading lists of courses on consciousness and cognition. Most entries include illustrations and a list of references where a more thorough treatment of the topic can be found. The text is supported by a web page that provides dynamic illustrations and other supplemental material. As the first reference book on the topic, Experimental Phenomena of Consciousness will be a valuable tool for undergraduates, graduate students, professional researchers, and anyone who has an interest in the subject of consciousness. more...

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In 1991, when her daughter’s rare, hand-carved harp was stolen, Lisby Mayer’s familiar world of science and rational thinking turned upside down. After the police failed to turn up any leads, a friend suggested she call a dowser—a man who specialized in finding lost objects. more...

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