Diversity in harmony : insights from psychology : proceedings of the 31st International Congress of Psychology

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International Congress of Psychology (31st : 2016 : Yokohama-shi, Japan)

ISBN:

9781119362081

9781119362098

Conference Author:

International Congress of Psychology (31st : 2016 : Yokohama-shi, Japan)

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 475 pages)

Contents:

Part I. Psychology Approaching New Synergies. Social Cognition, the Amygdala, and Autism / Ralph Adolphs -- Artificial Empathy / Minoru Asada -- On Space Geckos and Urban Apes: Animals Thinking Outside the Box / Josep Call -- Prosocial Primates: Cooperation and Empathy / Frans B M de Waal -- Understanding About Others' Action in Chimpanzees and Humans / Satoshi Hirata, Masako Myowa -- Principles of Human-Robot Interaction / Hiroshi Ishiguro -- The Origins of Understanding Self and Other : New Perspectives on Social Cognitive Development in Humans / Masako Myowa -- Dimensions of Timbre / Seiichiro Namba -- Illuminating the Evolution of Cultural Cognition Through Comparative Studies of Humans and Chimpanzees / Andrew Whiten, Stuart K Watson -- Part II. Psychology Confronting Societal Challenges. PEACE-ful Interviewing/Interrogation: What Research Can Tell Us / Ray Bull -- Culturally Relevant Personality Assessment / Fanny M Cheung, Yuen Wan Ho -- Action Spaces Representation in Social Contexts / Yann Coello -- Life Design Paradigm: a Perspective and Practice for Career Counseling in the Twenty-First Century / Maria Eduarda Duarte -- Emotion-related Self-regulation and Children's Social, Psychological, and Academic Functioning / Nancy Eisenberg, Tracy L Spinrad, Carlos Valiente -- CiteSpace Visualizations of Studies on Tai Chi Practice and Mental Health / Buxin Han, Jingjing Wang, Liyu Zhan -- Development of the Psychology of Music and its Contribution to Psychology: A follow-up to the Symposium, "Do We Need Music?" / Etsuko Hoshino -- On the Prohibition of "Don't Look": Depth Psychology in Shame Culture / Osamu Kitayama -- Current Directions in False Memory Research / Cara Laney, Elizabeth F Loftus -- Rethinking Undergraduate Psychology Programs: Examining the Level of Graduate Work Readiness / Eugene Y J Tee, Elaine F Fernandez, Choong Li Li, Goh Chee Leong -- Eudaimonic Well-being : Highlights from 25 Years of Inquiry / Carol D Ryff -- A Continuing Controversy: Investing in Early Childhood and Adolescent Interventions / Barbara Schneider, Christopher Klager, Lindsey Young -- Dealing with Challenges of Social and Economic Change: the Role of Agency in Regional and International Comparison / Rainer K Silbereisen -- Aging of People with Intellectual Disabilities in Bangladesh and Japan / Anwarul Hasan Sufi -- Diversity of Learning in the Classroom and the Role of Psychology in Japan : History, Present Situation, and Prospects / Masayoshi Tsuge.

Abstract:

Highlights from one of the most successful international psychology conferences since the beginning of this century Diversity in Harmony distills the Proceedings of the 31st International Congress of Psychology into selected readings that highlight the Congress's theme. The text includes research that offers recent insights gained from multidisciplinary perspectives and methodologies. The volume also contains chapters that put psychology at the center of our understanding and ability to address the many problems facing groups and individuals in modern society. As the contributors clearly show, the social problems often require multidisciplinary approaches. With contributions from experts from around the globe, the book explores a wealth of topics that examine new synergies such as artificial empathy, prosocial primates and understanding about others' actions in chimpanzees and humans. The volume also contains readings on psychology confronting societal challenges with topics including: Culturally relevant personality assessment; Emotion-related self-regulation and Children's social, psychological and academic functioning. This vital resource: Presents readings from presentations that were highlighted at the 31st International Congress of Psychology Includes contributions from an international panel of renowned experts Offers information that compares the minds of primates and contemporary humans, and examines human cognitive capability Contains 24 chapters that explore a wide range of topics presented at the Congress Written for professionals and students in the field, Diversity in Harmony is filled with contributions from noted experts and offers a reflection of the state of psychology in the second decade of the 21st century.

Local Note:

John Wiley and Sons

Subject Term:

Psychology -- Congresses.

Psychologie -- Congrès.

PSYCHOLOGY -- Reference.

Genre:

proceedings (reports)