Social psychology and its history/La psychologie sociale et son histoire: Introduction.

The papers in this special issue are based on presentations given at a conference on the history of social psychology held April 18-20, 1991 in Paris at the Institut de recherches sur les sociétés contemporaines (IRESCO). The conference was international, cross-disciplinary, and bilingual (French and English). The guest editors asked participants to submit their papers for possible publication, and submissions were then reviewed by a special group of consultants composed for this issue. The guest editors are recognized for their work on, among other things, historical issues in psychology. In addition to the selection of papers in the present issue of Canadian Psychology, the December, 1992 number of the French journal Sociétés Contemporaines will be devoted to other papers from the conference. Some of these are by Canadian authors. I encourage those interested in this topic to read the notification in this issue for information about obtaining the conference issue of Sociétés Contemporaines. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Introduction to special issue: Emotion and decision making.

It is a perennial debate in the social sciences: Are emotions the bane of optimal behavior, or do emotions contribute invaluably to the process of decision making to improve human outcomes? The debate continues, in part because both sides can point to rigorous data and important theories that support their claims. The articles in this special issue advance both sides of that debate and, in doing so, help point the way toward a more integrative solution. The papers in this special issue approach the topics of emotion and decision making as a set, with an eye toward integrating the role of emotion in decision making or the emotional consequences of decision making. The papers in this special issue not only introduce readers to core concepts essential to choice and emotion, but also develop sophisticated integrative models. These models promise to advance the fields of psychology, marketing, and economics toward a joint science involving the complex interplay between emotions and decisions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

Editorial.

The papers collected in this special issue of CJBS reflect a growing interest in the field of family violence among Canadian investigators. The purpose of this collection is twofold: first, to focus attention on the problem of family violence as a research issue by introducing some examples of current research to those unfamiliar with the issue; and second, to encourage researchers to continue and expand their efforts in this field. This collection of papers mirrors the diversity of focus among family violence research programs, the range of research techniques used, and the differences in state-of-the-art in the various sub-fields of child abuse, sexual victimization of children, and wife assault. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Guest editor's introduction: Current issues in the assessment of marital and family systems.

Introduces the articles appearing in this issue of the Journal of Family Psychology, (1989[Dec], Vol 3[2]). This special issue on marital and family assessment grew out of a symposium presented at the meeting of the Southwestern Society for Research on Human Development, held in New Orleans in March, 1988. Because many members of this interdisciplinary organization were exploring new approaches to understanding the family, the focus of the symposium was on several assessment-related issues facing both researchers and clinicians. Participants were selected because of their special expertise concerning designated substantive issues in family measurement. Each panel member was asked to discuss the issue from a conceptual vantage point and to illustrate the discussion with data from his or her research program. The conference papers served as the starting point for this volume; subsequently, papers were exchanged among subsets of symposium participants and were refined for inclusion in this special issue. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Toward the unification of psychotherapy: An introduction to the journal symposium.

This article introduces the papers that compose this special issue, a journal symposium designed to explore the unification of psychotherapy from multiple perspectives. The authors briefly discuss both the historical background and contemporary developments that contextualize this project, which is an expansion of a symposium on psychotherapy unification presented by the authors at the 2003 Annual Conference of the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI). The present special issue comprises articles by four of the individuals who presented papers at that SEPI symposium and four commentaries that were subsequently invited specifically for this project. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Introduction.

Introduces this issue of American Psychologist, which calls attention to some of the issues related to psychology in the public domain and seeks to provide a background for thinking constructively about the role of psychology and psychologists in public affairs. The editor presents an overview of the papers contained in this special issue and expresses his personal appreciation to the contributors who so graciously permitted their papers, prepared for other purposes, to be included. In this complex area of public affairs, represented here are some of the many psychologists who are attempting to use reason in meeting society's demands and in articulating psychology's needs. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Guest editorial: Control is a double-edged sword.

The theme of control in all its variations permeates every aspect of real life drama. Numerous subdisciplines in psychology, ranging from educational, social, industrial to health and clinical psychology, have provided ample evidence of the far reaching impact of the psychology of control. However, the very popularity of control research brings with it certain problems. First, the proliferation of control-related concepts. Second, the conflicting results regarding the benefits of control. Third, the lack of an over-arching theory. The present special issue was conceived to provide a forum for addressing the above three issues. I am pleased with both the quality and diversity of papers assembled in this special issue. The variety of clinical applications of the control construct is particularly impressive. I also believe that these papers have made a major contribution towards clarifying several theoretical issues. However, we still have a long way to go before we can have a complete picture of the various effects of control. It is my hope that this special issue will encourage more creative research and theoretical developments that will reveal how to reap the benefits of control and avert its negative effects. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

An introduction to ten years of psychology in Canada: 1970 to 1980.

The notion of a 1970s Decade Review of Psychology in Canada was first discussed in April of 1979. The main goal was to have as thorough a coverage as possible of Canadian-based research. This article introduces the nine papers which will appear in the Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne Decade Review. The first six articles will appear in this issue of the Journal; the last three will be published in the next issue. It seems apparent that Canada has provided a fertile atmosphere for scientific progress of which all who live here may be proud. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Editorial introduction.

This is a Special Issue of the Canadian Journal of Psychology devoted to research utilizing human evoked potentials. It is a technique that is increasingly relevant to the interests of psychologists working in traditional areas of human experimental psychology - perception, attention, and memory. The selection of papers in this issue represents current thinking on both fronts, and although far from exhaustive, it should give the reader a basis for judging the current status of work in this field. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Introduction.

This issue of Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts reminds us again of the diversity and nuance evident in our field. This introduction presents a brief presentation of the papers and studies in this issue. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

Introduction.

The current article introduces the special issue of Rehabilitaion Psychology. This issue is designed to explore a few of the many issues that have arisen in recent years. Several of the papers included are based upon an ethics symposium presented at the 1993 American Psychological Association annual convention, from which the impetus for this special issue arose. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Neuropsychology and imaging.

Introduces this special of issue of Neuropsychology, the theme of which is Neuropsychology and Imaging. The question for neuropsychology is no longer how to locate the lesions, but, rather, how to consistently relate neuropsychological dysfunctionings with the image of the lesion. Both questions are easier to answer when lesions are better circumscribed. Answers are more difficult in the presence of multiple, diffuse, or subcortical lesions. In order to address the more difficult questions, this issue includes papers by Levin and High, Wilson et al., Wiednann et al., and Jernigan and Butters which are devoted to challenging clinical diseases (head injury, Alzheimer's, and Huntington's) where lesions and dysfunctionings are not consistently defined. Interestingly, some disease-related correlations emerge from these papers, and SPECT data are viewed as well. Correlating neuropsychological and imaging measurements is both unbounded and restrained. Papers in this special issue on Neuropsychology and Imaging highlight this, and the issues and concerns for future investigations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Editorial introduction.

This is a Special Issue of the Canadian Journal of Psychology devoted to perceptual and cognitive development in infancy. It is our contribution to celebrating the International Year of the Child, and represents a continuation of our policy of publishing special issues from time to time. The guiding principle for this policy is that such issues should represent fields of major interest in contemporary psychology, and ones in which Canadian psychologists have played a significant role. While the authorship is by no means limited to our compatriots, the papers in this issue clearly demonstrate that infant research is now strongly represented in Canadian psychology. More importantly, we believe that recent developments in the study of infancy will be of general interest to our readers, and that these papers should serve to correct some current and widespread misapprehensions about the field. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Subjects, designs, and generalizations in the Journal of Counseling Psychology: A comment on Scherman and Doan.

Responds to A. Scherman and R. E. Doan's (see record 1985-16260-001) indication that the Journal of Counseling Psychology (JCP) is primarily concerned with academic environments. The present author, who is editor of JCP, underscores the journal's interest in increasing the variety of the papers published and suggests reasons for low submission rates of papers based on nonuniversity samples. It is also argued that the issue of what kinds of limitations authors should note concerning generalization is more complex than implied by Scherman and Doan. (2 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Note des rédacteurs et de la rédactrice invité(e)s/A word from the issue editors.

It has been an extremely interesting, although occasionally hectic, experience working together on what became a truly collaborative, three-way communication effort among authors, reviewers, and editors. This collection of papers, thematically arranged, will be seconded by a group of papers dealing with roots and precursors of social psychology and its development, in applied contexts, to appear later in 1992 in a special issue of the French sociological journal Sociétés Contemporaines. The original papers at the conference were generally limited to 7 pages. Our international group of authors (including a large Canadian delegation) prepared them for publication, received feedback from the reviewers and editors and continued reworking their papers. Together, we pondered what positive, concrete steps could be suggested to improve the papers as to their scholarly accuracy, clarity of argument, rigour of interpretation, and communicability to the journal's readers--for the most part non-specialists in the area of the history of social psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Le département de psychologie de l'université de Montréal: Cinquante ans de qualité dans la diversité.

In honour of the 50th Anniversary of the Département de psychologie, this special issue of Canadian Psychology provides you with seven scientific papers written by professors and researchers within the Department. These papers illustrate the diversity of research efforts originating from the Département de psychologie at the Université de Montréal. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Neural plasticity and recovery of function: An introduction.

Given that functional recovery has been a dominant theme in neuroscience for nearly 200 years, it might be thought that novel approaches now will be rare. This, in turn, might suggest that a special issue of the Canadian Journal of Psychology dedicated to functional recovery would provide few surprises. The original papers in this special issue bring a number of refreshing theoretical and methodological insights that have not only enlightened the editor, but should delight the reader as well. Three of the papers deal with functional recovery in humans. Four of the papers deal with experimental procedures that are being developed to enhance recovery of function. Two papers describe neural changes that appear to be self-protective measures used by the brain to compensate injury. Two papers deal with anatomical questions associated with loss and sparing of function. A dominant idea associated with memory impairments following brain damage or geriatric disease, such as Alzheimer's disease, is that cholinergic neurons are involved. These papers do not provide an exhaustive survey of contemporary research, but each paper does provide substantive insight into an important facet of plasticity and recovery. Although these papers indicate that we are not quite at the point that recovery can be said to be a problem of engineering, they agree that enormous practical advances are now within sight. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The relevance of Sigmund Freud for the 21st century.

This special issue of Psychoanalytic Psychology celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sigmund Freud on May 6, 1856. The 15 papers and one book review in different ways address the question of Freud's continued relevance. The contributors to this special issue approach the topic in multiple ways. Some authors stay close to the question, while other authors write on topics dear to them. All are, nonetheless, distinguished contributors to contemporary psychoanalysis and most need no introduction to the readership of this journal. Individual contributions to the special issue are summarized. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Introduction.

Scientific discovery and the technological innovations that result from them often appear to provide a model for behavioral science theory, especially of its physiological aspects. Under the editorship of Christopher Ferguson, this issue, titled “Video Games,” continues the tradition of the Review of General Psychology’s offering one issue each volume of papers concentrated on a single topic. To those readers interested in the educational value of computer games, this issue offers rich findings. To those interested in how commercial technology reflects our models of the mind, the issue should provide an equally rich, contemporary, example. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)