Attention: Theory and Practice

Attention: Theory and Practice provides a balance between a readable overview of attention and an emphasis on how theories and paradigms for the study of attention have developed. The book highlights the important issues and major findings while giving sufficient details of experimental studies, models, and theories so that results and conclusions are easy to follow and evaluate. Rather than brushing over tricky technical details, the authors explain them clearly, giving readers the benefit of understanding the motivation for and techniques of the experiments in order to allow readers to think through results, models, and theories for themselves. Attention is an accessible text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in psychology, as well as an important resource for researchers and practitioners interested in gaining an overview of the field of attention.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Proctor, Robert W.

Johnson, Addie

Psychology & Counseling

Sage Publications, Inc.

The book is well-organized and comprehensive in covering the essential material. The inclusion of human factors material is a strength that is not covered in other books. . . . The book is a balanced survey which will be of value to graduate students or anyone wanting to enter the field and needing a broad overview.--Steven Yantis, The Johns Hopkins University"My overall impression is that the authors have combined their expertise and experience in the classroom to provide a text that will clearly cover attention more completely and in a more coherent and less confusing manner than any other available text. . . . this is the best available text on the psychology of attention at the advanced undergraduate level."--Mark Faust, University of South Alabama Attention is one of the fastest growing research areas in cognitive psychology. In light of the growing importance of this topic, there are surprisingly few texts that provide a coherent overview of the field of attention. Authors Addie Johnson and Robert W. Proctor have written Attention: Theory and Practice for students, researchers, and practitioners who wish to gain insight into this area in a comprehensible and consistent manner. Attention: Theory and Practice provides a balance between a readable overview of attention and an emphasis on how theories and paradigms for the study of attention have developed. The book highlights the important issues and major findings while giving sufficient details of experimental studies, models, and theories so that results and conclusions are easy to follow and evaluate. Rather than brushing over tricky technical details, the authors explain them clearly, giving readers the benefit of understanding the motivation for and techniques of the experiments in order to allow readers to think through results, models, and theories for themselves. Features and benefits of this text:Balanced. The book gives equal cover

Mental Health

Skill Acquisition and Training describes the building blocks of cognitive, motor, and teamwork skills, and the factors to take into account in training them. The basic processes of perception, cognition and action that provide the foundation for understanding skilled performance are discussed in the context of complex task requirements, individual differences, and extreme environmental demands. The role of attention in perceiving, selecting, and becoming aware of information, in learning new information, and in performance is described in the context of specific skills. A theme throughout this book is that much learning is implicit; the types of knowledge and relations that can profitably be learned implicitly and the conditions under which this learning benefits performance are discussed. The question of whether skill acquisition in cognitive domains shares underlying mechanisms with the acquisition of perceptual and motor skills is also addressed with a view to identifying commonalities that allow for widely applicable, general theories of skill acquisition. Because the complexity of real-world environments puts demands on the individual to adapt to new circumstances, the question of how skills research can be applied to organizational training contexts is an important one. To address this, this book dedicates much content to practical applications, covering such issues as how training needs can be captured with task and job analyses and how to maximize training transfer by taking trainee self-efficacy and goal orientation into account. This comprehensive yet readable textbook is optimized for students of cognitive psychology looking to understand the intricacies of skill acquisition.

Skill Acquisition and Training

Business & Money

Education & Reference

Routledge

Skill Acquisition and Training describes the building blocks of cognitive, motor, and teamwork skills, and the factors to take into account in training them. The basic processes of perception, cognition and action that provide the foundation for understanding skilled performance are discussed in the context of complex task requirements, individual differences, and extreme environmental demands. The role of attention in perceiving, selecting, and becoming aware of information, in learning new information, and in performance is described in the context of specific skills. A theme throughout this book is that much learning is implicit; the types of knowledge and relations that can profitably be learned implicitly and the conditions under which this learning benefits performance are discussed. The question of whether skill acquisition in cognitive domains shares underlying mechanisms with the acquisition of perceptual and motor skills is also addressed with a view to identifying commonalities that allow for widely applicable, general theories of skill acquisition. Because the complexity of real-world environments puts demands on the individual to adapt to new circumstances, the question of how skills research can be applied to organizational training contexts is an important one. To address this, this book dedicates much content to practical applications, covering such issues as how training needs can be captured with task and job analyses and how to maximize training transfer by taking trainee self-efficacy and goal orientation into account. This comprehensive yet readable textbook is optimized for students of cognitive psychology looking to understand the intricacies of skill acquisition.

From Harvard classrooms to your grandma's kitchen table--everybody is getting on the look on the brightside bandwagon. If you need to know, there's a ton of medical research to back it up, but people who appreciate where their bread is buttered and how sweet the jam on their toast is--well they're healthier, they live longer, they're usually more successful--although they may not define success as having the most marbles, and for sure other people want to spend more time around them. Addie Johnson calls Life Is Sweet her scrapbook, in which she's gathered stories that struck her--things that made her happy in the seeing or experience and in the remembering. And bits she's read. And quotes. People, stories, kids and animals, stuff/no stuff (aka all or nothing), achievements achieved and unpleasant tasks done, laughing (snickering, giggling, guffawing, wetting your pants) health or progress toward it--all are fodder for happiness. Life is sweet and creamy--yes your life and yours and yours and yoursif you just look at what's in front of your face.

Life Is Sweet: 333 Ways to Look on the Bright Side and Find the Happiness in Front of Youosi

Religion & Spirituality

Conari Press

Saying "thanks" has no downsidewrite it, message it, shout it from the rooftopsit's good for the one who hears it and better for the one who says it.
A Little Book of Thank Yous has a great big heart.
<ul>
<li>A great thank you gift for almost any occasion.</li>
<li>With thank you notes and quotes from historic figures and everyday people.</li>
<li>Minimeditations on gratitude.</li>
</ul>Discover the power of words and the wonder of deeds. Offer thanks, receive abundance. Expressing gratitude, saying thanksit can improve outlooks, open new vistas, and help us get along better with ourselves and others. Addie Johnson offers us gratitude thoughts to grab on the run or sit and ponder. As she says in the introduction, "Gratitude comes from the latin gratus which means both thankful and pleasing. To give thanks is to get thanks." She describes the moments of soaring gratitude, which punctuate more time as an "ingrate" and sets out to teach herselfand her readershow to move more to the soaring feeling column.From Winston Churchill to Barack Obama, from Shakespeare to Virginia Woolf to Meister Eckhart, Johnson draws on historical figures and everyday peopleall of them saying "Thank you "

A Little Book of Thank Yous: Letters, Notes & Quotes (Gratitude Meditations and Thank You Notes)

It's what we do with the life's bummers, how we look at setbacks, what we make of the lemons that counts. And in this lighthearted, spirited book, Addie Johnson invites us to make a myriad of different things from those metaphorical lemons.
When you're stuck in a difficult time you can change your outlook and your circumstances, you can stay healthy and surround yourself with love, you can seek out and find the hidden treasure to all around you in everyday things, and, perhaps most important, you can figure out how to be grateful for anything and everything that comes your way. You never know, maybe all it will take is a little water, sugar and ice before you're feeling much better.

Lemons to Lemonade: Little Ways to Sweeten Up Life's Sour Moments

Self-Help

Motivational

"Sticktoitiveness is a funny word," Addie Johnson writes in the introduction of this small profound volume. "Some might say it's not even a real word, but it speaks for itself." In her winsome, quirky, inspirational style, Johnson shares ideas that inspire us to make light of the hard work of achieving our dreams. This is a book that attests to the power of a little bit at a time. There's a simple key to accomplishing our wildest dreamsa secret, hidden in plain viewsticking to it.

Stick-To-It-Iveness: Inspirations to Get You Where You Want to Go

Review\n"A celebration of gratitude. This book has the right words to change your outlook and bring a smile to your face." 
―Becca Anderson, author of The Woman's Book of Prayer\n“Thankfulness is all about being aware of all the blessings in your life―the abundance found in each and every day. By taking just five minutes a day with this book, you’ll find yourself moving towards a happier and more fulfilling life. Gratitude is easy to embrace and very powerful.” 
―Nina Lesowitz, bestselling author of Living Life as a Thank You\nSay “Thank You” With a Happy Heart\n“With this book, you’ll find yourself moving towards a happier and more fulfilling life. Gratitude is easy to embrace and very powerful.” ―Nina Lesowitz, bestselling author of Living Life as a Thank You\n#1 New Release in Etiquette Guides & Advice 
To say “Thank You” and to mean it benefits everybody. Kindness makes us strong, so write your thanks, message it, shout it from the rooftops—it's good for the one who hears it and better for the one who says it.\nDiscover why gratitude is important and the wonder of expressing gratitude daily. Gratitude brings abundance to you and to those around you—we all like to be acknowledged for our efforts. Author Addie Johnson shows us just how easy it is to improve your friendships and other relationships by expressing words of thanks. She offers us gratitude practices to grab on the run or to sit with and ponder, describes gratitude affirmations, and sets out to teach herself—and her readers—how to say “Thank You.”\nThis “Thank You” book is a small book with a great big heart. We all have things to be grateful for. Feeling gratitude is something that we can all relate to, and this theme runs throughout A Little Book of Thank Yous. From Winston Churchill to Barack Obama, from Shakespeare to Virginia Woolf to Meister Eckhart, Addie Johnson pulls the best gratitude quotes from people from all walks of life.\nInside A Little Book of Thank Yous, learn about: 
Gratitude affirmations and practices to help keep a thankful mindset 
How to say thank you in a meaningful way, for almost any occasion 
Words of radiance from historical figures and everyday people\nIf you liked books such as Words to the Rescue, The 5 Languages of Appreciation, or Thanks for the Feedback, you’ll love A Little Book of Thank Yous.

A Little Book of Thank Yous: Letters, Notes & Quotes (An Etiquette Guide and Advice Book for Adults Who Want a Grateful Mindset) (Birthday Gift for Her)

Parenting & Relationships

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Attention: Theory and Practice

Attention: Theory and Practice

Skill Acquisition and Training

Skill Acquisition and Training

Life Is Sweet: 333 Ways to Look on the Bright Side and Find the Happiness in Front of Youosi

A Little Book of Thank Yous: Letters, Notes & Quotes (Gratitude Meditations and Thank You Notes)

Lemons to Lemonade: Little Ways to Sweeten Up Life's Sour Moments

Stick-To-It-Iveness: Inspirations to Get You Where You Want to Go

A Little Book of Thank Yous: Letters, Notes & Quotes (An Etiquette Guide and Advice Book for Adults Who Want a Grateful Mindset) (Birthday Gift for Her)