
Culture and Cognition : A collection of critical essays.
Title:
Culture and Cognition : A collection of critical essays.
Author:
Haque, Shamsul.
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9783035108262
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1 online resource (262 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I: Overview -- Introduction (Shamsul Haque and Elizabeth Sheppard) -- References -- Part II: Cultural Influence on Cognitive Processes -- Cultural life scripts in autobiographical memory (Steve M. J. Janssen and Shamsul Haque) -- What are cultural life scripts? -- How does one examine cultural life scripts? -- What are the general findings of cultural life scripts studies? -- Are cultural life scripts episodic or semantic? -- Are there differences between cultures? -- When are cultural life scripts used? -- Conclusion -- References -- Healthy body, healthy face? Evolutionary approaches to attractiveness perception (Ian D. Stephen and Tan Kok Wei) -- Theoretical approaches to attractiveness research -- What defines attractiveness? -- Evidence connecting perceived health to actual health -- Face shape -- Body shape -- Sexual dimorphism -- Skin colour and texture -- Conclusion -- References -- Why culture matters: Social context and how we make sense of our lives (Gregory B. Bonn) -- Depending upon and learning from others to survive -- Skills are embedded within social norms -- Social patterns become embedded in how people think -- Early socialization -- Learning to tell stories -- Shaping the child's environment -- Expanding influences and the formation of a life story -- Shaping the life story in context -- References -- Understanding neurodevelopmental disorders in context: Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Family System (Karen Jennifer Golden and Jeanette Liaw Hui Jean) -- Neurodevelopmental disorders -- Background on Autism Spectrum Disorder -- Family stress and coping in families of children with ASD -- Family Systems Theory -- Parental subsystem -- Marital subsystem -- Sibling subsystem -- Extended family subsystem -- ASD in a cultural context -- Limitations of the research -- Clinical implications.
Conclusion -- References -- Part III: Cognitive Psychologyand Neuroscience -- Developing a theory of mind (Peter Mitchell) -- Is it true that children aged three and four years lack a theory of mind? -- How does culture impact on theory of mind? -- Are there individual differences in the ability to guess what another person is thinking? -- Conclusion -- References -- Savant abilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders (Elizabeth Sheppard) -- Do savant skills really exist? -- Savant art -- What is special about savant artists? -- Savant artistry and ASD -- Conclusion -- References -- What's new in déjà vu? (Radka Jersakova, Akira R. O'Connor and Chris J. A. Moulin) -- Introducing déjà vu -- Theoretical explanations of déjà vu -- Bottom-up theories of déjà vu -- Top-down theories of déjà vu -- Different types of déjà vu? -- Methodological issues in déjà vu research -- Conclusion -- References -- Matthew R. Johnson -- Model systems of thought: A neuroscience perspective on cognitive frameworks -- Model systems -- Operationalization: Putting theoretical constructs into an experimental setting -- The building blocks of thought -- References -- Emotion regulation, the anterior cingulate cortex and non-suicidal self-injury (Ruth C. Tatnell and Penelope A. Hasking) -- The nature and extent of NSSI -- The neural underpinnings of emotion regulation -- Emotion recognition and alexithymia -- Activation of the ACC and NSSI -- Future directions -- Conclusion -- References -- Sleep-related problems and their contributing factors (Marisa H. Loft) -- The importance of sleeping well -- Insomnia versus sleep deprivation -- Measuring the extent of the problem: Sleep assessment and its indicators -- The influence of work demands on sleep -- Succumbing to temptation: The influence of the immediate environment on sleep.
Understanding relationships between arousal and sleep -- Understanding sleep-related issues in specific populations -- Workplace employees -- Children with autism -- Problem gamblers -- Conclusion -- References -- Part IV: Psycho-Social and ProfessionalIssues in the Asian Context -- Changing family perceptions across cultures: The Malaysian context (Miriam S. Park) -- Family views and attitudes: Family centredness and democratisation -- Key theoretical issues -- Cultural impact -- Individual-level factors and their influence on family views and attitudes -- Gender & generation/age effects -- Social change -- Families in Malaysia -- Conclusion -- References -- Factors influencing voting behaviour in Malaysia (Cai-Lian Tam and Qiu-Ting Chie) -- Psychological factors influencing voting behaviour -- Psychosocial factors influencing voting behaviour -- Voting in the Malaysian context -- Conclusion -- References -- A primer in problem gambling (Jasmine M. Y. Loo) -- A snippet of a typical gambler -- Nature of problem gambling -- Prevalence of problem gambling -- Development and maintenance of problem gambling -- Positive Psychology and treatment of problem gambling -- Assessment of problem gambling and PG correlates -- Conclusion -- References -- Clinical psychology in Malaysia: Roles and issues (Alvin Lai Oon Ng) -- Clinical psychology: Definition -- Mental health assessment -- Diagnosis and problem formulation -- Treatment and rehabilitation -- Prevention -- Research and supervision -- Training and qualification -- Differences with psychiatry, counselling, and counselling psychology -- Clinical psychology in Malaysia -- Issues of clinical psychology in Malaysia -- Human resource needs and access to services -- Recognition as a clinical profession -- Professional practice -- Training -- Research -- Roles of clinical psychology in Malaysia.
Conclusion -- References -- About the editors -- List of contributors.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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