As humans, we often differentiate ourselves from other animals by our intelligence and ability to learn, but are these distinctions always so simple?Covering theories of learning, influences on intelligence, animal intelligence and test performance, Lund discusses the fascinating debates that shape our understanding of this area.Whatever your level of study, this balanced introduction will allow you to look critically at the main theories and cement your understanding of in...

This book fulfils the need for a clear overview of this area of cognitive psychology which encompasses both language and thought. Focusing on goal directed thinking and decision making, Nick Lund looks at the relationship between our grasp of language and our problem solving abilities. Different positions on the issues are contextualised and discussed in a way suitable for the AQA-A A-Level syllabus. Supplementary detail means that the book will also be valuable to other A-Level specificat...

Animal Cognition looks at how non-human animals process information from their environment. Nick Lund has written an accessible and engaging account of this area of comparative psychology. The book contains chapters on animal navigation (including homing behaviour and migration), animal communication methods and research into animal language, and attempts to teach language to non-human animals. A chapter on memory includes models of memory in non-human animals and discusses the im...

Whilst attention is a term commonly used in everyday life, for many years psychologists have struggled in their attempts to explain what it actually means. Attention and Pattern Recognition introduces the main psychological research on attention and the methods that have been used to study it. It also examines the subdivisions of focused and divided attention and explores how people recognise patterns and faces. The Routledge Modular Psychology series is a completely new approach ...

Kids will love this fascinating evolutionary science book, which showcases over 125 animals in 30 charts and features the most astonishing evolutions in Earth's history.Dinosaurs to Chickens: How Evolution Works showcases over 125 animals in 30 charts that feature most astonishing evolutions in Earth's history! Track the evolution of traits from the Tyrannosaurus Rex's to the chicken, the first insect to the monarch butterfly, the giant sloth to the armadi...

The ultimate biography of the ultimate subject—planet Earth! Featuring humorous interviews, bold illustrations, cutting-edge science, and four and a half billion years of history, readers ages 10 and up will get to know the place we call home and the importance of caring for our planet well into the future!Here it is—the celebrity biography we didn’t know we wanted, and now can’t get enough of—the story of Earth, our fascinating little home in the solar system with...

"This is a book about hope."If you look out the window, chances are high you'll spot a bird soaring in the sky or perched on a tree. Nearly 100 million Americans spend time birdwatching every year. Birds provide beauty, pollination, pest control, waste management, a food source, recreation, cultural enrichment, and many other functions important to human life and environmental balance. . . .. . . and now they're disappearing at ever greater rates, thanks to climate...

Hvad ville du gøre, hvis alle de spøgelseshistorier, du kender og elsker, viste sig at være sande?New Rotterdam er ikke for sarte sjæle, og det er nok dét, Emrys Houtman bedst kan lide ved byen. Emrys er besat af at udforske byens makabre myter - skumle væsner, forbandede genstande og folk, der forsvinder på uforklarlig vis - sammen med sine venner Hazel og Serena.Men hvad der startede som en leg, bliver pludselig et spørgsmål om liv og død, da trioen falder over Dommedagsarkivet, en samli...

Hvad ville du gøre, hvis alle de spøgelseshistorier, du kender, viste sig at være sande?Ny Rotterdam er ikke for sarte sjæle, og det er nok dét, Emrys Houtman bedst kan lide ved byen. Emrys elsker nemlig at udforske byens makabre myter og vandrehistorier sammen med sine venner Hazel og Serena.Men legen bliver pludselig til alvor, da trioen falder over Dommedagsarkivet, en samling af genstande med uanede og dødbringende kræfter. Og da børn rundtomkring i byen begynder at for...

Andet bind i serien Dommedagsarkivet introducerer et mystisk nyt artefakt og en skrækindjagende ny fjende!For Hazel er det ikke lige så nemt at vænne sig til sin nye rolle som Ny Rotterdams beskytter, som det er for hendes venner Emrys og Serena. Hun er i forvejen bekymret for sin mor, der arbejder døgnet rundt for at få enderne til at mødes, og nu skal hun altså også til at bekæmpe onde, overnaturlige magter? Hvis bare Ha...

Hazel har ikke let ved at vænne sig til rollen som Ny Rotterdams beskytter. Hun er i forvejen bekymret for sin hårdtarbejdende mor, og nu skal hun også til at bekæmpe onde, overnaturlige magter? Hvis bare Hazel kunne lære at bruge Magnus’ Krone, der blandt andet kan lave bly om til guld, så ville det i det mindste hjælpe lidt på pengeproblemerne.Men før Hazel kan nå at regne kronens hemmeligheder ud, opdager hun og hendes venner, Emrys og Serena, at endnu et frygteligt monster hærg...