Books from L. Erlbaum
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The Dynamics of Persuasion
By Richard M. PerloffPersuasion is one of the oldest fields of academic study -- it dates back thousands of years. In our own era, persuasion has been studied primarily by means of the...
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The Sexual Abuse of Children: Theory and Research
By William T. O'Donohue, James H. GeerThe sexual abuse of children is now seen as an enormous problem; first, because there is an increasing awareness that it is more prevalent than previously thought, and second, because...
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Computer-assisted Investigative Reporting: Development and Methodology
By Margaret H. DeFleurConducting computer analyses for the purposes of revealing information of significance to the press represents an extension of one of the most important forms of American journalism into the contemporary...
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A Critical Discourse Analysis of Family Literacy Practices: Power in and Out of Print
By Rebecca RogersIn this groundbreaking, cross-disciplinary book, Rebecca Rogers explores the complexity of family literacy practices through an in-depth case study of one family, the attendant issues of power and identity, and...
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Testing in Counseling Practice
By C. Edward Watkins, Vicki Lynn CampbellBecause testing has long been regarded as an important role for counselors, they traditionally have provided a variety of testing services, including personality, vocational, intellectual, and aptitude testing. A major...
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Cognition, Social Behavior, and the Environment
By John H. HarveyCognition, Social Behavior, and the Environment
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The Linguistic Shaping of Thought: A Study in the Impact of Language on Thinking in China and the West
By Alfred H. BloomFirst published in 1981. Using his fourteen years of interaction with the Chinese language and its speakers the author has noted certain important differences between the Chinese mode of speaking...
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Testing in Counseling Practice
By C. Edward WatkinsBecause testing has long been regarded as an important role for counselors, they traditionally have provided a variety of testing services, including personality, vocational, intellectual, and aptitude testing. A major...
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The Psychology of Infancy and Childhood: Evolutionary and Cross-cultural Perspectives
By Harold D. FishbeinThe Psychology of Infancy and Childhood: Evolutionary and Cross-cultural Perspectives
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Language as Cultural Practice: Mexicanos en El Norte
By Sandra R. Schecter, Robert BayleyLanguage as Cultural Practice: Mexicanos en el Norte offers a vivid ethnographic account of language socialization practices within Mexican-background families residing in California and Texas. This account illustrates a variety...
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Understanding Social Science Statistics: A Spreadsheet Approach
By Roger BakemanThis book is designed for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students, as well as for active and productive researchers who want to enhance their grasp of standard social science statistics....
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Intelligent Tutoring Systems: Evolutions in Design
By Hugh Burns, James W. Parlett, Carol Luckhardt RedfieldThis is a collection of essays on issues related to the evolutionary design and the practical future of intelligent tutoring systems. Following in the tradition of Foundations of Intelligent Tutoring...