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Imagery in Psychology A Reference Guide

Jon E. Roeckelein

Book Code: GR2197

ISBN: 0-313-32197-3

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32197-9

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792 pages, n/a

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 5/30/2004

List Price: $165.00 (UK Sterling Price: £95.00)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Useful for answering inquiries concerning the semantic issues and problems encountered in the study of imagery. Recommended. Graduate students; faculty.
—Choice December 2004

Description: This volume on imagery includes more than 3,500 citations and references pertaining to the topic, as well as more than 400 recent annotated entries in a bibliographic section, culled from some 133,000 studies on this topic that have appeared in literature. Tracing the lineage and evolution of the concept of image and imagery in psychology, this volume includes definitions and domains of the terms, early and modern perspectives, theoretical aspects, applications and functions. An emphasis is placed on a traditionalist and experimental/empirical approach to understanding imagery in psychology. This work is a historial background source, as well as a state-of-the-art reference. Annotated citations in the bibliography cover the period from 1960 to 2003. Name and subject indexes are provided. Subjects covered include the relationships between imagery and creativity, imagery and personality or gender, and imagery and sports.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
Definitions and Domains of Imagery
Origins and Evolution of Imagery
Modern Theoretical Aspects, Applications, and Functions of Imagery
Methodological Aspects of Imagery
Annotated Bibliography of Imagery Studies in Psychology (1960-2003)
Name Index
Subject Index

LC Card Number: 2003070686

LCC Class: BF367

Dewey Class: 153


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