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The Absence of Sparrows: A Novel
by Kurt KirchmeierStranger Things meets Alfred Hitchcock in this haunting coming-of-age novel about a plague that brings the world to a halt, and one boy's belief that his town's missing sparrows can save his family. <P><P>In the small town of Griever's Mill, eleven-year-old Ben Cameron is expecting to finish off his summer of relaxing and bird-watching without a hitch. But everything goes wrong when dark clouds roll in. <P><P>Old Man Crandall is the first to change--human one minute and a glass statue the next. Soon it's happening across the world. Dark clouds fill the sky and, at random, people are turned into frozen versions of themselves. There's nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, and no one knows how to stop it.With his mom on the verge of a breakdown, and his brother intent on following the dubious plans put forth by a nameless voice on the radio, Ben must hold out hope that his town's missing sparrows will return with everyone's souls before the glass plague takes them away forever.
Qualitative Forschungsmethoden: Anwendungsorientiert: vom Insider aus der Marktforschung lernen (Angewandte Psychologie Kompakt)
by Rolf KirchmairEndlich ein Buch über qualitative Forschungsmethoden, das Ihnen im Studium und in der Alltagspraxis einen umfassenden Überblick über qualitative Forschung bietet und qualitative Methoden durch konkrete Formulierungsbeispiele transparent macht.Dieses Lehrbuch beinhaltet alle wichtigen Verfahren wie:Qualitative InterviewsFocus GroupsKreativitätstechniken Methoden der indirekten Befragung und ihre Auswertungneueste Ansätze der qualitativen Onlineforschung, etc.Wissenschaftlich fundiert und dennoch angenehm lesbar hilft es durch den starken Praxisbezug, die Lerninhalte gut im Gedächtnis zu verankern. Durch den klaren didaktischen Aufbau mit Lernzielen, Anwendungsbeispielen, Schlüsselbegriffen, Prüfungsfragen und Zusammenfassungen sowie die eingebundenen Audioclips verhilft es im Studium zu nachhaltigem Lernerfolg. In der Alltagspraxis unterstützt es durch Formulierungsvorschläge den Einsatz qualitativer Methoden. Eine Begleitwebseite bereichert dieses Lehrbuch mit hilfreichen Zusatzmaterialien.Zusätzlich sind Fragen und Antworten zum Selbsttest und zur Prüfungsvorbereitung über die SN Flashcards Lern-App inkludiert. Der Zugangscode befindet sich im gedruckten Buch.Die ZielgruppenStudierende und Lehrende der Psychologie, Wirtschaftspsychologie und angrenzender Disziplinen, die Grundlegendes in kompakter, übersichtlicher und praxisnaher Form verstehen und anwenden wollen. Auch geeignet für Forscher und Professionals im Institut und Unternehmen.Zum AutorRolf Kirchmair ist Diplompsychologe, Institutsmarktforscher und Hochschuldozent mit jahrzehntelanger Praxiserfahrung in der qualitativen Forschung.
Psychologie in Zeiten der Krise: Eine wirtschaftspsychologische Analyse der Coronavirus-Pandemie (essentials)
by Erich Kirchler Julia Pitters Barbara KastlungerAls uns das Virus SARS-CoV-2 in Europa erreichte, gerieten wir in Panik. Das Leben wurde auf das Notwendigste heruntergefahren und zaghaft wieder gelockert. Dem Lockdown folgen gewaltige Veränderungen. Die Rückkehr in die bekannte Normalität ist nicht in Sicht. Wie erlebten wir die Bedrohung unserer Gesundheit und die Veränderungen der gewohnten Lebensrituale? Was folgte auf Schock und Angst? Wie gelang es, lang eingeübte Rituale abzulegen und die Herausforderungen anzunehmen? Wie werden wir nach dem Lockdown über die politischen Maßnahmen reden, woran werden wir uns erinnern und was werden wir aus der Krise gelernt haben? Dieses Essential bietet eine wirtschaftspsychologische Analyse über das komplexe Zusammenspiel zwischen Staat, Organisationen und Menschen vom Beginn der Krise bis zur Reparaturphase.
Psychology in Times of Crisis: An economic psychological analysis of the coronavirus pandemic (essentials)
by Erich Kirchler Julia Pitters Barbara KastlungerWhen the SARS-CoV-2 virus reached us in Europe, we panicked. Life was scaled down to the bare essentials and tentatively loosened up again. The lockdown is followed by huge changes. There is no return to familiar normality in sight. How did we experience the threat to our health and the changes to the familiar rituals of life? What followed shock and fear? How did we manage to discard long-rehearsed rituals and accept the challenges? How will we talk about the policies after the lockdown, what will we remember and what will we have learned from the crisis? This Essential offers an economic psychological analysis of the complex interplay between state, organisations and people from the beginning of the crisis to the repair phase.
Conflict and Decision Making in Close Relationships: Love, Money and Daily Routines (European Monographs in Social Psychology)
by Erich Kirchler Christa Rodler Erik Holzl Katja MeierLove and money are important aspects of the everyday lives of couples. This book focuses on the daily routines of disagreement, conflict and joint decisions on these, and other issues such as work, leisure and children, create in the household.Central to the authors' research is a unique diary study of forty couples, who kept a daily record of their joint decisions over the course of a year. The diaries show how challenging, varied and complex the conflicts and decision making of normal everyday life can be and reveal that goals frequently change during the decision-making process with the result that the final outcome often achieves a goal distinct from the original intention. Furthermore, the dynamics of decision making differ according to the problem at stake, the decision-making history of the couple, and the quality of the partnership. The results of the diary study are discussed within the overall context of current research in the field as a whole, including discussion of joint decision-making case studies, close relationships, decision-making research in general and special research methods. Numerous results of psychological, sociological, economic and consumer behaviour studies are summarised and integrated into a model of household decision-making. This book will be primarily of interest to students and researchers in social psychology and economic psychology, but its interdisciplinary and applied nature will also make it of relevance to professionals working in the fields of family therapy and consumer behaviour.
Pocket Guide Psychotherapie
by Tilo KircherDer Band bietet einen raschen und präzisen Überblick über psychotherapeutische Interventionen bei psychischen Erkrankungen. Nicht nur die Frage, welches Psychotherapieverfahren bei welcher Störung anzuwenden ist, wird beantwortet, der knappe Leitfaden liefert auch Handlungsanweisungen, Tipps und Tricks für die Durchführung von psychotherapeutischen Gesprächen.
Hurrah for Gin: A book for the perpetually overwhelmed (Hurrah for Gin #3)
by Katie KirbyPerpetually overwhelmed? Welcome to the new book from Katie Kirby, creator of the bestselling Hurrah for GinDo you overthink everything? Do you struggle to say no to people? Are you paying membership for a gym you never go to? Do group chat politics make you want to throw your phone under a bus? Are you overjoyed when people cancel plans so that you can sit at home in your pyjama bottoms eating Coco pops for dinner? If so then this book is for you!We spend our childhoods wanting to a be adults and, when we get there, find ourselves lost under a pile of life admin, half completed to do lists and anti-ageing face creams that promise to make you look as good as Natalie Imbruglia. In her new book, Hurrah for Gin pinpoints with painful precision just how overwhelming life can be when you're all grown up. From the worry spiral that keeps you up at 3AM, to maintaining a professional aura when you can't stand other people - this is for everyone struggling to stay afloat. Honest, relatable, funny and containing no useful advice whatsoever, take comfort in the knowledge that it's not just you, we're all as f*cked as each other.
Enhancing the Quality of Learning
by John R. Kirby Michael J. LawsonHigh quality learning is extensive, well integrated, deep, and supports the use of knowledge in new situations that require adaptation of what has been learned previously. This book reviews current research on the nature of high quality learning and the factors that facilitate or inhibit it. The book addresses relationships between quality of learning and learners' dispositions, teaching methods, cognitive strategies, assessment and technologies that can support learning. The chapters provide theoretical analyses, reports of classroom research, and suggestions for practical application for both teachers and learners. The book will be of value to teachers at all levels of education and provides guidance for students about how to approach classroom tasks in order to develop high quality learning.
Making an Impact on Mental Health: The Applications of Psychological Research (Routledge Psychological Impacts)
by James N. KirbyAdvancements in research in psychological science have afforded great insights into how our minds work. Making an Impact on Mental Health and Illness analyses contemporary, international research to examine a number of core themes in mental health, such as mindfulness and attachment, and provides an understanding of the sources of mentally ill health and strategies for remediation. The originality of this work is the embedding of psychological science in an evolutionary approach. Each chapter discusses the context of a specific research project, looking at the methodological and practical challenges, how the results have been interpreted and communicated, the impact and legacy of the research and the lessons learnt. As a whole, the book looks at how social environments shape who we are and how we form relationships with others, which can be detrimental, but equally a source of flourishing and well-being. Covering a range of themes conducive to understanding and facilitating improved mental health, Making an Impact on Mental Health and Illness is invaluable reading for advanced students in clinical psychology and professionals in the mental health field.
Thinking (4th Edition)
by Gary R. Kirby Jeffery R. GoodpasterThis book about thinking presents readers with a systematic, practical, and friendly approach that encompasses all fields of study and business. It explores a valuable skill that will inspire and enlarge people's ability to think through life. Chapter topics cover what thinking is, personal barriers, sensing, brain and memory, language, feeling, creative thinking, organizing, logical thinking, scientific thinking, persuasive thinking, problem solving, evaluating, decision and action, and the challenge to go on thinking. They draw ideas on thinking from every period of history–from the philosophers, poets, scientists, psychologists, linguists, and neuroscientists. For thinkers of the new millenium.
Parenting Stress
by Kirby D. Deater-DeckardAll parents experience stress as they attempt to meet the challenges of caring for their children. This comprehensive book examines the causes and consequences of parenting distress, drawing on a wide array of findings in current empirical research. Kirby Deater-Deckard explores normal and pathological parenting stress, the influences of parents on their children as well as children on their parents, and the effects of biological and environmental factors. Beginning with an overview of theories of stress and coping, Deater-Deckard goes on to describe how parenting stress is linked with problems in adult and child health (emotional problems, developmental disorders, illness); parental behaviors (warmth, harsh discipline); and factors outside the family (marital quality, work roles, cultural influences). The book concludes with a useful review of coping strategies and interventions that have been demonstrated to alleviate parenting stress.
The Addiction Solution: Unraveling the Mysteries of Addiction through Cutting-Edge Brain Science
by David Kipper Steven WhitneyA revolutionary and empowering paradigm in treating addiction based on groundbreaking new science.For decades addiction has been viewed and treated as a social and behavioral illness, afflicting people of "weak" character and "bad" moral fiber. However, recent breakthroughs in genetic technology have enabled doctors, for the first time, to correctly diagnose the disease and prove that addiction is an inherited, neuro-chemical disease originating in brain chemistry, determined by genetics, and triggered by stress.In their groundbreaking The Addiction Solution, David Kipper, MD, and Steven Whitney distill these exciting findings into a guide for the millions of adults who want to be free from the cycle of addiction, and for their loved ones who want to better understand it and to help. It draws on composite case histories to illustrate how the innovative Personal Recovery Program works by customizing treatment for a diverse group of addicts abusing a wide variety of different substances—from the first day of treatment to its successful resolution. The result is a complete guide to a world made brand-new by this enormous paradigm shift in the treatment of addiction.
Reclaim Your Nervous System: A Guide to Positive Change, Mental Wellness, and Post-Traumatic Growth
by Mastin KippAn empowering guide to healing from trauma by understanding its root causes and how it affects our nervous system, featuring proven methods and a personalized recovery plan.In this book, author, speaker, and life interventionist Mastin Kipp guides readers through a personalized plan for working through trauma in order to unlock their full potential. Readers will learn what trauma is and what it isn&’t, how trauma denial is fueling so many problems, the basics of his highly effective Functional Life CoachingTM model, the healing power of attachment theory, the neuroscience behind this protocol, and a vision for a trauma-informed world. Kipp explains why trauma is so misunderstood by the world right now. He also shares compelling personal stories and client stories to demonstrate the proven methods to effectively heal trauma, including attachment theory, Polyvagal theory, internal family systems, functional medicine, and the author&’s signature process, Functional Life CoachingTM. Through healing your trauma, you&’ll jump-start manifesting, goal-setting, and biohacking. Readers will come away with a clear understanding of the role that trauma plays in their own lives and others&’, and will learn how to apply the best practices and information to fully heal and thrive.Foreword by Dr. Helen Messier, Ph.D., M.D.
Study guide for Porth's Essentials of Pathophysiology Concepts of Altered Health States, 4th Edition
by Brian KippA comprehensive study aid for reviewing key concepts, Study Guide for Porth,,s Essentials of Pathophysiology, 4th edition, has been thoroughly revised and presents a variety of exercises, including case studies and practice NCLEX-style questions, to reinforce textbook content and enhance learning.
Love in the Time of Contagion: A Diagnosis
by Laura KipnisIn this timely, insightful, and darkly funny investigation, the acclaimed author of Against Love asks: what does living in dystopic times do to our ability to love each other and the world?COVID-19 has produced new taxonomies of love, intimacy, and vulnerability. Will its cultural afterlife be as lasting as that of HIV, which reshaped consciousness about sex and love even after AIDS itself had been beaten back by medical science? Will COVID end up making us more relationally conservative, as some think HIV did within gay culture? Will it send us fleeing into emotional siloes or coupled cocoons, despite the fact that, pre-COVID, domestic coupledom had been steadily losing fans? Just as COVID revealed our nation to itself, so did it hold a mirror up to our own relationships. In Love in the Time of Contagion, Laura Kipnis weaves (often hilariously) her own (ambivalent) coupled lockdown experiences together with those of others, and sets them against a larger backdrop: the politics of the virus, economic disparities, changing gender relations, and the ongoing institutional crack-ups prompted by #MeToo and Black Lives Matter, as she maps their effects on the everyday routines and occasional solaces of love and sex.
Chinese Modernity and the Individual Psyche
by Andrew B. KipnisRapid industrialization, urbanization, and marketization have led to startling social changes in reform-era China. Mindful of the many forms of social theory that relate modernity to individualism, this volume addresses social and cultural change through the lens of psychological anthropology.
Häufige Störungsbilder bei Kindern und Jugendlichen: Diagnostik und Fördermöglichkeiten
by Ulrike KipmanDieses Buch erklärt anhand von Praxisbeispielen häufige und auch oft unerkannte Verhaltensauffälligkeiten, Lernstörungen und emotionale Störungen bei Kindern und Jugendlichen. Es beinhaltet ausgewählte F8X und F9X Diagnosen im Überblick, Informationen zur Diagnostik und vor allem Fördermöglichkeiten für den häuslichen und schulischen Kontext.
Problemlösen: Begriff – Strategien – Einflussgrößen – Unterricht – (häusliche) Förderung
by Ulrike KipmanProblemlösen gilt als eine der Schlüsselqualifikationen des 21. Jahrhunderts. Es geht beim Problemlösen nicht nur darum, Informationen sinnvoll zu vernetzen, dynamisch in Beziehung zu setzen, Wahrscheinlichkeiten zu berechnen und eine Kette richtiger Entscheidungen zu treffen, sondern auch vielfach darum, eine Vielzahl an Außenkriterien zu berücksichtigen und ein entsprechendes „Weltwissen“ an den Tag zu legen. Dieses Buch soll die Frage beantworten, wie man zu einem guten Problemlöser / einer guten Problemlöserin werden kann bzw. warum bestimmte Personen bei der Lösung von Problemen erfolgreicher sind als andere. Nach einer umfassenden Zusammenstellung der Literatur zu diesem Thema werden Einflussgrößen auf das Problemlösen analysiert und miteinander abgeglichen und Ideen für den Unterricht in der Primarstufe und Sekundarstufe I präsentiert. Zudem werden verschiedene Arten des Unterrichts im Hinblick auf die Wirksamkeit für unterschiedliche Personengruppen diskutiert, dies vor dem Hintergrund, dass nicht nur Problemstellungen stark variieren sondern auch die Problemlöser/innen. Eine Handreichung mit Brettspielen, die die Kriterien des Problemlösens erfüllen, ist ebenfalls Teil dieses Buches. Letztendlich wird ein Modell vorgeschlagen, welches erfolgreiches Problemlösen vielschichtig zu erklären versucht.
Problemlösen: Begriff – Strategien – Einflussgrößen – Unterricht – (häusliche) Förderung
by Ulrike KipmanProblemlösen gilt als eine der Schlüsselqualifikationen des 21. Jahrhunderts. Es geht beim Problemlösen nicht nur darum, Informationen sinnvoll zu vernetzen, dynamisch in Beziehung zu setzen, Wahrscheinlichkeiten zu berechnen und eine Kette richtiger Entscheidungen zu treffen, sondern auch vielfach darum, eine Vielzahl an Außenkriterien zu berücksichtigen und ein entsprechendes „Weltwissen“ an den Tag zu legen. Dieses Buch soll die Frage beantworten, wie man zu einem guten Problemlöser / einer guten Problemlöserin werden kann bzw. warum bestimmte Personen bei der Lösung von Problemen erfolgreicher sind als andere. Nach einer umfassenden Zusammenstellung der Literatur zu diesem Thema werden Einflussgrößen auf das Problemlösen analysiert und miteinander abgeglichen und Ideen für den Unterricht in der Primarstufe und Sekundarstufe I präsentiert. Zudem werden verschiedene Arten des Unterrichts im Hinblick auf die Wirksamkeit für unterschiedliche Personengruppen diskutiert, dies vor dem Hintergrund, dass nicht nur Problemstellungen stark variieren sondern auch die Problemlöser/innen. Eine Handreichung mit Brettspielen, die die Kriterien des Problemlösens erfüllen, ist ebenfalls Teil dieses Buches. Letztendlich wird ein Modell vorgeschlagen, welches erfolgreiches Problemlösen vielschichtig zu erklären versucht. In der 2. Auflage wurden alle Kapitel überarbeitet und an den neuesten Kenntnisstand zum Thema Problemlösen angepasst. Die Kapitel zur schulischen und häuslichen Förderung der Problemlösekompetenz wurden stark erweitert und es werden nun eine Vielzahl an neuen Aufgaben und Spielen präsentiert, die beim Fördern von Problemlösen eine wertvolle Unterstützung leisten können. Das Kapitel zur Kombinatorik wurde nach der Rückmeldung von Studierenden und Kollegen komplett umstrukturiert und ist nun verständlicher und übersichtlicher aufgebaut.
Travelers to Unimaginable Lands: Stories of Dementia, the Caregiver, and the Human Brain
by Dasha KiperThese compelling case histories meld science and storytelling to illuminate the complex relationship between the mind of someone with dementia and the mind of the person caring for them.&“This book will forever change the way we see people with dementia disorders—and the people who care for them.&”—Lori Gottlieb, author of Maybe You Should Talk to SomeoneAfter getting a master&’s degree in clinical psychology, Dasha Kiper became the live-in caregiver for a Holocaust survivor with Alzheimer&’s disease. For a year, she endured the emotional strain of looking after a person whose condition disrupts the rules of time, order, and continuity. Inspired by her own experience and her work counseling caregivers in the subsequent decade, Kiper offers an entirely new way to understand the symbiotic relationship between patients and those tending to them. Her book is the first to examine how the workings of the &“healthy&” brain prevent us from adapting to and truly understanding the cognitively impaired one.In these poignant but unsentimental stories of parents and children, husbands and wives, Kiper explores the existential dilemmas created by this disease: A man believes his wife is an impostor. A woman&’s imaginary friendships drive a wedge between herself and her devoted husband. Another woman&’s childhood trauma emerges to torment her son. A man&’s sudden Catholic piety provokes his wife.Why is taking care of a family member with dementia so difficult? Why do caregivers succumb to behaviors—arguing, blaming, insisting, taking symptoms personally—they know are counterproductive? Exploring the healthy brain&’s intuitions and proclivities, Travelers to Unimaginable Lands reveals the neurological obstacles to caregiving, enumerating not only the terrible pressures the disease exerts on our closest relationships but offering solace and perspective as well.
eHealth Research Theory and Development: A Multidisciplinary Approach
by Hanneke Kip Beerlage-de Jong, Nienke Lisette Van Gemert-Pijnen Robbert Sanderman Saskia M. KeldersThis is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the multidisciplinary domain of eHealth – one of the most important recent developments in healthcare. It provides an overview of the possibilities of eHealth for different healthcare sectors, an outline of theoretical underpinnings and effectiveness, and key models, frameworks and methods for its development, implementation, and evaluation. This fully revised second edition brings together up-to-date knowledge on eHealth and includes several new chapters and sections on important topics such as implementation, human-centred design, healthcare systems, and evaluation methods.The first part of this book is focused on the underpinnings of eHealth, and consists of chapters on behaviour change, the possibilities of technology for healthcare systems, and the current state of affairs of eHealth for mental and public health. In the second part, chapters on development, implementation, and evaluation of eHealth are provided, presenting methods, theories and frameworks from disciplines such as human-centred design, engineering, psychology, business modelling, and implementation science. By drawing together expertise from different disciplines, the book offers a holistic approach to the use of technology to support health and wellbeing, giving readers an insight into how eHealth can offer multiple solutions for the major challenges with which our healthcare system is faced.Case studies, learning objectives, end of chapter summaries, and a list of key terms, make this accessible book very suitable for students, as well as researchers and healthcare professionals. Due to its multidisciplinary nature, it can be used by readers from a broad range of fields, such as psychology, health sciences, and human-centred design.
How You Say It: Why We Judge Others by the Way They Talk—and the Costs of This Hidden Bias
by Katherine D. KinzlerFrom &“one of the most brilliant young psychologists of her generation&” (Paul Bloom), a groundbreaking examination of how speech causes some of our deepest social divides—and how it can help us overcome them We gravitate toward people like us; it&’s human nature. Race, class, and gender shape our social identities, and thus who we perceive as &“like us&” or &“not like us.&” But one overlooked factor can be even more powerful: the way we speak. As the pioneering psychologist Katherine Kinzler reveals in How You Say It, the way we talk is central to our social identity because our speech largely reflects the voices we heard as children. We can change how we speak to some extent, whether by &“code-switching&” between dialects or by learning a new language; over time, our speech even changes to reflect our evolving social identity and aspirations. But for the most part, we are forever marked by our native tongue—and are hardwired to prejudge others by theirs, often with serious consequences. Someone&’s accent alone can determine the economic opportunity or discrimination they encounter in life, making speech one of the most urgent social-justice issues of our day. Our linguistic differences present challenges, Kinzler shows, but they also can be a force for good. Humans can benefit from being exposed to multiple languages—a paradox that should inspire us to master this ancient source of tribalism and rethink the role that speech plays in our society.
Poisoner In Chief: Sidney Gottlieb And The Cia Search For Mind Control
by Stephen KinzerThe bestselling author of All the Shah’s Men and The Brothers tells the astonishing story of the man who oversaw the CIA’s secret drug and mind-control experiments of the 1950s and ’60s. The visionary chemist Sidney Gottlieb was the CIA’s master magician and gentlehearted torturer―the agency’s “poisoner in chief.” As head of the MK-ULTRA mind control project, he directed brutal experiments at secret prisons on three continents. He made pills, powders, and potions that could kill or maim without a trace―including some intended for Fidel Castro and other foreign leaders. He paid prostitutes to lure clients to CIA-run bordellos, where they were secretly dosed with mind-altering drugs. His experiments spread LSD across the United States, making him a hidden godfather of the 1960s counterculture. For years he was the chief supplier of spy tools used by CIA officers around the world. Stephen Kinzer, author of groundbreaking books about U.S. clandestine operations, draws on new documentary research and original interviews to bring to life one of the most powerful unknown Americans of the twentieth century. Gottlieb’s reckless experiments on “expendable” human subjects destroyed many lives, yet he considered himself deeply spiritual. He lived in a remote cabin without running water, meditated, and rose before dawn to milk his goats. During his twenty-two years at the CIA, Gottlieb worked in the deepest secrecy. Only since his death has it become possible to piece together his astonishing career at the intersection of extreme science and covert action. Poisoner in Chief reveals him as a clandestine conjurer on an epic scale.
Methods and Tactics in Cognitive Science
by Walter Kintsch James R. Miller Peter G. PolsonFirst published in 1984. The editors of this volume are three psychologists whose work has brought them into frequent contact with other disciplines within cognitive science, particularly linguistics and artificial intelligence. Cognitive science is based on the belief that crossing the boundaries of the traditional disciplines is not merely possible, but indeed essential in the study of cognition. The purpose of this volume is to facilitate this interaction among the disciplines that constitute cognitive science, and trying to do this not by an abstract discussion of methodological issues, but by concrete example.
The Representation of Meaning in Memory (Psychology Library Editions: Memory)
by Walter KintschOriginally published in 1974, this volume presents empirical and theoretical investigations of the role of meaning in psychological processes. A theory is proposed for the representation of the meaning of texts, employing ordered lists of propositions. The author explores the adequacy of this representation, with respect to the demands made upon such formulations by logicians and linguists. A sufficiently large number of problems are encompassed by the propositional theory to justify its use in psychological research into memory and language comprehension. A number of different experiments are reported on a wide variety of topics, and these test central portions of this theory, and any that purports to deal with how humans represent meaning. Among the topics discussed are the role of lexical decomposition in comprehension and memory, propositions as the units of recall, and the effects of the number of propositions in a text base upon reading rate and recall. New problems are explored, such as inferential processes during reading, differences in levels of memory for text, and retrieval speed for textual information. On the other hand, a study of retrieval from semantic memory focusses on a problem of much current research. The final review chapter relates the present work to other current research in the area at the time.