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This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With…

It seems obvious that phenomenally conscious experience is something of great value, and that this value maps onto a range of important ethical issues. For example, claims about the value of life for those in Permanent Vegetative State (PVS); debates…

Behavioral Disorders of Childhood is an Open Education Resource written by Kristy McRaney, Ph.D., Alexis Bridley, Ph.D. and Lee W. Daffin Jr., Ph.D. through Washington State University which tackles the difficult topic of mental disorders during…

The human mind is capable of entertaining an astounding range of thoughts. These thoughts are composed of concepts or ideas, which are the building blocks of thoughts. This book is about where all of these concepts come from and the psychological…

Principles of Social Psychology is an Open Education Resource written by Lee W. Daffin Jr., Ph.D. and Carrie Lane, Ph.D. through Washington State University which tackles the topic of social psychology in 12 modules. Our discussion begins by defining…

Principles of Learning and Behavior is an Open Education Resource written by Lee W. Daffin Jr., Ph.D. through Washington State University which tackles issues related to learning over 13 modules. Our discussion begins by defining learning and…

This book discusses motivation through 15 modules covering topic to include goals, stress and coping, the costs of motivated behavior, psychological needs, behavioral change, and religion and then how motivation intersects with subfields to include…

To center a variable in regression means to set its value at zero and interpret all other values in relation to this reference point. Regarding race and gender, researchers often center male and White at zero. Further, it is typical that research…

Explores the theory and research related to information processing, focusing on attention, perception, memory storage and information retrieval. Also highlights work in artificial intelligence and cognitive neuroscience which serves to describe and…

ABSTRACT
This edited collection investigates, from a sociological perspective, what it means to create an autonomous individual through a novel exploration of three central fields of sociology: education, mental health care, and parenting.

By…