The effectiveness of the user-computer interface has become increasingly important as computer systems have become useful tools for persons not trained in computer science. In fact, the interface is often the most important factor in the success or failure of any computer system. Dealing with the numerous subtly interrelated issues and technical, behavioral, and aesthetic considerations consumes a large and increasing share of development time and a corresponding percentage of the total code for any given application. A revision of one of the most successful books on human-computer interaction, this compilation gives students, researchers, and practitioners an overview of the significant concepts and results in the field and a comprehensive guide to the research literature. Like the first edition, this book combines reprints of key research papers and case studies with synthesizing survey material and analysis by the editors. It is significantly reorganized, updated, and enhanced; over 90% of the papers are new. An invaluable resource for systems designers, cognitive scientists, computer scientists, managers, and anyone concerned with the effectiveness of user-computer interfaces, it is also designed for use as a primary or supplementary text for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses in human-computer interaction and interface design. - Human computer interaction--historical, intellectual, and social - Developing interactive systems, including design, evaluation methods, and development tools - The interaction experience, through a variety of sensory modalities including vision, touch, gesture, audition, speech, and language - Theories of information processing and issues of human-computer fit and adaptation

An anthology of core readings on cognitive psychology.

The anthology Readings in Social Psychology Research: Theory and Application features concise and engaging articles from diverse experts in the field. The high-interest selections allow students to see how research is done and read published material on original research in the discipline. The text features a wide selection of articles on topics such as the self, person perception and attribution, stereotypes and prejudice, influence, and attitudes. Other sections include specific areas of interaction such as attraction and relationships, helping, and aggression. The final chapters address a variety of applied topics, including psychology and law, industrial/organizational and consumer psychology, and health psychology. Each unit opens with an original introduction to establish appropriate context and closes with post-reading questions that facilitate lively classroom discussion. The reading selections include both popular readings and research articles that were chosen to illustrate a wide variety of fascinating and important work in social psychology. An engaging anthology that bridges social psychology as an academic discipline to everyday thinking and interaction, Readings in Social Psychology Research is well-suited to courses in the field, either as the primary course text or as a supplement to a traditional textbook.

This popular text/reader for the social psychology courses in sociology departments is distinguished by the author′s engaging framing essays that open each part, and an eclectic set of edited readings that introduce students to major thinkers and perspectives in this field. Through the combination of essays and original works, the book demonstrates how we make and remake our social worlds through our everyday interactions with one another. The Seventh Edition features 10 new readings from the contemporary social psychology literature, a streamlined organization, and the option of either e-book or print versions.

This collection of 30 readings pairs classic and contemporary articles on key social psychology topics to illustrate the contrast between the old and the new - and thus the progress and advances of the various aspects of the entire discipline.

A current collection of articles that define the field of motivational science.

How does the situation we're in influence the way we behave and think? Professors Ross and Nisbett eloquently argue that the context we find ourselves in substantially affects our behavior in this timely reissue of one of social psychology's classic textbooks. With a new foreword by Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point.