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84 AmericAn PsychologicAl AssociAtion Personality and social Psychology nEW! nEW! nEW! the Power of Metaphor Geographical Psychology the Best Within Us Edited by Mark J. Landau, Michael D. robinson, and Brian p. Meier A metaphor is far more than a figure of speech. Social psychologists now believe that our use of metaphor is a deeply ingrained cognitive mechanism that influences how we think, feel, and behave in our everyday dealings with one another. This richly documented book demonstrates the power of conceptual metaphor theory to illuminate a wide range of behaviors. Experts in cognition and other relevant specializations explain how conceptual metaphor underlies and informs our perception of others, our decision-making, and moral and social judgments-and how it can lead to persistent social problems including prejudice, intergroup conflict, and aggression. The chapters in this collection not only provide readers a wealth of ideas for further research but also discuss practical implications for addressing social problems. Edited by peter J. rentfrow The places where people live vary considerably in terms of their social, economic, political, climatic, and physical characteristics. These conditions affect how people from different regions behave and interact with their environments and each other. Geographical Psychology makes the case that understanding of psychological phenomena can be greatly informed by a cross-disciplinary perspective that investigates the spatial organization and geographical representation of such phenomena. The research described in this volume considers how ecological, climatic, and psychological factors contribute or are related to a variety of social indicators. Edited by Alan S. Waterman The Best Within Us explores the many ways the philosophic concept of eudaimonia is being employed in psychology. Eudaimonia is an ancient philosophy that today informs the field of positive psychology, specifically in the study of flourishing and the fulfillment of potentials, identity development, happiness, and wellbeing. Eudaimonic functioning not only yields quality of life benefits to the individual, it also contributes to caring, intimate personal relationships, and engagement in prosocial activities. This book is for personality and social psychologists with teaching and research interests in positive psychology, happiness, well-being, self-acceptance and self-esteem, identity, meaning in life, self-determination and autonomy, and motivation. It is also for graduate students seeking research ideas pertaining to quality of life. Examining Its Influence on Social Life soMe toPICs CoVeReD InClUDe ◆◆ overcoming many of the empirical limitations confronting linguistic analyses of conceptual metaphor ◆◆ how metaphoric influences guide perceptions of other people and the self and judgments of right and wrong ◆◆ relying on metaphor when constructing memories of social stimuli ContRIBUtoRs Luciano Arcuri ◆ Daniel Casasanto ◆ Gerald L . Clore ◆ L . Elizabeth Crawford ◆ Adam K . Fetterman ◆ Rebecca Fincher-Kiefer ◆ Raymond W . Gibbs, Jr . ◆ Julian House ◆ Spike W . S . Lee ◆ Anne Maass ◆ Brian P . Meier◆ Victor Ottati ◆ Erika Price ◆ Randall Renstrom ◆ Michael D . Robinson ◆ Simone Schnall ◆ Abigail D . Scholer ◆ Norbert Schwarz ◆ Gary D . Sherman ◆ Caterina Suitner ◆ Cheb-Bo Zhong 2014. 304 pages. HaRdCOveR. list: $79.95◆◆◆apa MeMBeR/affiliate: $49.95 isBn 978-1-4338-1579-9◆◆◆iteM # 4318123 Exploring the Interaction of Environment and Behavior tABle oF Contents i. Mechanisms Underlying geographical Variation in States, Traits, and Behaviors ◆ 1 . Where on Earth Do Collectivists Live? Climato-Economic Impacts on Ingroup Love and Outgroup Hate ◆ 2 . Regional Differences in Individualism and Why They Matter ◆ 3 . Pathogen Prevalence and Geographical Variation in Traits and Behavior ◆ 4 . Personality and the Realization of Migration Desires ◆ 5 . Personality Traits and Spatial Ecology in Nonhuman Animals ◆ ii. geographical representation of Social psychological phenomena ◆ 6 . Geographical Differences in Personality ◆ 7 . Big Five Personality Differences and Political, Social, and Economic Conservatism: An American State-Level Analysis ◆ 8 . Investigating the Subjective Well-Being of United States Regions ◆ 9 . The City Where We Live Matters: The Psychology of Cities ◆ 10 . Finding Values in Words: Using Natural Language to Detect Regional Variations in Personal Concerns ◆ iii. person x Environment interactions ◆ 11 . Residential Mobility Affects Self-Concept, Group Support, and Happiness of Individuals and Communities ◆ 12 . People, Culture, and Place: How Place Predicts Helping Toward Strangers ◆ 13 . The Psychogeography of Creativity ◆ 14 . Places, Products, and People "Make Each Other Up": Culture Cycles of Self and Well-Being 2014. 336 pages. HaRdCOveR. list: $69.95◆◆◆apa MeMBeR/affiliate: $49.95 isBn 978-1-4338-1539-3◆◆◆iteM # 4316158 To order, call 800-374-2721 ' Fax to 202-336-5502 ' Positive Psychology Perspectives on Eudaimonia ContRIBUtoRs Ingrid Brdar ◆ J . Douglas Coatsworth ◆ Randall R . Curren ◆ Edward L . Deci ◆◆Antonelle Delle Fave ◆ Teresa Freire ◆ Arissa Fitch-Martin ◆ Kelly A . Hirsch ◆ Veronika Huta ◆ P . Alex Linley ◆ Richard M . Ryan ◆◆◆Carol D . Ryff ◆ Rebbeca J . Schlegel ◆ Seth J . Schwartz ◆ Erin Hiley Sharp ◆ Kennon M . Sheldon ◆ Yerin Shim ◆ Joo Yeon Shin ◆ Christine M . Smith ◆ Michael F . Steger ◆ Valerie Tiberius ◆ Robert J . Vallerand ◆ Dianne Vella-Broderick ◆ Joar Vittersø ◆ Marié Wissing 2013. 303 pages. HaRdCOveR. list: $69.95◆◆◆apa MeMBeR/affiliate: $59.95 isBn 978-1-4338-1261-3◆◆◆iteM # 4318113 Currently available on Amazon Kindle®. ApA publications will be offered in additional e-book formats in 2014! Visit www.apa.org/pubs/books  http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4316158.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4318123.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4318113.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4318123.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4318113.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4316158.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4318113.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4318123.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4316158.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/books

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