Title Handbook of imagination and mental simulation / edited by Keith D. Markman, William M.P. Klein, Julie A. Suhr

Published New York : Psychology Press, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 476 pages) : illustrations Contents Section 1. The mental simulation of action and behavior -- section 2. Mental simulation and memory -- section 3. Counterfactual thinking : simulating the past -- section 4. Alternatives and alternate selves -- section 5. Perspective taking : simulating other minds -- section 6. Simulating and preparing for the future Summary "Over the past thirty years, and particularly within the last ten years, researchers in the areas of social psychology, cognitive psychology, clinical psychology, and neuroscience have been examining fascinating questions regarding the nature of imagination and mental simulation - the imagination and generation of alternative realities. Some of these researchers have focused on the specific processes that occur in the brain when an individual is mentally simulating an action or forming a mental image, whereas others have focused on the consequences of mental simulation processes for affect, cognition, motivation, and behavior." "This Handbook provides a novel and stimulating integration of work on imagination and mental simulation from a variety of perspectives. It is the first broad-based volume to integrate specific sub-areas such as mental imagery, imagination, thought flow, narrative transportation, fantasizing, and counterfactual thinking, which have, until now, been treated by researchers as disparate and orthogonal lines of inquiry. As such, the volume enlightens psychologists to the notion that a wide-range of mental simulation phenomena may actually share a commonality of underlying processes."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes Notes Print version record Subject Imagination. Imagination -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Imagination imagination. SCIENCE -- Cognitive Science. PSYCHOLOGY -- Cognitive Psychology. Imagination Imagination Voorstellingsvermogen. Genre/Form Electronic books handbooks. Handbooks and manuals Handbooks and manuals. Guides et manuels. Form Electronic book Author Markman, Keith D. (Keith Douglas), 1967- Klein, William Martin, 1966- Suhr, Julie A. ISBN 9781841698885 1841698881 9781136678103 1136678107 9780203809846 020380984X

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