Wednesday, May 28, 2008

IQs Corner Book Nook APA Reviews 5-29-08


A new issue of PsycCRITIQUES is available online.



May 28, 2008
Volume 53, Issue 22


Book Reviews
1. Healing From Violence: Latino Men's Journey to a New Masculinity
Authors: Christauria Welland and Neil Ribner
Reviewer: Kellina M. Craig-Henderson

2. Hidden Dimensions: The Unification of Physics and Consciousness
Author: B. Alan Wallace
Reviewer: Simon M. McCrea

3. A Historical and Contemporary Look at Psychological Systems
Author: Joseph J. Pear
Reviewer: Eugene Taylor

4. Aggression and Adaptation: The Bright Side to Bad Behavior
Authors: Patricia H. Hawley, Todd D. Little, and Philip C. Rodkin (Eds.)
Reviewer: Eric K. Cooper

5. Handbook of Response to Intervention: The Science and Practice of Assessment and Intervention
Authors: Shane R. Jimerson, Matthew K. Burns, and Amanda M. VanDerHeyden (Eds.)
Reviewer: Stephen P. Hampe

6. Responsibility at Work: How Leading Professionals Act (or Don't Act) Responsibly
Author: Howard Gardner (Ed.)
Reviewer: Karl N. Kelley

7. Directive Family Therapy
Authors: Jay Haley and Madeleine Richeport-Haley
Reviewer: Dolores E. McCarthy

8. Causal Learning: Psychology, Philosophy, and Computation
Authors: Alison Gopnik and Laura Schulz (Eds.)
Reviewer: James J. Jakubow

9. Diagnostic Manual—Intellectual Disability: A Textbook of Diagnosis of Mental Disorders in Persons with Intellectual Disability
Authors: Robert Fletcher, Earl Loschen, Chrissoula Stavrakaki, and Michael First (Eds.)
Reviewer: Donald P. Oswald

10. Handbook of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Authors: John W. Jacobson, James A. Mulick, and Johannes Rojahn (Eds.)
Reviewer: Scott J. Hunter

11. Promoting Self-Determination in Students With Developmental Disabilities
Author: Michael L. Wehmeyer
Reviewer: Marcie N. Desrochers

Film Review
12. Premonition
Director: Mennan Yapo
Reviewer: Etzel CardeƱa