Diversity in harmony : insights from psychology ; proceedings of the 31st International Congress of Psychology

Highlights from one of the most successful international psychology conferences since the beginning of this century Diversity in Harmony distills the Proceedings of the 31st International Congress of Psychology into selected readings that highlight the Congress's theme. The text includes research that offers recent insights gained from multidisciplinary perspectives and methodologies. The volume also contains chapters that put psychology at the center of our understanding and ability to address the many problems facing groups and individuals in modern society. As the contributors clearly show, the social problems often require multidisciplinary approaches. With contributions from experts from around the globe, the book explores a wealth of topics that examine new synergies such as artificial empathy, prosocial primates and understanding about others' actions in chimpanzees and humans. The volume also contains readings on psychology confronting societal challenges with topics including: Culturally relevant personality assessment; Emotion-related self-regulation and Children's social, psychological and academic functioning. This vital resource: Presents readings from presentations that were highlighted at the 31st International Congress of Psychology Includes contributions from an international panel of renowned experts Offers information that compares the minds of primates and contemporary humans, and examines human cognitive capability Contains 24 chapters that explore a wide range of topics presented at the Congress Written for professionals and students in the field, Diversity in Harmony is filled with contributions from noted experts and offers a reflection of the state of psychology in the second decade of the 21st century. Table of Contents......Page 2 About the Editors......Page 18 Preface......Page 25 Part I: Psychology Approaching New Synergies......Page 29 1.1 Three Broad Themes......Page 30 1.2 Impaired Attention to Eyes in Faces Following Human Amygdala Lesions......Page 34 1.3 Atypical Visual Attention in People with Autism......Page 40 1.4 Putting it All Together: Single‐neuron Responses in the Amygdala......Page 43 References......Page 44 2.1 Introduction......Page 48 2.3 What is Human Development?......Page 51 2.4 Cognitive Developmental Robotics......Page 52 2.5 Development of Empathy......Page 56 2.6 Constructive Approaches to Artificial Empathy......Page 60 2.7 Conclusion......Page 65 References......Page 66 3.1 Introduction......Page 71 3.2 Two Approaches in the Experimental Study of Animal Cognition......Page 72 3.3 Psychology as the Science of the Unusual......Page 73 3.4 Cognitive Flexibility and Adaptation......Page 74 3.5 Ape Prospective Cognition: Two Case Studies......Page 75 3.6 Ape Prospective Cognition Revisited......Page 79 3.7 Concluding Remarks......Page 82 References......Page 84 4.1 Introduction......Page 91 4.2 Reciprocal Altruism......Page 92 4.3 Empathy......Page 97 4.4 Empathy Mechanism......Page 99 4.5 From Empathy to Altruism......Page 102 References......Page 108 5.1 Comparative Cognition of Chimpanzees and Humans......Page 116 5.2 Understanding of Goal‐directedness of the Action......Page 117 5.3 Looking at the Face as a Cue for Understanding Actions......Page 118 5.4 Comparative Data from Nonhuman Primates......Page 119 5.5 Eyetracking Study......Page 120 5.6 Humans and Chimpanzees Attend Differently to Goal‐directed Actions......Page 121 5.7 Face‐scanning Patterns Depending on Contexts During Action Observation......Page 132 5.8 Implications of Different Styles of Attention Between Humans and Chimpanzees......Page 139 References......Page 140 6.1 Introduction......Page 144 6.2 How to Represent Human Presence?......Page 147 6.3 How Do We Recognize the Robot?......Page 149 6.4 The Telenoid as a Conversational Partner for an Elderly Person......Page 152 6.5 Hugvie as the Minimum Robot to Represent Human Presence......Page 154 6.6 What is Conversation?......Page 159 Acknowledgments......Page 166 References......Page 167 7.1 Origin of a Sense of Self......Page 169 7.2 Mapping the Bodies of Oneself and Others......Page 174 7.3 Understanding Others’ Actions......Page 179 7.4 The Unique Human Ability to Understand Others......Page 183 References......Page 186 8.1 The Definition of Timbre......Page 191 8.2 Methods......Page 193 8.3 The Relation Between Physical Properties and Sound Quality......Page 200 8.4 Summary......Page 206 References......Page 207 Further Reading......Page 210 9.1 Introduction......Page 211 9.3 A Framework for Comparing Cultural Cognition Across Species......Page 213 9.4 Population‐level Patterning of Traditions......Page 215 9.5 Linkage of Traditions Through Core Ideas......Page 216 9.6 Cumulative Culture......Page 217 9.7 Processes of Social Learning......Page 218 References......Page 225 Part II: Psychology Confronting Societal Challenges......Page 235 10.1 The “Old” Way......Page 236 10.2 Suspects’ Views......Page 238 10.3 The 1984 Police and Criminal Evidence Act......Page 239 10.4 The Principles of the 1992 PEACE Approach......Page 240 10.5 Is the PEACE Model/Approach Effective?......Page 243 10.6 Juveniles/Children......Page 247 10.7 A Recent Overview......Page 248 10.8 “PEACE” in Our Time?......Page 249 References......Page 250 11.2 The Transport and Test Stage......Page 254 11.3 The Indigenous Psychology Stage......Page 255 11.4 The Integrative Stage: The Combined Emic–Etic Approach......Page 257 11.6 Revisiting Openness in the Development of the Chinese Personality Assessment Inventory‐2 (CPAI‐2)......Page 258 11.7 Confirmation of the Emic Factor in the Adolescent Version of the CPAI (CPAI‐A)......Page 259 11.8 Contributions of the CPAI Indigenous Personality Scales......Page 260 11.9 Cross‐Cultural Relevance of the CPAI......Page 263 11.11 Opportunities and Challenges for the Future Development of Multicultural Personality Assessment......Page 265 References......Page 266 12.1 Introduction......Page 271 12.2 Neurophysiology of Near and Far Spaces......Page 272 12.3 The Peripersonal Space as an Embodied Action Space......Page 275 12.4 The Impact of Brain Motor Damage on Peripersonal Space Representation......Page 277 12.5 The Importance of Stimuli Value on Peripersonal Space Representation......Page 278 12.6 The Contribution of Peripersonal Space to Social Interactions......Page 280 12.7 Conclusion......Page 283 References......Page 284 13.1 Introduction......Page 295 13.2 Innovation and Career Counseling......Page 296 13.3 Career Counseling in Search of Singularity......Page 298 13.4 Conclusion......Page 303 References......Page 304 14.1 Introduction......Page 307 14.2 Historical Context......Page 308 14.3 Theoretical Issues......Page 309 14.4 Empirical Findings......Page 311 14.5 Social Competence and Problem Behavior......Page 315 14.6 EC and Academic Achievement......Page 321 References......Page 323 15.1 Tai Chi as an Empirically Proven Effective and Practicable Health Promotion Method......Page 334 15.2 Increasing Studies on TC and Mental Health Have Been Published......Page 335 15.3 Visualization of Literature on TC and Mental Health......Page 336 15.4 Discussion......Page 342 References......Page 343 16.2 What is the Psychology of Music? A Definition and History......Page 347 16.3 The History of the Psychology of Music in Japan......Page 352 16.4 My Years of Study and the Psychology of Music in Japan......Page 353 16.5 The Symposium: Do We Need Music?......Page 355 16.6 New Currents in the Psychology of Music......Page 358 References......Page 360 17.2 Dramatic Point of View in Psychoanalysis......Page 365 17.3 Learning from Tragedies......Page 368 17.4 Clinical Cases......Page 370 17.5 Discussion......Page 373 17.6 Conclusion......Page 374 References......Page 375 18.2 Separating Truth from Fiction......Page 377 18.3 False Memories Caused by Real‐life Circumstances and Pursuits......Page 380 18.4 New Theories......Page 382 18.5 Disputing Critics......Page 383 18.6 Applications of False Memory Research: Crime, Witnesses, and Marketing......Page 384 References......Page 386 19.1 Psychology Graduates: Employability and Work Readiness......Page 391 19.2 Work Readiness: An Overview of the Literature......Page 392 19.3 Method......Page 393 19.4 Results......Page 395 19.5 Discussion......Page 400 19.6 Future Directions......Page 402 References......Page 403 20.2 A Eudaimonic Model of Well‐being......Page 406 20.3 Empirical Highlights: Eudaimonia, Life Challenges, and Health......Page 410 20.4 The Promotion of Eudaimonia to Improve Lives......Page 416 20.5 A Future Direction: Eudaimonia and the Arts......Page 417 References......Page 418 21.1 Introduction......Page 425 21.2 A Growing Population: Adolescents Worldwide......Page 426 21.3 Adolescents and Biological Change......Page 428 21.5 Changing Context of Adolescent Lives......Page 429 21.6 Interventions and Modifying Behaviors......Page 430 21.7 Meeting Standards of Evidence......Page 434 21.8 Summary......Page 435 References......Page 436 22.2 What is Social Change?......Page 443 22.3 Psychology and Social Change......Page 444 22.4 Major Insights in Dealing with Uncertainties of Social Change......Page 446 22.5 Future Avenues......Page 451 References......Page 452 23.1 Introduction......Page 458 23.2 Health, Medical Care, and Education......Page 460 23.3 Housing......Page 463 23.4 Economic Matters......Page 466 23.5 Social Security......Page 467 23.6 Caregivers......Page 468 23.7 Legislation......Page 471 References......Page 472 24.2 Brief History......Page 474 24.3 Present Situation......Page 475 24.4 Prospects......Page 482 24.6 Conclusion......Page 483 References......Page 484 Further Reading......Page 485 Index......Page 486 End User License Agreement......Page 523

Highlights from one of the most successful international psychology conferences since the beginning of this century

Diversity in Harmony distills the Proceedings of the 31 st International Congress of Psychology into selected readings that highlight the Congress's theme. The text includes research that offers recent insights gained from multidisciplinary perspectives and methodologies. The volume also contains chapters that put psychology at the center of our understanding and ability to address the many problems facing groups and individuals in modern society. As the contributors clearly show, the social problems often require multidisciplinary approaches.

With contributions from experts from around the globe, the book explores a wealth of topics that examine new synergies such as artificial empathy, prosocial primates and understanding about others' actions in chimpanzees and humans. The volume also contains readings on psychology confronting societal challenges with topics including: Culturally relevant personality assessment; Emotion-related self-regulation and Children's social, psychological and academic functioning. This vital resource:

• Presents readings from presentations that were highlighted at the 31 st International Congress of Psychology
• Includes contributions from an international panel of renowned experts
• Offers information that compares the minds of primates and contemporary humans, and examines human cognitive capability
• Contains 24 chapters that explore a wide range of topics presented at the Congress

Written for professionals and students in the field, Diversity in Harmony is filled with contributions from noted experts and offers a reflection of the state of psychology in the second decade of the 21st century.