Annual Review of Psychology, Volume 57. 2006

Twenty-six articles synthesize a year's worth of psychological research and provide portraits of the current state of the field in different topical areas. Presented by Fiske (Princeton U.), Schacter (Harvard U.), and Zahn-Waxler (National Institute of Mental Health), the articles cover such research topics as sleep, speech perception, attention and performance, substance abuse disorders, development of the family, schizophrenia, mass media, social influence, and survey methodology. Each article includes detailed listings of references cited. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR