Nature and Psychology: Biological, Cognitive, Developmental, and Social Pathways to Well-being by Anne R. Schutte
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Anne R. Schuttereceived her Ph. D. from the University of Iowa and is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Department of Psychology and is a resident faculty in the Center for Brain, Biology & Behavior. Her research interests are in the area of cognitive development, with a particular focus on the envrionmental factors, such as natural environments, that influence cognition.
Julia Torquatiis a Professor in the Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Buffett Early Childhood Institute Community Chair in Infant Mental Health. Sheconducts research on the role of teachers attachment security and reflective function on the quality of teacher-child relationships, and the influence of natural environments on childrens development.
Jeffrey R. Stevensis an Associate Professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Department of Psychology, having received his Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at the University of Minnesota. In addition to being a faculty member in the Department of Psychology, he is also a resident faculty member of theCenter for Brain, Biology & Behavior. Dr. Stevens' research integrates cognitive and evolutionary perspectives to study decision making in humans and other animals.
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Nature and Attention.- Chapter 3. The Natural-Built Distinction in Environmental Preference and Restoration: Bottom-Up and Top-Down Explanations.- Chapter 4. An Environmental Neuroscience Perspective on the Benefits of Nature.- Chapter 5. Nature and Restoration: Beyond the Conventional Narrative.- Chapter 6. Knowing Nature in Childhood: Learning and Wellbeing through Engagement with the Natural World.- Chapter 7. The natural environment as a resilience factor: Natures role as a buffer of the effects of risk and adversity.- Chapter 8. Perceiving Natural Environments: An Ecological Perspective with Reflections on the Chapters.