Culture and Cognition

Contents: Steve M. J. Janssen/Shamsul Haque: Cultural life scripts in autobiographical memory - Ian D. Stephen/Tan Kok Wei: Healthy body, healthy face? Evolutionary approaches to attractiveness perception - Gregory B. Bonn: Why culture matters: Social context and how we make sense of our lives - Karen Jennifer Golden/Jeanette Liaw Hui Jean: Understanding neurodevelopmental disorders in context: Autism Spectrum Disorder and the family system - Peter Mitchell: Developing a theory of mind - Elizabeth Sheppard: Savant abilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders - Radka Jersakova/Akira R. O'Connor/Chris J.A. Moulin: What's new in déjà vu? - Matthew R. Johnson: Model systems of thought: A neuroscience perspective on cognitive frameworks - Ruth C. Tatnell/Penelope A. Hasking: Emotion regulation, the anterior cingulate cortex and non-suicidal self-injury - Marisa H. Loft: Sleep-related problems and their contributing factors - Miriam S. Park: Changing family perceptions across cultures: The Malaysian context - Cai-Lian Tam/Qiu-Ting Chie: Factors influencing voting behaviour in Malaysia - Jasmine M. Y. Loo: A primer in problem gambling - Alvin Lai Oon Ng: Clinical Psychology in Malaysia: Roles and issues.

Shamsul Haque is Head and Associate Professor of Psychology at Monash University Malaysia. He earned his BSc (Honours) and MSc in Psychology from the University of Dhaka, and PhD in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Bristol, UK. Previously he was Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Dhaka, and Assistant Professor at the International Islamic University Malaysia.
Elizabeth Sheppard is Head and Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus. She earned her BA (Honours) in Experimental Psychology from the University of Oxford, and MSc and PhD in Psychology from the University of Nottingham, UK. From 2015, she will be affiliated with Nottingham Trent University.