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Beyond the Brain
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Louise Barrett |
"When a chimpanzee stockpiles rocks as weapons or when a frog sends out mating calls, we might easily assume these animals know their own motivations--that they use the same psychological mechanisms … |
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Training cognition
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Alice F. Healy,Lyle Eugene Bourne |
"This book describes research on training using cognitive psychology to build a complete empirical and theoretical picture of the training process. It includes a review of relevant cognitive psycholo… |
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Core competencies in cognitive-behavioral therapy
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Cory Frank Newman |
"This volume is a concise, convenient, and clearly written book for those who wish to study, master, and teach the core competencies of cognitive-behavioral therapy. Relevant for novice therapists as… |
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Psychology of Learning and Motivation, 38
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Douglas L. Medin |
This series publishes empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology. This volume covers emotional memory, metacomprehension of text, and intertemporal choice. |
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The encyclopedia of memory and memory disorders
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Carol Turkington |
"Once thought to involve only the storage and retrieval of information, memory is now known to be an incredibly complex process, susceptible to similarly complex diseases and disorders that can cause… |
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Intelligence and intelligence testing
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John Hattie |
"Have you ever wondered what IQ is and how it is measured? Why is there such a premium placed on high IQ? What do we mean by intelligence? What does your IQ score mean? There can be no denying the en… |
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Causal learning
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Douglas L. Medin,Keith James Holyoak,David R. Shanks |
Deals with the research and discussion on associative versus cognitive accounts of learning. This book covers various aspects of causal learning in an open forum in which different approaches are bro… |
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Practise now!
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Australian Council for Educational Research |
Are you worried about taking a test aspart of a job selection process?Do you breeze through comprehension questions, but fall apart when faced with mathematical problems?Do reading and vocabulary que… |
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The World Beyond Your Head
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Matthew B. Crawford,Matthew Crawford |
"A groundbreaking new book from the bestselling author of Shop Class as Soulcraft In his bestselling book Shop Class as Soulcraft, Matthew B. Crawford explored the ethical and practical importance o… |
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Resource-allocation behavior
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Harvey J. Langholtz,Antoinette T. Marty,Christopher T. Ball,Eric C. Nolan |
"Although there have been scores of books devoted to the optimal model for making resource-allocation decisions, there has never been a book discussing the cognitive aspects of this behavior. This bo… |
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Superforecasting
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Philip Tetlock,Philip E. Tetlock,Dan Gardner,Dan Gardner,Tetlock, Philip E.; Gardner, Dan |
Everyone would benefit from seeing further into the future, whether buying stocks, crafting policy, launching a new product, or simply planning the week’s meals. Unfortunately, people tend to be terr… |
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Cognitive psychology and instruction
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Roger H. Bruning,Royce R. Ronning,Gregg J. Schraw,Monica M. Norby |
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The elephant in the brain
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Kevin Simler |
"This book exposes our unconscious selfish motives, those we're reluctant to discuss or even think about. These motives drive our body language, laughter, and conversation, as well as venerated insti… |
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Felt time
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Marc Wittmann |
We have widely varying perceptions of time. Children have trouble waiting for anything. ("Are we there yet?") Boredom is often connected to our sense of time passing (or not passing). As people grow … |
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The mind is flat
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Nick Chater |
"Psychologists and neuroscientists struggle with how best to interpret human motivation and decision making. The assumption is that below a mental "surface" of conscious awareness lies a deep and com… |
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The mind within the brain
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A. David Redish |
The goal of this book is to present the science behind decision-making in humans. In particular, one of the main concepts the author puts forward in the book is that, if our brain is a decision-makin… |
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How the body knows its mind
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Sian Beilock |
"Takes you inside the amazing science of how the body affects the mind, and shows how to use that wisdom to live smarter and maximize what your body teaches your mind"-- |
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Mindsharing
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Lior Zoref |
"A leading expert shows how to use the power of social media and crowd wisdom to improve our work and personal lives Whether we need to make better financial choices, find the love of our life, or tr… |
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Mindset
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Carol S. Dweck |
Mindset is one of those rare books that can help you make positive changes in your life and at the same time see the world in a new way.A leading expert in motivation and personality psychology, Caro… |
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Nonviolent Communication
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Marshall B. Rosenberg |
An enlighting look at how peaceful communication can create compassionate connections with family, friends, and other acquaintances, this book uses stories, examples, and sample dialogues to provide … |
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