Behavioral Sciences

The struggle between the urgencies of instinct and the restrictions of civilization is addressed throughout the works of Sigmund Freud, and in Civilization ...

This Book Sets Out A Comprehensive, Integrated Theory Of Why And How The Human Mind Has Developed To Function As It Does. Geary Proposes That Human Motivati...

This succinct, interdisciplinary introduction to critical reasoning successfully dares students to question their own assumptions and to enlarge their think...

New research in nutrition and weight loss has revealed an amazing discovery: the brain—virtually neglected in all other diet plans—is the most important o...

Why do human beings move? In this lucid portrayal of human behavior, Fred Dretske provides an original account of the way reasons function in the causal exp...

A proven program for enhancing students' thinking and comprehension abilities Visible Thinking is a research-based approach to teaching thinking, begun at ...

From a leading expert, a groundbreaking book on the science of play, and its essential role in fueling our happiness and intelligence throughout our lives ...

This book adopts a data-analysis approach to multiple regression. Pedhazur integrates design and analysis, and emphasizes learning by example.Categories: Me...

From legendary FBI profiler John Douglas and Mark Olshaker—authors of the nonfiction international bestsellers Mindhunter, Journey into Darkness, and Obs...

Through A Blend Of Compelling Exercises, Illustrations, And Stories, The Bestselling Author Of Thinking In Bets Will Train You To Combat Your Own Biases, Ad...

Aspiring Doctors Fear The Mcat With Good Reason- The Exam Is A Daunting 7.5 Hours Long And Covers Much More Than Just The Facts About Basic Sciences. It's A...

In This Wise And Informative Parenting Guide, Elaine Rose Glickman Shows Readers How Loving Your Kid Enough To Be The Boss Will Result In Happier, Healthier...

In the spirit of the mega-selling On Bullshit, philosopher Aaron James presents a theory of the asshole that is both intellectually provocative and existen...

Using A Consistent Skinnerian Perspective, This Book Provides An Advanced Introduction To The Principles Of Behavior Analysis And Learned Behaviors, Coverin...

The Empty Place: Poetry, Space, and Being Among the Foi of Papua New GuineaCategories: Science & Math Behavioral SciencesAnthropology

Get Ready To Change The Way You Think About Economics.Categories: Medical Books PsychologyCognitive

By Robin Flower ; With Ill. By Ida M. Flower.Categories: Travel Europe IrelandGeneral

Ever since its emergence in colonial-era Cuba, Afro-Cuban Santería (or Lucumí) has displayed a complex dynamic of continuity and change in its institution...

Includes Articles, Many Of Which Originally Appeared In Scientific American, On Memes, Innumeracy, William Safire, Frederic Chopin, Rubik's Cube, Strange At...

An unabridged edition with updated footnotes and layout, to include: Recent Criticisms of Consciousness - Instinct and Habit - Desire and Feeling - Influenc...

IQ and Personality Tests contains hundreds of practice questions for aptitude tests and personality questionnaires. The personality questions look at attit...

A POWERFUL AND PROVOCATIVE EXPLORATION OF HOW WAR HAS CHANGED OUT SOCIETY―FOR THE BETTER "War! / What is it good for? / Absolutely nothing," says the fam...

Today’s teens are totally stressed. Based on the self-help classic, The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook, this evidence-based guide will help you...

#1 New York Times Bestseller * #1 Sunday Times Bestseller * #1 Indie Next Pick A Best Book Of The Year: The Washington Post * Npr * The Atlantic * New York ...

Advanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy--stop Panic In Its Tracks. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (cbt) Is A Major Tenant Of Mental Health Science For Good Reas...

"Walk upstairs, open the door, and look in the crib.What do you see: Most of us see a picture of innocence and helplessness, a clean slate. But in fact, wh...

An entertaining illumination of the stupid beliefs that make us feel wise, based on the popular blog of the same name. Whether you’re deciding which sm...

A groundbreaking and fascinating investigation into the transformative effects of exercise on the brain, from the bestselling author and renowned psychiat...

Isaac Newton was born in a stone farmhouse in 1642, fatherless and unwanted by his mother. When he died in London in 1727 he was so renowned he was given a...

The new Lite Version of the famous Sniffy software simulates the elementary phenomena of operant and classical conditioning that are discussed in courses on...

Examines The History Of Behavioral Economics, Discussing The Theory Of Israeli Psychologists Who Wrote The Original Studies Undoing Assumptions About The De...

What Separates Your Mind From That Of An Animal? Is It The Ability To Design Tools; A Sense Of Self; Or The Grasp Of Past And Future? In Recent Decades Thes...

In 'The Mountain People', Colin M. Turnbull, the celebrated author of the classic 'The Forest People', describes the dehumanization of the Ik, African trib...

There are millions of children in this country who spend most of their days feeling more unhappy than happy, and their parents haven’t a clue as to why. T...

how Do Imperceptibly Small Differences In The Environment Change One's Behavior? What Is The Anatomy Of A Bad Mood? Does Stress Shrink Our Brains? What Do...

The first book to explain the new science of self-control and how it can be harnessed to improve our health, happiness, and productivity. After years of w...

This leading-edge book by Esther and Jerry Hicks, who present the teachings of the nonphysical entity Abraham, is about having a deliberate intent for what...

Since its first edition in 1990, The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook has sold more than 600,000 copies. Its engaging exercises and worksheets have helped milli...

The Founder And Director Of The Thirty Million Words Initiative, Professor Dana Suskind, Explains Why The Most Important--and Astoundingly Simple--thing You...

Most managers know that revitalization in their companies must occur from the ground up. But how to get that message to employees without applying the kind...

p.e.t., Or parent Effectiveness Training, Began Almost Forty Years Ago As The First National Parent-training Program To Teach Parents How To Communicate M...

Cats are incredible creatures: they can eat practically anything and live almost anywhere. Tracing their rise from prehistory to the modern cat craze, Abiga...

Throughout the ages, great thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Aquinas, Descartes, Spinoza, Kant, Nietzsche, and many others have had incredibly us...

Bernard Lonergan (1904-'984) was a noted Canadian philosopher and theologian. He devoted his life to articulating a generalized method of inquiry and its ...

Walter J. Freeman explores how we control our behavior and make sense of the world around us. Avoiding determinism both in sociobiology, which proposes th...

In This Work The Author, A Recipient Of The Nobel Prize In Economic Sciences For His Seminal Work In Psychology That Challenged The Rational Model Of Judgme...

Sam Harris’s first book, The End of Faith, ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion. In the aftermath, Harris discovered that most people...

How the study of causality revolutionized science and the worldCause and effect: it's at the center of scientific inquiry, and yet for decades scientists ha...