Behavioral Sciences

We all know how we cry tears when we are sad, or get butterflies in our stomach when we are nervous. These are simple connections between the mind and the ...

Use trauma-informed strategies to give students the skills and support they need to succeed in school and life Nearly half of all children have been expose...

How has television affected our everyday experience? This question has generated endless arguments and speculations, but no thinker has addressed the issue...

Criticizes The System Of Motivating Through Reward, Offering Arguments For Motivating People By Working With Them Instead Of Doing Things To Them. Skinner-b...

with a Natural History Of The Senses, Diane Ackerman Let Her Free-ranging Intellect Loose On The Natural World.  now In deep Play She Tackles The Realm Of...

An Introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy is the definitive beginner′s guide to the basic theory, skills and applications of CBT. In this eagerly-...

although Most Of Us Have No Idea Of What's Going On In Our Heads, Brain Scientists Have Figured Out A Lot About How The Brain Works. John Medina Explains W...

for Anyone Who Has Ever Puzzled Over The Mysterious And Often Infuriating Behavior Of A Teenager Comes A Groundbreaking Look At The Teenage Brain Written ...

[the Author] Takes Us Into The Poorest Neighborhoods Of Milwaukee To Tell The Story Of Eight Families On The Edge. Arleen Is A Single Mother Trying To Raise...

"Different minds learn differently," writes Dr. Mel Levine, one of the best-known education experts and pediatricians in America today. And that's a probl...

Now available in mass market trim, The Secret Language of Dreams is an imaginative, full-color guide to do-it-yourself dream interpretation. Acclaimed auth...

This fully-updated third edition of Jon Bailey and Mary Burch’s bestselling Ethics for Behavior Analysts is an invaluable guide to understanding and imple...

It's a fact of life: birds flock, fish school, people "tribe." Every company, indeed every organization, is a tribe, or if it's large enough, a network of ...

Renowned sports psychology expert W. Timothy Gallwey teams up with two esteemed physicians to offer a unique and empowering guide to mental health in today'...

This manual helps parents master proven techniques for teaching social-communication skills to young children with autism. The authors clearly describe th...

A Metaphorical Fugue On Minds And Machines In The Manner Of Lewis Carroll--cover Subtitle. Words Of Thanks -- Geb -- Introduction: A Musico-logical Offering...

For students studying education or psychology, for teachers or prospective teachers, and for instructional designers or instructors. A concrete guide to t...

The author of the hugely successful and perennially popular 203 Ways to Drive a Man Wild in Bed is back with an all-new, easy-to-use guide that elevates s...

Born on a Blue Day is a journey into one of the most fascinating minds alive today -- guided by its owner himself. Daniel Tammet sees numbers as shapes, co...

What makes good people do bad things? How can moral people be seduced to act immorally? Where is the line separating good from evil, and who is in danger o...

“Round-heeled” is an old-fashioned label for a woman who is promiscuous—someone who nowadays might be called “easy.” It’s a surprising way for a cultured ...

Many parents find getting their child to school in the morning to be quite a challenge. If your child consistently pleads with you to let him stay home fro...

Addiction Treatment Covers The Biological, Psychological, And Social Aspects Of Alcoholism, Eating Disorders, Compulsive Gambling, And Other Addictions. The...

why Do Children Do The Things They Do? What Can Teachers Do To Manage It All? While There Is Not A Simple Method For Understanding And Managing All Behavio...

A Leading Authority In Gender Studies Profiles American Males Between The Ages Of Sixteen And Twenty-six, Offering Insight Into Their Belief Systems, Relati...

francis Crick, Who Died At The Age Of Eighty-eight In 2004, Will Be Bracketed With Galileo, Darwin, And Einstein As One Of The Great Scientists Of All Tim...

Proponent Of Charles Darwin's Theory Of Evolution Discusses How The Idea Has Been Distorted And The Correct Way To Think About Evolution, And Examines Chall...

Combining great learning, interpretative originality, analytical sensitivity, and a charismatic prose style, Clifford Geertz has produced a lasting body of...

The Book Is About Asking The Right Questions, At The Right Time, In Order To Make The Best Choices When It Truly Counts. Each Beautiful Question Is Thoughtf...

This national bestseller exploring the complex emotional lives of animals was hailed as "a masterpiece" by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas and as "marvelous" by ...

Did you know the last fight you had with your spouse began long before you even met? Are you tired of falling into frustrating relational patterns in your ...

Studio 54 was the icon of excess—a place where Andy, Mick, Bianca, and Elton lounged in the VIP section while patrons did drugs in the fabled unisex bath...

Shares anecdotal insight into the illogical influences behind poor financial decisions and how to outmaneuver them, covering topics ranging from credit-card...

This comprehensive, respected, and up-to-date survey of contemporary behavior therapy synthesizes the clinical, research, theoretical, and ethical facets of...

Overcoming Relationship Anxiety: A Personal Approach to Understanding Your Emotions, Building Your Self-Confidence, and Creating a Healthy, Secure Partnersh...

In Jared Diamond’s follow-up to the Pulitzer-Prize winning Guns, Germs and Steel, the author explores how climate change, the population explosion and po...

This successful introduction to behavioral research methods—written by two leaders in the field—provides step-by-step guidance through the processes of...

A revelatory look at our national power grid--how it developed, its current flaws, and how it must be completely reimagined for our fast-approaching energy...

In April 1982, ethnobotanist Wade Davis arrived in Haiti to investigate two documented cases of zombis — people who had reappeared in Haitian society yea...

With contributions from leading investigators, this volume presents important theoretical and empirical advances in the study of adult attachment. Chapter...

AWARD-WINNING FINALIST IN THE "PSYCHOLOGY/MENTAL HEALTH" CATEGORY OF THE2016 BEST BOOK AWARDS Many adults on the autism spectrum experience isolation,inter...

A Master Class On How To Develop Productive Thinking And Decision-making Skills Draws On The Expertise Of Leading Psychologists And Thinkers, Including Dani...

Overcome Anxiety By Facing Fear Proven Tips And Tools. There Are A Lot Of Resources Out There For Managing Anxiety. However, Many Of Them Are Based On Opini...

For fans of Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink and Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking Fast and Slow, a revelatory new look at how we make decisi...

"In Rapt, acclaimed behavioral science writer Winifred Gallagher makes the radical and compelling argument that much of the quality of your life depends not...

what Makes A Person Confess To A Crime He Did Not Commit? Was He Coerced? Is He Trying To Protect Someone Else? Interrogation Has Come Under Attack As Opp...

This inviting book is a bridge between two major strands of reading instruction that are often held in opposition: the science of reading and artful approac...

You've Read The Headlines: industry after industry battered by globalization, deregulation, and commoditization. The Darwinian struggle of business keeps g...