Behavioral Sciences

what Is The Difference Between Choking And Panicking? Why Are There Dozens Of Varieties Of Mustard-but Only One Variety Of Ketchup? What Do Football Playe...

This important contribution to the sociology of religion provides an analysis that clarifies the often ironic interaction between religion and society. Be...

From The Trailblazing, New York Times–bestselling Author Of Thinking In Pictures, A Landmark Book That Reveals, Celebrates, And Advocates For The Special ...

Empty Place: Poetry, Space and Being Among the Foi of Papua New Guinea: No. 675 (A Midland Book)Categories: Science & Math Behavioral SciencesAnthropolo...

In this sweeping overview of life in the ancient Near East, Daniel Snell surveys the history of the region from the invention of writing five thousand year...

Teaching children how to manage their intense emotions is one of the most difficult aspects of parenting or educating gifted children. Emotional Intensity ...

About the Author\Mark Freestone, PhD is a Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Psychiatry, Queen Mary University of London. He has worked in prisons and forens...

"If you are not already a Steven Pinker addict, this book will make you one." --Jared DiamondIn Words and Rules, Steven Pinker explores profound mysteries ...

The Sixth Edition of David F. Bjorklund and Kayla B. Causey’s topically organized Children’s Thinking presents a current, comprehensive, and dynamic exa...

Canadian children are safer now than at any other time in history. So why are we so fearful for them? When they’re young, we drive them to playdates, fill...

anger Is A Daily Experience. It Is Encountered In A Number Of Interpersonal, Family And Occupational Situations. Research Indicates That Even Normal Paren...

Working Memory Refers To How We Keep Track Of What We Are Doing Moment To Moment Throughout Our Waking Lives. This Book Brings Together In One Volume, State...

The life you want is in reach, if only you can master the power of focus\Anxiety, stress, worry, and fear—these are the mental maladies that literally pla...

Robert Trivers. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 433-455.Categories: Science & Math EvolutionGeneral

An Accessible Introduction To The Science Of Evolutionary Psychology And How It Explains Many Aspects Of Human Nature. Unlike Many Books On The Topic, Which...

Do you panic at the thought of walking into a room full of people you don't know? Do you feel as if a cloud of gloom is always hovering over your head? Do y...

Few Concepts Are More Unshakable In Our Culture Than Free Will, The Idea That Individuals Are Fundamentally In Control Of The Decisions They Make, Good Or B...

This Book Is A Practical Guide To Doing Psychotherapy Which, Unlike Most Other Manuals That Present An Idealized View Of The Therapist-patient Relationship,...

Step-by-step guides to self-improvement that introduce the methods of the highly regarded cognitive behavioral therapy technique to help readers conquer a b...

The Value of Life is an exploration of the actual and perceived importance of biological diversity for human beings and society. Stephen R. Kellert identif...

Solve serious behavior challenges in K–8 classrooms with this easy-to-use book, the first practical guide to the research-proven Prevent-Teach-Reinforce (...

Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is a highly effective, rigorously researched intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders—but most teachers d...

In the second of a proposed three-volume study, John and Jean Comaroff continue their exploration of colonial evangelism and modernity in South Africa. Mo...

Review\"Cool Anthropology is a pioneering attempt for anthropologists to reach out to broad audiences beyond the classroom by availing themselves of contemp...

The book that started the Quiet Revolution At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking; wh...

The Nuclear Borderlands explores the sociocultural fallout of twentieth-century America's premier technoscientific project--the atomic bomb. Joseph Masco o...

Over the past decade, legal wagering has expanded rapidly in North America. In 1998 alone, people lost 50 billion dollars in legal betting and it is estimat...

Perception is our key to the world.\It plays at least three different roles in our lives. It justifies beliefs and provides us with knowledge of our environ...

most Of The Literature On Learning Disabilities And Attention-deficit/hyperactivity Disorder (adhd) Focuses On The Needs Of Elementary-age Children, But O...

Dance Makes Its Unique Contribution To Society And Culture By Virtue Of Its Form And Expression; At The Same Time It Is Intimately Bound Up With The Element...

"Human sensory and perceptual experience is emphasized, and neuroscientific underpinnings of experience introduced. Chapters are written by experts in each ...

The cooperative action of different regions of our brains gives us an amazing capacity to perform activities as diverse as playing the piano and hitting a ...

Ronald J. Mason. Reprint. Originally Published: New York : Academic Press, C1981. With New Pref. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: H...

Explores The Adolescent Years And Draws On Extensive Research To Offer Teens Practical Ways To Cope With Such Important Issues As Peers, Parents, Relationsh...

An Exhilarating History Of Humankind, Chronicling Thousands Of Years Of Trial And Error--but Mostly Error--in The Rise Of Civilization Modern Humans Have Co...

Foundations of Human Memory provides an introduction to the scientific study of human memory with an emphasis on both the major theories of memory and the l...

The Landmark Book That Has Revolutionized The Way We Understand Leadership And Decision Making -- From #1 Bestselling Author Malcolm Gladwell. In His Breakt...