Applied Psychology category: 2264 books
Choke
What the Secrets of the Brain Reveal About Getting It Right When You Have To
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2010
***Why do the smartest students often do poorly on standardized tests?
Why did you tank that interview or miss that golf swing when you should have had it in the bag?
Why do you mess up when it matters the most—and how can you perform your best instead?***
It happens to all...
by A. D. Thibeault
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2014
A full executive summary of Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. This is not a chapter-by-chapter summary. Rather, the author takes an holistic approach, reorganizing and breaking down the content for easier understanding where necessary, and cutting out the repetition. Sample summaries by the author are available here: http://newbooksinbrief.com/free-articles/
The Moral Economy
Why Good Incentives Are No Substitute for Good Citizens
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2016
Should the idea of economic man—the amoral and self-interested Homo economicus—determine how we expect people to respond to monetary rewards, punishments, and other incentives? Samuel Bowles answers with a resounding “no.” Policies that follow from this paradigm, he shows, may “crowd out”...
by Philip Brownell
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Gestalt Psychotherapy and Coaching for Relationships provides psychotherapists and coaches with a thorough understanding of two-person dynamics and offers practical interventions for working with couples and with two-person teams within larger organizations. Part I of this text relates contemporary...
Commit to Win
How to Harness the Four Elements of Commitment to Reach Your Goals
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2014
Anyone who’s ever given up on a New Year’s resolution knows: Willpower eventually runs out. Whether the goal is personal or professional, the factor that really determines success is an individual’s commitment level. Heidi Reeder, PhD, is a highly regarded communication expert with a slew of...
by Fredrike Bannink
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Introduces a new form of conflict management that is shorter, more hopeful, and more cost-effective than traditional methods – essential reading for mediators, lawyers, jury experts, and managers. Benjamin Franklin once said: “Every problem is an opportunity in disguise.” In the new and highly...
The Knowledge Illusion
Why We Never Think Alone
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
**“The Knowledge Illusion is filled with insights on how we should deal with our individual ignorance and collective wisdom.” —Steven Pinker
We all think we know more than we actually do.**
Humans have built hugely complex societies and technologies, but most of us don’t even...
Career Development and Counseling
Putting Theory and Research to Work
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2012
Praise for Career Development and Counseling: Putting Theory and Research to Work, Second Edition
"This volume is an essential resource for the library of anyone interested in the field of career development, assessment, and counseling and should also prove invaluable for graduate students...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
As we begin a new century, the astonishing spread of nationally and internationally accessible computer-based communication networks has touched the imagination of people everywhere. Suddenly, the Internet is in everyday parlance, featured in talk shows, in special business "technology"...
Manipulation : The Complete Step-by-Step Guide on Manipulation, Mind Control, and NLP
Manipulation Series, #3
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2018
If you're not getting what you desire in life, perhaps it's time to practice some positive manipulation, mind control, and NLP. If you consider manipulation to be contrary, you'll find out differently when learning and applying our step-by-step guide to getting what you want. Reaching success...
by Ryan James
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2018
Science shows that people with self-discipline are happier with their lives. They are successful in almost all areas of life – physically, mentally, socially, and even financially. And the good news is, self-discipline isn’t some lucky mutation that people are randomly blessed with at birth....
Guarding the Gates
Calming, Control and de-escalation of Mentally Ill, Emotionally Disturbed and Aggressive Individuals - A Comprehensive Guidebook for Security Guards
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2010
Individuals suffering from psychiatric or substance use disorders sometimes display any one of a number of frightening behaviors: verbal outbursts, physical threats and even violence. Security guards must frequently deal with such individuals in locations as varied as hospital emergency rooms, shopping...
Full Range Leadership Development
Pathways for People, Profit, and Planet
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2018
It has been more than 30 years since Bernard M. Bass presented an integrated overview of Full Range Leadership Development (FRLD), which has since become the standard for providing leadership training around the world in business, military, religious, and educational contexts. This book teaches how...
Why We Do What We Do
Understanding our brain to get the best out of ourselves and others
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2018
The brain is the basis of everything we do: how we behave, communicate, feel, remember, pay attention, create, influence and decide.
***Why We Do What We Do *****combines scientific research with concrete examples and illustrative stories to clarify the complex mechanisms of the human brain....