Cognitive Psychology category: 3003 books
The Reciprocity of Perceiver and Environment
The Evolution of James J. Gibson's Ecological Psychology
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2017
Originally published in 1987, this title intended to historically reveal, through tracing Gibson’s development, the substance of his views and how they bore upon general philosophical issues in theories of knowledge, and to investigate in detail the historical context of Gibson’s theoretical position...
by Trevor Harley
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2018
Do you feel happier on a sunny day? Are you afraid of thunderstorms? Are you dreaming of a White Christmas?
The Psychology of Weather explores our relationship with the weather, and how it can affect our mood, behaviour, and lifestyle. The book sheds light on our preoccupation with this natural...
by R.J. Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2019
I've spent a long time gathering these tips on how to manipulate people and get whatever one might want from them. Using dark psychology tricks, we can learn how to work with people's thoughts and take advantage of their innermost emotions and desires so that we can get whatever we want from them.
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Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2012
In recent decades there has been a shift in focus from psychological and social problems-what might be called the "dark side" of humanity-to human well-being and flourishing. The Positive Psychology movement, along with changes in attitudes toward organisational and societal health, has generated...
Psychology for Musicians : Understanding and Acquiring the Skills
Understanding and Acquiring the Skills
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2007
What is it that accounts for the differences between musical beginners advanced music makers and world class performers? Virtually everyone likes music and has the capacity to be musical in some way (despite what some may say about themselves). Yet far fewer people come to be so involved with it that...
Where Does Mind End?
A Radical History of Consciousness and the Awakened Self
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2011
A new comprehensive model of mind and its nearly infinite possibilities
• Recasts psychology as a vehicle not for mental health but for higher consciousness
• Shows that we have consciousness for a reason; it is humanity’s unique contribution to the cosmos
• Integrates...
Authentic Happiness
Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2002
A national bestseller, Authentic Happiness launched the revolutionary new science of Positive Psychology—and sparked a coast-to-coast debate on the nature of real happiness.
According to esteemed psychologist and bestselling author Martin Seligman, happiness is not the result of good genes...
by Ryan James
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2018
Have you ever wondered why there are some people you take an instant dislike to and others to whom you gravitate? Obviously, there's something else happening besides their verbal communications that are attracting or repelling you, right? You might just discover what that is by reading our book. ...
by James C. Kaufman, PhD
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2016
What is creativity? How does it work? How does it flourish in individuals and organizations? Now in its second edition, this bestselling introductory text--written by one of the world’s leading experts on the psychology of creativity--is completely updated and expanded to reflect the tremendous...
Human Learning and Memory
Advances in Theory and Applications: The 4th Tsukuba International Conference on Memory
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
This text celebrates the fourth Tsukuba International Conference on Memory (Tic4) held in January of 2003, by setting forth productive directions for memory researchers and human learning theorists around the world. It presents fascinating perspectives on progress, and future prospects for models,...
The War Between Mentalism and Behaviorism
On the Accessibility of Mental Processes
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1999
This book considers one of the most fundamental, but only infrequently considered, issues in psychology--Are mental processes accessible by means of verbal reports and/or experimental assays? It is argues that this is the main characteristic distinguishing between behaviorism and mentalistic cognitivism....
Minds Make Societies
How Cognition Explains the World Humans Create
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2018
A watershed book that masterfully integrates insights from evolutionary biology, genetics, psychology, economics, and more to explore the development and workings of human societies
“There is no good reason why human societies should not be described and explained with the same precision...
Being Human
Psychological and Philosophical Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Richard Gross turns his expert eye to the psychology of human nature in a contemplative account encompassing cognition, consciousness, language, time perception, sense of mortality and human society. This book will help you to consider the unique aspects of being human and to understand the biological...
Foundations for Tracing Intuition
Challenges and Methods
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The study of intuition and its relation to thoughtful reasoning is a burgeoning research topic in psychology and beyond. While the area has the potential to radically transform our conception of the mind and decision making, the procedures used for establishing empirical conclusions have often been...