Download or read book The Everything Psychology Book written by Kendra Cherry and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-11-16 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's nothing more fascinating-- or frightening-- than the ins and outs of the human mind. With this comprehensive guide, you'll achieve a better understanding of yourself-- and everyone else around you, too!
Download or read book 50 Psychology Classics written by Tom Butler-Bowdon and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the key wisdom and figures of psychology's development over 50 books, hundreds of ideas, and a century of time.
Download or read book Psychology as a Major written by Donna E. Palladino Schultheiss and published by American Psychological Association (APA). This book was released on 2008 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the field of psychology for those thinking of studying the subject at undergraduate level. Drawing heavily on the vocational psychology literature, the books presents self-exploration tools and self-assessment exercises to help readers decide if psychology is for them.
Download or read book How Psychology Works written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-06-07 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How far would you go to obey orders? Why do many people - even some scientists - believe in miracles? Find out the answers to these questions and much more in this visual guide to applied psychology. Lying at the intersection of biology, philosophy, and medicine, psychology is at the heart of what makes us human. Perfect both for students and people new to the topic, How Psychology Works has a unique graphic approach and uses direct, jargon-free language. It explores various approaches that psychologists use to study how people think and behave, such as behaviorism, cognitive psychology, and humanism. This indispensable guide describes a wide range of mental health conditions, including bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. It then takes you through treatments, from cognitive behavioral therapy and psychoanalysis to group therapy and art therapy. This book also explores the role of psychology in everyday situations. Discover what makes you, you - the unique blend of nature and nurture that makes up your sense of who you are - and psychology's role in relationships, sport, work, and education. How Psychology Works is a fascinating read that will quickly hone your emotional intelligence and give you perceptive insights into both your own and other people's feelings and behavior.
Download or read book Do Apes Read Minds written by Kristin Andrews and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2012-07-20 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andrews argues for a pluralistic folk psychology that employs different kinds of practices and different kinds of cognitive tools (including personality trait attribution, stereotype activation, inductive reasoning about past behavior, and generalization from self) that are involved in our folk psychological practices.
Download or read book Graduate Study in Psychology written by American Psychological Association and published by American Psychological Association (APA). This book was released on 2016-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graduate Study in Psychology is the best source of information related to graduate programs in psychology and provides information related to approximately 600 graduate programs in psychology in the U.S. and Canada. Full of up-to-date information, the latest edition also a features a new table format for better readability. Graduate Study in Psychology contains information about number of applications received by a program number of individuals accepted in each program dates for applications and admission types of information required for an application (GRE scores, letters of recommendation, documentation concerning volunteer or clinical experience, etc.) in-state and out-of-state tuition costsavailability of internships and scholarships employment information of graduates orientation and emphasis of departments and programs plus other relevant information .
Download or read book Why Do I Do That written by Joseph Burgo and published by . This book was released on 2012-10-08 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why Do I Do That? adapts the basic strategies of psychodynamic psychotherapy to a guided course in self-exploration, highlighting the universal role of defense mechanisms in warding off emotional pain. With easy-to-understand explanations, the first part teaches you about the unconscious mind and the role of psychological defenses in excluding difficult feelings from awareness. Individual chapters in the longer middle section explore the primary defense mechanisms one by one, with exercises to help you identify your own defenses at work. The final part offers guidance for how to "disarm" your defenses and cope more effectively with the unconscious feelings behind them. Psychological defense mechanisms are an inevitable and necessary part of the human experience; but when they become too pervasive or deeply entrenched, they may damage our personal relationships, restrict or distort our emotional lives and prevent us from behaving in ways that promote lasting self-esteem.
Download or read book Career Paths in Psychology written by Robert J. Sternberg and published by Amer Psychological Assn. This book was released on 1997-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Career Paths in Psychology shows, the range of work that psychologists find themselves doing goes far beyond the traditional laboratory researcher or the individual therapist. Psychologists work in all areas of education, in government, with private companies, and in communities. They supply research on immunization programmes, suggest improvements to airplane cockpit design, conduct studies on why peope buy what they buy, and design community programmes for reducing crime in neighbourhoods.
Download or read book Graduate Study in Psychology 2016 written by American Psychological Association and published by American Psychological Association (APA). This book was released on 2015-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graduate Study in Psychology is the best source of information related to graduate programs in psychology and provides information related to more than 600 graduate programs in psychology in the U.S. and Canada. Graduate Study in Psychology contains information about number of applications received by a program number of individuals accepted in each program dates for applications and admission types of information required for an application (GRE scores, letters of recommendation, documentation concerning volunteer or clinical experience, etc.) in-state and out-of-state tuition costs availability of internships and scholarships employment information of graduates orientation and emphasis of departments and programs plus other relevant information.
Download or read book Cognition and Perception written by Athanassios Raftopoulos and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2009-07-17 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An argument that there are perceptual mechanisms that retrieve information in cognitively and conceptually unmediated ways and that this sheds light on various philosophical issues. In Cognition and Perception, Athanassios Raftopoulos discusses the cognitive penetrability of perception and claims that there is a part of visual processes (which he calls “perception”) that results in representational states with nonconceptual content; that is, a part that retrieves information from visual scenes in conceptually unmediated, “bottom-up,” theory-neutral ways. Raftopoulos applies this insight to problems in philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, and epistemology, and examines how we access the external world through our perception as well as what we can know of that world. To show that there is a theory-neutral part of existence, Raftopoulos turns to cognitive science and argues that there is substantial scientific evidence. He then claims that perception induces representational states with nonconceptual content and examines the nature of the nonconceptual content. The nonconceptual information retrieved, he argues, does not allow the identification or recognition of an object but only its individuation as a discrete persistent object with certain spatiotemporal properties and other features. Object individuation, however, suffices to determine the referents of perceptual demonstratives. Raftopoulos defends his account in the context of current discussions on the issue of the theory-ladenness of perception (namely the Fodor-Churchland debate), and then discusses the repercussions of his thesis for problems in the philosophy of science. Finally, Raftopoulos claims that there is a minimal form of realism that is defensible. This minimal realism holds that objects, their spatiotemporal properties, and such features as shape, orientation, and motion are real, mind-independent properties in the world.
Download or read book Career Paths in Psychology written by Robert J. Sternberg and published by American Psychological Association (APA). This book was released on 2007 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Career Paths in Psychology, psychologists in a variety of areas discuss their work: what got them into it, what they like and don't like about it, and what a typical work week is like in their chosen specialty. These psychologists offer advice, information, and the inspiration of their own career paths. They speak frankly about salaries and job opportunities and about what it takes to make it in their field.
Download or read book Who Do You Think You Are written by Alice Harman and published by Wide Eyed Editions. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find out what makes you tick in 20 psychological quizzes. Written by award-winning children’s author Alice Harman and illustrated with the bold, geometric artwork of Blok Magnaye, Who Do You Think You Are? takes you on an interactive tour of the history and study of psychology through its most prominent tests. After a science-based exploration to establish what exactly personality is and the different ways it can be measured, test yourself to discover your personality types and traits, intelligence, creativity, unconscious, and most importantly, whether you are more like a pizza or a salad. Each chapter begins with a discussion based on modern psychology that sorts out the fact and fiction behind the different tests. Find out: Which of the four ancient Greek humours is most dominant in your personality (If you’re a great listener and avoid arguments, you might be Phlegmatic.) How you prefer to think and learn with the Left Brain–Right Brain Quiz How impulsive you are with the Barratt Impulsiveness Test How much you enjoy new objects and experiences with the Neophilia Quiz How your abstract reasoning skills measure up with the Culture Fair IQ Test (You’ll have a chance to test yourself in a few different areas of intelligence to find out where your strengths lie!) After taking all these intriguing tests, you might just want to become a psychologist! A section at the back describes the different jobs psychologists do and provides resources for more information on the field. Have a blast learning more about yourself and the field of psychology with this brightly illustrated quiz book!
Download or read book Comparative Psychology for Clinical Psychologists and Therapists written by Daniel C. Marston and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2016-05-19 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring animal research, from pigeons to primates, this book explains how comparative psychology can enrich our insights into human psychological processes. Each chapter covers a different clinical disorder or problem commonly encountered by clinical psychologists and therapists, including depression, autism and social communication disorders, substance abuse and obesity, and reviews related research into animal behaviors. Revealing how animal models can grant psychologists a better understanding of the motivations and causes for behaviors that are impossible or challenging to study in humans, the authors suggest interventions, drawn from research findings in comparative psychology, that can effectively address psychological disorders in humans.
Download or read book The Psychology Book written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-02-02 with total page 723 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn about human nature, behavior and how the mind works with The Psychology Book. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Psychology in this overview guide to the subject, great for beginners looking to learn and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Psychology Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching graphics and diagrams to immerse yourself in. This captivating book will broaden your understanding of Psychology, with: - More than 100 ground-breaking ideas in this field of science - Packed with facts, charts, timelines and graphs to help explain core concepts - A visual approach to big subjects with striking illustrations and graphics throughout - Easy to follow text makes topics accessible for people at any level of understanding The Psychology Book is the perfect introduction to the science, aimed at adults with an interest in the subject and students wanting to gain more of an overview. Here you’ll discover key concepts by psychologists who have significantly enhanced our understanding of the human mind and behavior. Learn about everyone who’s contributed to the big ideas in psychology, incorporating the ideas of today’s scientists as well those of the ancient philosophers and pioneers. Your Psychology Questions, Simply Explained If you thought it was difficult to learn psychology and its many concepts, The Psychology Book presents the key ideas in a clear layout. Learn about the key personalities of the 19th and 20th centuries whose work has made significant contributions to our understanding of human behavior. Fantastic mind maps and step-by-step summaries explain the line of thought clearly for students of psychology and for anyone with a general interest in understanding the human mind. The Big Ideas Series With millions of copies sold worldwide, The Psychology Book is part of the award-winning Big Ideas series from DK. The series uses striking graphics along with engaging writing, making big topics easy to understand.
Download or read book Why Christians Can t Trust Psychology written by Ed Bulkley and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 1993-07-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where should Christians go to heal the deep hurts in their hearts? Today’s search for inner fulfillment has exploded into the Recovery movement, complete with twelve-step seminars, counseling programs, and self-help books. Thousands are looking to Christian psychology to help them attain victory over modern dysfunctions. Does that mean the Bible alone is no longer adequate for the problems faced by Christians today? Some say we need the Bible plus psychology. Others say the Bible alone is sufficient. With deep insight and candor, pastoral counselor Ed Bulkley presents the opposing sides of this issue—and offers trustworthy, biblical answers for those who long to break away from pain and guilt and know true freedom...genuine inner peace...and a fresh beginning. The pressures to find the solutions to human hurt and suffering have never been greater. Clear answers are urgently needed for the hurting—today.
Download or read book Are We Free Psychology and Free Will written by John Baer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-02-25 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do people have free will, or this universal belief an illusion? If free will is more than an illusion, what kind of free will do people have? How can free will influence behavior? Can free will be studied, verified, and understood scientifically? How and why might a sense of free will have evolved? These are a few of the questions this book attempts to answer.People generally act as though they believe in their own free will: they don't feel like automatons, and they don't treat one another as they might treat robots. While acknowledging many constraints and influences on behavior, people nonetheless act as if they (and their neighbors) are largely in control of many if not most of the decisions they make. Belief in free will also underpins the sense that people are responsible for their actions. Psychological explanations of behavior rarely mention free will as a factor, however. Can psychological science find room for free will? How do leading psychologists conceptualize free will, and what role do they believe free will plays in shaping behavior?In recent years a number of psychologists have tried to solve one or more of the puzzles surrounding free will. This book looks both at recent experimental and theoretical work directly related to free will and at ways leading psychologists from all branches of psychology deal with the philosophical problems long associated with the question of free will, such as the relationship between determinism and free will and the importance of consciousness in free will. It also includes commentaries by leading philosophers on what psychologists can contribute to long-running philosophical struggles with this most distinctly human belief. These essays should be of interest not only to social scientists, but to intelligent and thoughtful readers everywhere.
Download or read book You ve Earned Your Doctorate in Psychology Now What written by Elizabeth Marie Morgan and published by American Psychological Association (APA). This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're like many psychology graduate students and early career psychologists, you may be amply trained to conduct research but find yourself stumbling through the process of applying and interviewing for a job. This book will help you transition from graduate education to a career in an academic or professional setting.
