Cognitive Psychology & Cognition

Change can often seem like an impossible task, but this practical book will help you put it into perspective. With guidance from two experts, you'll recognise the behaviours and thoughts that hold you back, and will develop skills to think more...

Struggling with restless nights? Achieve better sleep with this scientifically verified, holistic approach to healing stress and trauma-affected slumber.Inspired by his work with military veterans, sleep expert Charlie Morley explores how to combat the...

'The authors ... are generous with their tips for a successful interrogation' The Sunday TimesIdentify the signsAsk the right questionsGet to the truthSpy the Lie is a fascinating study of deception and a comprehensive lesson in how to identify and...

We are on the cusp of a major revolution in psychiatric medicine and neuroscience. After fifty years of prohibition, criminalisation and fear, science is finally showing us that psychedelics are not dangerous or harmful. Instead, when used according to...

Mind Maps for Kids has taken the education world by storm, selling over 20,500 copies in the first four months of publication. Back by popular demand, Mind Map genius Tony Buzan now works his magic on the area of learning that most worries children,...

What does the breathtakingly beautiful art depicted on the walls of caves such as Lascaux, Chauvet and Altamira, tell us about the nature of the ancestral mind? How did these images spring, seemingly from nowhere into the human story? The Mind in the...

Exam Board: AQA Level: GCSE 9-1 Subject: Psychology Suitable for the 2024 exams Complete revision and practice to fully prepare for the...

Transform your consciousness and let go of the false beliefs you have about yourself with this powerful collection of Dr David Hawkins' key teachings.Are you willing to let go of seeing yourself as the ego believes you to be? Are you willing to go...

Do you spend too much time learning with disappointing results? Do you find it difficult to remember what you read? Do you put off studying because it's boring and you're easily distracted? This book is for you. Dr. Barbara Oakley and Olav Schewe have...

A child is presented with a marshmallow and given a choice: Eat this one now, or wait and enjoy two later. What will she do? And what are the implications for her behaviour later in life?Walter Mischel's now iconic 'marshmallow test,' one of the most...

THE PRACTICAL WAY TO THE BEST RESULTS.Do you want to find out how CBT can help you achieve your goals? Do you want to challenge and change your negative thoughts? Do you want to free yourself from depression, anxiety and low moods and embrace a happier...

Whether you're looking to be more decisive in your life, find a new job or simply be happier, 59 Seconds has the 'magic bullet' you need.Most people would like to be more creative, more persuasive and more attractive. For years, gurus and 'life coaches'...

The Psychedelic Experience, created by the prophetic shaman-professors Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzer and Richard Alpert, is a foundational text that serves as a model and a guide for all subsequent mind-expanding inquiries. In this wholly unique book, the...

This book is based upon the training courses of Tebbetts, which has been updated by Roy Hunter. Tebbetts' training has formed the basis of a large number of hypnotherapy courses taught both in America and Europe. The Art of Hypnosis is well-written and...

In addition to providing a collection of hypnotic scripts for children from six to fifteen, it offers easy to follow solution-focused ways to structure treatment sessions. In addition, background information, advice, contra-indications and possible...

In a series of groundbreaking experiments, Daniel M. Wegner told subjects not to think about white bears. Of course, they found it impossible to avoid thinking of the bears--just as it often seems impossible to stop thinking about forbidden foods, a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735216358Author Annie DukeFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint PortfolioPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERHow can we make it easier to be happy? Using the latest cutting-edge research, Professor Paul Dolan reveals that wellbeing isn't about how we think - it's about what we do. By making deliberate choices that bring us both...

"Stylish, witty and insightful" -The Wall Street Journal"Makes us look at ourselves and the human mind in a series of fascinating ways" - New Scientist"House is a pleasure to read. Like Oliver Sacks ..." - Los Angeles Review of BooksA concise, elegant,...

A practical introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for the general reader.From one of the co-authors of the Little CBT Workbook,The Little ACT Workbookis a simple, hands-on, practical guide introducing essential ACT techniques you can...

Cognitive Analytic Therapy and the Politics of Mental Health provides an overview of the development of cognitive analytic therapy (CAT), and illuminates how the political context affects the way in which therapists consider their work and facilitates...

'Compelling and wise and rational.' - Jon RonsonMotion sickness.Nightmares.Forgetting people's names.Why did I walk into this room??For something supposedly so brilliant and evolutionarily advanced, the human brain is pretty messy, fallible and...

A fascinating, practical guide to making better decisions with our money, health and personal lives from Gerd Gigerenzer, the author of Reckoning with Risk.Numbers don't lie - but they often mislead us. From health risks to financial decisions, we often...

Have you ever seen something that wasn't really there? Heard someone call your name in an empty house? Sensed someone following you and turned around to find nothing? Hallucinations don't belong wholly to the insane. Much more commonly, they are linked...

Where did we come from? What is our connection with other life forms? What are the mechanisms of mind that define what it means to be a human being? Evolutionary psychology is a revolutionary new science, a true synthesis of modern principles of...

In this groundbreaking book, two leading authorities in the field review what we really know about how and when the brain learns, and consider the implications of this knowledge for educational policy and practice. Pioneering book in emerging field from...

In this fascinating and often hilarious work - winner of the Royal Society of Science Prize 2007 - pre-eminent psychologist Daniel Gilbert shows how - and why - the majority of us have no idea how to make ourselves happy. We all want to be...

We are the product of our evolutionary history and this history colours our everyday lives - from why we kiss to how religious we are. In How Many Friends Does One Person Need? Robin Dunbar explains how the distant past underpins our current behaviour,...

'When I tried Joanna's approach during the first lockdown, I was both comforted and excited by how such a small change could have such a big impact.' Dr. Suzanne McCleanParenting through the teenage years can be challenging and overwhelming. With over...

How are today's 'hearts and minds' programs linked to a late-19th century definition of human factors as people's moral and mental deficits? What do Heinrich's 'unsafe acts' from the 1930's have in common with the Swiss cheese model of the early 1990's?...

Minds, Brains, and Computers presents a vital resource -- the most comprehensive interdisciplinary selection of seminal papers in the foundations of cognitive science, from leading figures in artificial intelligence, linguistics, philosophy, psychology,...

Don't let anxiety and depression keep you from living life to the fullest. If you suffer from co-occurring anxiety and depression, you may experience an overwhelming urge to avoid difficult emotions and emotional experiences. The last thing you want to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936891375Author Steven PressfieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint Black Irish Entertainment LLCPublisher Black Irish Entertainment LLCWeight(grams)...

KS1 Problem Solving is a progressive series of books which help children to sharpen their mathematical skills by applying their knowledge to a range of 'real-life' situations such as shopping and telling the time. KS1 Problem Solving Book 2 includes:...

How do you make something out of nothing?Up your game with this masterclass in creative thinking. Combining Dave Trott's distinctive, almost Zen-like storytelling, humour and practical advice, One Plus One Equals Three is a collection of provocative...

Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers,...

Winner of a 2008 Teachers' Choice Award! Anxiety can be debilitating for anyone, but it can be especially confusing for a child. Learning about emotions helps children recognize connections between thinking and feeling, and the physiological effects of...

Winner of British Psychological Society Best Book Prize (Popular Science) 2023 Nature's Top 10 Books of 2023 A Financial Times Book of the Year 2023 ...

Dominic O'Brien is legendary for winning the World Memory Championship eight times and for outwitting the casinos of Las Vegas to win a fortune at blackjack. His success is based on brilliant techniques that he has developed and refined over the years -...

From its first publication in 1997, Altered State established itself as the definitive text on Ecstasy and dance culture. This new edition sees Matthew Collin cast a fresh eye on the heady events of the acid house 'Summer of Love' and the rave scene's...