Cognitive Psychology & Cognition

"These are pages that one reads with almost physical pain. . .all the way to its stoic conclusion." -Primo Levi"The testimony of a profoundly serious man. . . . In its every turn and crease, it bears the marks of the true." -Irving Howe, New...

A concise, elegant, and thought-provoking exploration of the mystery of consciousness and the functioning of the brain.'Intriguing ... impressively rich. This is bursting with insight.' Publishers WeeklyDespite decades of research, remarkable imagery,...

'A first class book' Sunday Times We're all conspiracy theorists. Some of us just hide it better than others. Conspiracy theorists do not wear tin-foil hats (for the most part). They are not just a few kooks lurking on the paranoid fringes of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781873385234Author Stephen McConkeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 50Imprint Learning TogetherPublisher Learning Together

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781873385234Author Stephen McConkeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 50Imprint Learning TogetherPublisher Learning Together

'Learning to loaf' - this books explores the ways of knowing that require more time, the ways we have unlearned or ignore, but that are crucial to our complete mental development. The human brain-mind will do a number of unusual, interesting...

An engaging account of the science of dreaming.Written by a leading sleep researcher and a professional dream artist.Makes the biological, psychological, personal, and cultural causes of dreaming accessible.Surveys current theories of the function and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845401023Author Igor AleksanderFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Imprint AcademicPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

Inspired by the often uncomfortable interplay between autistic individuals, parents and professionals in understanding autistic spectrum conditions, Olga Bogdashina uses the concept of Theory of Mind (ToM) to consider these groups' different (and often...

Take a masterclass in the power of purposeful curiosity to succeed and lead a fulfilled life. Dr Costas Andriopoulos has spent the last five years interviewing the most curious minds working today. From explorers to entrepreneurs, Purposeful Curiosity...

A curious history of the strange, wonderful and sometimes terrifying worlds created by our minds. 'An utterly engrossing book.' ZOE WILLIAMS For centuries we've dismissed delusions as something for doctors to sort out behind locked doors. But...

How do we see? This question has fascinated and perplexed philosophers and scientists for millennia. In visual perception, mind and world meet, when light reflected from objects enters the eyes and stimulates the nerves leading to activity in the brain...

What is the meaning of time? Do we have an internal clock? Can time speed up or slow down?The Psychology of Time considers how we define, describe, and experience time. From a discussion of how our language around time is dependent on metaphor, to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615815657Author Nick KolendaFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Kolenda Entertainment, LLCPublisher Kolenda Entertainment, LLCWeight(grams)...

WINNER OF THE 800-CEO-READ BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2015In the vein of Susan Cain's QUIET and Malcolm Gladwell's DAVID AND GOLIATH, HOW TO FLY A HORSE is a smart, empowering book that dispels the myths around genius and creativity.There is a myth about...

In The Algebraic Mind, Gary Marcus attempts to integrate two theories about how the mind works, one that says that the mind is a computer-like manipulator of symbols, and another that says that the mind is a large network of neurons working together in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262534291Author Gary A. KleinFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 19mm

From reviews of the hardback: "A fascinating book which deserves a wide audience." European Medical Journal "a very significant contribution to the field of evolutionary thinking on human psychology and culture." British Journal of...

In the years since it was first published, this influential book based on the highly innovative findings of social psychologist Dr. Ellen J. Langer and her team of researchers at Harvard made its mark for its unique concept of mindfulness, thoroughly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374533557Author Daniel KahnemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Farrar, Straus & Giroux IncPublisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux IncWeight(grams)...

Intractability is a growing concern across the cognitive sciences: while many models of cognition can describe and predict human behavior in the lab, it remains unclear how these models can scale to situations of real-world complexity. Cognition and...

'Damasio undertakes nothing less than a reconstruction of the natural history of the universe ... [A] brave and honest book' The New York Times Book ReviewThe Strange Order of Things is a pathbreaking investigation into homeostasis, the condition of that...

Although communications emerging in therapy are ascribed to the mind's unconscious, dark side, they are habitually translated in clinical dialogue into the supposedly therapeutic language of reason and consciousness. But, Dr. Watzlawick argues, it is...

This timely book uniquely addresses the application of CBT to children and young people within health, school and community contexts. With the recent expansion of increasing access to psychological therapies (IAPT) CBT is increasingly applied to work...

'THE MOTHERHOOD COMPLEX does for mothers in particular what INVISIBLE WOMEN did for women as a whole: exposes the myriad ways in which the system is stacked against us, while celebrating the strengths and successes we achieve in spite of it all' Leah...

In this carefully crafted exploration of classic hypnotherapy, Hugh Gunnison has articulated the connection between the ideas and practices of Milton H. Erickson and Carl R. Rogers. This volume gently guides the reader to new understandings in a...

Creativity is fundamental to human experience. In On Creativity David Bohm, the world-renowned scientist, investigates the phenomenon from all sides: not only the creativity of invention and of imagination but also that of perception and of discovery...

"A highly personal, richly informed and culturally wide-ranging meditation on the loss of meaning in our times and on pathways to rediscovering it." -Gabor Mate, MD, author of In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With AddictionA...

'Everyone should read this important book' Josh Glancy, Sunday Times'One of the most important living philosophers' Bryan Appleyard, SpectatorIn the coming decades, the technology that enables virtual and augmented reality will improve beyond recognition...

One of the most important psychologists alive today tells the story of the transformation of modern psychology through the lens of his own career and change of heart.Martin E. P. Seligman is one of the most decorated and popular psychologists of his...

A.D.D. and Creativity raises and answers questions about the dynamic between the two components and shows how they can be a wonderful gift but also a painful liability if not properly handled. Real-life stories and inspirational affirmations woven...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783856305390Author Ann Belford UlanovFormat PaperbackPage Count 122Imprint Daimon VerlagPublisher Daimon VerlagWeight(grams) 208g

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in a Nutshell - Second Edition is a concise introduction to one of the most widely-practised approaches to counselling and psychotherapy. Leading authors, Michael Neenan and Windy Dryden, explain the model and the core...

When we feel broken we look to be fixed, we consume books, have therapy, diet, whatever it takes! BUT true self development is not about being 'fixed' it's about accepting the parts of yourself and then enhancing who we already are.Focusing on...

In the past two decades, attention has been one of the most investigated areas of research in perception and cognition. However, the literature on the field contains a bewildering array of findings, and empirical progress has not been matched by...

Contains explanations of over 20 types of commonly used verbal reasoning question types. This work includes 3 thirty minute practice papers.Book InformationISBN 9780954285326Author Nicholas Geoffrey StevensFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Internet...

Intended for use in conjunction with formal cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), this Workbook provides patients and their families with a wealth of information on bipolar disorder, as well as strategies for reducing the likelihood of episodes of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623157807Author Seth J GillihanFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Althea PressPublisher Althea PressWeight(grams) 748gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 185mm *...

Explores an area that has long intrigued scientists and educators: the linkages between the side of the body we favor for seeing, hearing, touching, and moving and the way we think, learn, play, and relate to others. Your Dominance Profile is actually a...

Arithmetic is still hugely important in many aspects of modern life, but our personal attitudes to it differ greatly. Many people struggle with the basic principles of arithmetic, whilst others love it and feel confident in their arithmetical abilities...