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“elaine e castles”

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  • Inventing Intelligence

    How America Came to Worship IQ

    by Elaine E. Castles ...
    The use and misuse of IQ tests has long been a subject of contention in the scientific and social communities, particularly because these evaluations favor intelligence at the expense of other valuable human qualities. This is the first book of its kind to examine the historical development of our modern concept of intelligence and to explore America's fascination with the controversial exams that ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

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  • Ecce Homo

    How One Becomes What One is

    by Friedrich Nietzsche ...
    Translated by R. J. Hollingdale ...
    In late 1888, only weeks before his final collapse into madness, Nietzsche (1844-1900) set out to compose his autobiography, and Ecce Homo remains one of the most intriguing yet bizarre examples of the genre ever written. In this extraordinary work Nietzsche traces his life, work and development as a philosopher, examines the heroes he has identified with, struggled against and then overcome - ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • Introducing Lacan

    A Graphic Guide

    by Darian Leader ...
    Series series Graphic Guides
    Jacques Lacan is now regarded as a major psychoanalytical theorist alongside Freud and Jung, although recognition has been delayed by fierce arguments over his ideas. Written by a leading Lacanian analyst, "Introducing Lacan" guides the reader through his innovations, including his work on paranoia, his addition of structural linguistics to Freudianism and his ideas on the infant 'mirror phase'. ... Read more

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  • Psychology Made Simple: Flash

    by Nicky Hayes ...
    The books in this bite-sized new series contain no complicated techniques or tricky materials, making them ideal for the busy, the time-pressured or the merely curious. Psychology is a short, simple and to-the-point guide to psychology. In just 96 pages, the reader will get an overview of all the main functions of the brain, from memory and perception to learning and development. Ideal for the ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Cambridge Handbook of Social Representations

    Edited by Gordon Sammut, Eleni Andreouli, George Gaskell, Jaan Valsiner ...
    Series series Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology
    A social representations approach offers an empirical utility for addressing myriad social concerns such as social order, ecological sustainability, national identity, racism, religious communities, the public understanding of science, health and social marketing. The core aspects of social representations theory have been debated over many years and some still remain widely misunderstood. This ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • The Brain Book

    Know Your Own Mind and How to Use it

    by Peter Russell ...
    The best popular introduction to the human brain and how to make the most of it! ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Signal Detection

    Mechanisms, Models, and Applications

    Edited by Michael L. Commons, John A. Nevin, Michael C. Davison, Michael Davidson ...
    Series series Quantitative Analyses of Behavior Series
    This volume is based on the 10th annual Harvard Symposium for the Quantitative Analysis of Behavior. The first Harvard Symposium was devoted to signal-detection analyses of reinforcement and choice behavior. The present volume reprises the original signal- detection theme, incorporating additional insights based on experimental and theoretical analyses undertaken during the years separating the ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • A New Look at New Realism

    The Psychology and Philosophy of E. B. Holt

    by Eric Charles ...
    This volume brings to the attention of contemporary readers a tradition of psychological thought that has received little attention over the last century. Psychology's history has been unimaginatively presented as a fight between behaviorists and mentalists. A third alternative, the New Realism, which cuts through that dichotomy, has been lost. "The New Realism" was indeed once new. This volume ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Well-Being in Contemporary Society

    Edited by Johnny H. Søraker, Jan-Willem Van der Rijt, Jelle de Boer, Pak-Hang Wong, Philip Brey ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This anthology examines the practical role of well-being in contemporary society. It discusses developments such as globalization, consumerism and the rapid innovation and use of new and emerging technologies and focuses on the significant impact of these developments on the well-being of people living today. The anthology brings together researchers from various disciplines, including psychology, ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The Nature of Learning

    In Its Relation to the Living System

    by George Humphrey ...
    This is Volume IV in a series of twenty-one in a collection on Cognitive Psychology. Originally published in 1933, this looks at the nature of learning in its relation to the living system. In order to discover the mechanism of the living system, itis necessary to investigate which among its effects are connected with well-established laws of chemistry and physics and to distinguish them carefully ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Portraits of Pioneers in Psychology

    Volume V

    Edited by Gregory A. Kimble, Michael Wertheimer ...
    Series series Portraits of Pioneers in Psychology Series
    This book offers glimpses into the personal and scholarly lives of 20 giants in the history of psychology. As in the earlier volumes, prominent scholars were invited to prepare chapters on a pioneer who had made important contributions in their own area of expertise. Some of the psychologists described may be the teachers of the instructors who will be the users of this book, potentially providing ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • Positive Psychosomatics

    Clinical Manual of Positive Psychotherapy

    by Nossrat Peseschkian M.D. ...
    Professor Nossrat Peseschkian, M.D. (1933-2010), a German Board-certified specialist in psychiatry, neurology, psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy, was born in Iran and lived in Germany since 1954. After graduating from Frankfurt University, he received his postgraduate psychotherapeutic training in Germany, Switzerland and in the United States. Besides his daily work in his psychosomatic and ... Read more

    $4.99 USD