Behavioral Sciences

This book engages in key debates in contemporary consumption and identity studies, yet presents a firmly grounded study that will complement the more speculative writing about shopping, place and identity that has developed in recent years.... More

The book draws on case study material and recent research to develop insights into the range of factors impinging on teachers' ability to manage their classes. Classroom management is a major element of the teaching and learning process, impacting on standards of achievement, pupil motivation, and t... More

Text World Theory is a cognitive model of all human discourse processing. In this introductory textbook, Joanna Gavins sets out a usable framework for understanding mental representations. Text World Theory is explained using naturally occurring texts and real situations, including literary works, a... More

This book explores the key features of the skills we use in communicating and provides a framework for understanding how we use language and body language to communicate with others in everyday situations.... More

Trying to change human behaviour seems to have become a pandemic of our times. A Change Industry has developed, with beneficial objectives and strong moral standards but which uses processes that are to a large extent accepted as articles of faith. Without defining what we mean by 'change' it is dif... More

Traditionally, cognitive neuropsychology has focused on selective impairments in individuals who suffered brain damage as adults. However, in recent years, there have been a number of cognitive neuropsychological studies of selective impairments due to developmental deficits. Papers in "Selective De... More

One of the most exciting recent innovations in the social sciences has been the emergence of behaviour economics', which extends the notion of rational choice to allow for both motivation beyond self-interest and intuitions that cannot be reduced to the logic of a situation. This new book by Howard ... More

The past twenty years have witnessed extensive collaborative research between computer scientists, logicians, linguists, philosophers, and psychologists. These interdisciplinary studies stem from the realization that researchers drawn from all fields are studying the same problem. Specifically, a co... More

In this fascinating and often hilarious work, pre-eminent psychologist Daniel Gilbert shows how - and why - the majority of us have no idea how to make ourselves happy.... More

This groundbreaking Pulitzer Prize-winning book sets the standard for interdisciplinary writing, exploring the patterns and symbols in the thinking of mathematician Kurt Godel, artist M.C. Escher, and composer Johann Sebastian Bach.Douglas Hofstadter's book is concerned directly with the nature of "... More

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Psychologist Van Hecke argues that much of what we label stupidity can better be explained as blind spots. Full of funny, poignant stories about human foibles, "Blind Spots" offers many insights for improving our social and political lives.... More

The book "Health Education: Theory and Practice" is the first in the series of this encyclopaedia in Health education. It covers the principles, methods and philosophy of the theory and practice of health education. The book hs been divided into 11 chapters dealing with nature and challenges of heal... More

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