Impulse: why we do what we do without knowing why we do it
by Lewis, David
" ... Explores all the mystifying things people do despite knowing better, from blurting out indiscretions to falling for totally incompatible romantic partners. Informed by the latest research in neuropsychology, this eye-opening account explains why snap decisions so often govern -- and occasionally enrich--our lives."--Publisher.
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- Full title :Impulse : why we do what we do without knowing why we do it / David Lewis.
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" ... Explores all the mystifying things people do despite knowing better, from blurting out indiscretions to falling for totally incompatible romantic partners. Informed by the latest research in neuropsychology, this eye-opening account explains why snap decisions so often govern -- and occasionally enrich--our lives."--Publisher.
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- Publication Date:2013.
- Edition:First Harvard University Press edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2013.
The Physical Object
- Description:xxi, 310 pages : : illustrations ; : 22 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780674725492, 0674725492
- oclc:ocn838201394
- LC Classification:BF575.I46
- Dewey Decimal:153.4
Table of Contents
The impulse that saved my life -- Impulses and your zombie brain -- Inside the impulsive brain -- The teenage brain : a work in progress -- Impulse and the senses -- The power of the visual -- Impulses and the risk-taking personality -- The love impulse : 'It only takes a moment' -- The overeating impulse : digging our graves with our teeth -- The buying impulse : the how and why of what we buy -- The imitation impulse : 'A beautiful place to die' -- Deplete us not into temptation -- Free will is a grand illusion.
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