Shermer demonstrates how our brains selectively assess data in an attempt to confirm the conclusions (beliefs) we've already reached. Drawing on evolution, cognitive science, and neuroscience, he considers not only supernatural beliefs but political and economic ones as well.
Shermer demonstrates how our brains selectively assess data in an attempt to confirm the conclusions (beliefs) we've already reached. Drawing on evolution, cognitive science, and neuroscience, he considers not only supernatural beliefs but political and economic ones as well.
Comprehensive guide focuses on developing effective study skills. Explains how to use individual learning styles to become successful at studying in school, on the job, or preparing for an exam. Discusses what to do before, during, and after study sessions to ensure memory and c…
Desde un punto de vista antropológico, sociológico, semiótico y estético, la autora analiza cómo los estilos de pensar compartidos que unen a comunidades científicas influyen en los juicios contenidos en los lugares comunes de la vida cotidiana, trazando una línea divisoria entr…
Los usos de la vulgaridad : una lectura francesa de Caperucita Roja - La elección entre lo somático y lo espiritual : algunas preferencias médicas - El mal gusto en el mobiliario - "Ni muerta me dejaría ver con eso puesto" las compras como protesta - La rebelión del consumidor -…
Emotional disorders such as anxiety, depression, and dysfunctional patterns of eating are clearly among the most devastating and prevalent confronting practitioners, and they have received much attention from researchers--in personality, social, cognitive, and developmental psyc…
For courses in Study Skills, Student Success, Freshman Seminar or "University 101". The sixth edition is geared to students who are academically underprepared for college-level studies, especially first-generation and at-risk students. The text helps students build habits for su…
This book describes research on training using cognitive psychology to build a complete empirical and theoretical picture of the training process. It includes a review of relevant cognitive psychological literature, a summary of recent laboratory experiments, a presentation of o…
"This book describes research on training using cognitive psychology to build a complete empirical and theoretical picture of the training process. It includes a review of relevant cognitive psychological literature, a summary of recent laboratory experiments, a presentation of …
"This book describes research on training using cognitive psychology to build a complete empirical and theoretical picture of the training process. It includes a review of relevant cognitive psychological literature, a summary of recent laboratory experiments, a presentation of …