When Thinking is a Problem examines the activity of thinking and how it is a primary factor in suffering at the individual as well as at the collective level, while at the same time, a necessary function that is often taken for granted and misused.
This book dissects the relationship between the disciplines of Psychology and Education Studies to provide a new and critical perspective on the usefulness of psychological research and theory for educational purposes.
Neural Bases of Timing and Time Perception provides a cutting-edge overview of the main contemporary neuroscientific methods and findings in this burgeoning field.
An illuminating look at the adaptive nature of our memoriesand how their flexibility and fallibility help us survive and thriveWe tend to think of our memories as impressions of the past that remain fully intact, preserved somewhere inside our brains.
This book investigates the situated (re)production of categories, from the most mundane and unremarkable to those most strongly associated with power and privilege.
Translation as a Cognitive Activity provides an overarching account of translation as a cognitive activity, from the pioneering use of think-aloud protocols as a sole technique used to investigate the translation process in the mid-1980s to the latest developments in the field.
Our perception of the brain structure and function as an organ full of secrets and mysteries must change, and it is necessary to consider it as a part of the body that is constantly evolving and developing to maintain homeostasis for the entire human organism.
Mind-Mood-Load: Der unsichtbare Kampf in deinem KopfWie du die mentale Last überwindest und dich selbst befreistJeder von uns kennt ihn – den ständigen inneren Dialog, der uns einredet, nicht genug zu tun, zu sein oder zu leisten.
Based on ethnographic research in England, Doubting Ghosts explores the paradoxes faced by paranormal investigators or "e;ghost hunters"e;: in spite of spending significant time observing and documenting what they suspect to be paranormal phenomena-in a scientific, secular and rational fashion-many paranormal investigators remain skeptical about the existence of the paranormal.
This book provides a definitive guide to the value of reflective thinking in the modern world, showing how today's most fundamental problems are, to an important degree, based on citizens' thinking styles.
Release anxiety and depression this year, with a 7-week guide to healing through cognitive behavioral therapyCognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is one of the most effective techniques for finding relief from depression and anxiety.
