Applied Psychology category: 2264 books
Advances in Psychology and Law
Volume 4
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2019
The present volume consists of up-to-date review articles on topics relevant to psychology and law, and will be of current interest to the field. Notably, the majority of these topics are currently attracting a great deal of research and public policy attention in the U.S. and elsewhere, as evidenced...
The Psychology of Humor
An Integrative Approach
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2018
Most of us laugh at something funny multiple times during a typical day. Humor serves multiple purposes, and although there is a sizable and expanding research literature on the subject, the research is spread in a variety of disciplines. The Psychology of Humor, 2e reviews the literature, integrating...
Applying Social Psychology
Implications for Research, Practice, and Training
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2015
Originally published in 1975, these contributions surveyed the range of social intervention technology available to psychologists at the time, but they are more than a simple cataloguing of technology. The stress is on articulating certain metatheoretical assumptions that underlie different strategies...
Introducing Evolutionary Psychology
A Graphic Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2015
How did the mind evolve? How does the human mind differ from the minds of our ancestors, and from the minds of our nearest relatives, the apes? What are the universal features of the human mind, and why are they designed the way they are? If our minds are built by selfish genes, why are we so cooperative?...
Psychology
An elementary Text-Book
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2016
Psychology has a long past, yet its real history is short. For thousands of years it has existed and has been growing older; but in the earlier part of this period it cannot boast of any continuous progress toward a riper and richer development. In the fourth century before our era that giant thinker,...
Mind over Money
The Psychology of Money and How to Use It Better
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
The acclaimed author of Time Warped tackles the very latest research in the fields of neuroscience, psychology, and biology to provide a fresh, fascinating, and thought-provoking look at our relationship with money—perfect for fans of Dan Ariely and Freakonomics.
We know we need money and...
by Ryan James
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2018
Analyzing people will give you a distinct advantage in personal, social, and professional situations. Although most of us analyze each other on a subconscious level, there aren’t many who take control of this ability and perfect it, so doing so will give you benefits that others are missing out...
The Promise of Energy Psychology
Revolutionary Tools for Dramatic Personal Change
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2005
This groundbreaking book explains how to tap into your body's energy not only to change your health, but to change your behaviors and thought patterns as well.
Your body is comprised of energy pathways and energy centers that are in constant motion, a dynamic interplay with other energies and...
The Wisest One in the Room
How You Can Benefit from Social Psychology's Most Powerful Insights
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Renowned psychologists describe the five most useful insights from social psychology that will help make you “wise”: wise about why we behave the way we do, and wise about how to use that knowledge to understand others and change ourselves for the better.
When faced with a challenge, we...
Relational Being
Beyond Self and Community
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2009
This book builds on two current developments in psychology scholarship and practice. The first centers on broad discontent with the individualist tradition in which the rational agent, or autonomous self, is considered the fundamental atom of social life. Critique of individualism spring not only...
by Patricia Wallace
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
An engaging and research-based text, The Psychology of the Internet provides a balanced overview of the psychological aspects of cyberspace. It explores crucial questions about the internet's effects on human behavior, such as why we often act in uncharacteristic ways in online environments and how...
Revival: Psychology and the Day's Work (1918)
A Study in Application of Psychology to Daily Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Psychology considered as the science of human behavior is concerned with man's response to the impressions made upon him by objects, people, and events. They make up the situations that he meets. Behavior--the individual's way of dealing with these situations--if not a complete failure, results finally...
Black Panther Psychology
Hidden Kingdoms
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2019
A fascinating analysis of the psychology behind Black Panther.
T'Challa the Black Panther won over audiences with one of the most popular comic book movies of all time. The film’s success shines a spotlight on hopes and values across cultures and throughout the world because, in spite of the...
by David Tuffley
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2013
In Being Happy Part 1 we explored the dynamics of happiness through self-actualisation, the achievement of your fullest potential. In Part 2, we discuss the work of Martin Seligman, a foremost proponent of the positive psychology movement and a leading source of advice on being happy.
As the...