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  • Media Violence and its Effect on Aggression

    Assessing the Scientific Evidence

    by Jonathan Freedman ...
    Series series Heritage
    The scientific evidence does not support the notion that TV and film violence cause aggression in children or in anyone else. So argues Jonathan Freedman, based on his findings that far fewer than half of the scientific studies have found a causal connection between exposure to media violence and aggression or crime. In fact, Freedman believes that, taken to a more controversial extreme, the ... Read more

    $38.19 USD

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  • A Mandate for Playful Learning in Preschool

    Applying the Scientific Evidence

    by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Laura E. Berk, Dorothy Singer ...
    We are robbing young children of play time at home and school in an effort to give them a head start on academic skills like reading and mathematics. Yet the scientific evidence suggests that eliminating play from the lives of children is taking preschool education in the wrong direction. This brief but compelling book provides a strong counterargument to the rising tide of didactic instruction on ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

  • An Introduction To Family Therapy: Systemic Theory And Practice

    by Rudi Dallos, Ros Draper ...
    The fourth edition of the bestselling An Introduction to Family Therapy provides an overview of the core concepts informing family therapy and systemic practice, covering the development of this innovative field from the 1950s to the present day. ... Read more

    $58.49 USD

  • The Effect of Communication on Couples’ Relationship and Happiness

    by Tamila Mostamandy ...
    This study examined relationships between married couples and couples communication patterns and theories on interpersonal communication. One hundred seventy-eight students from Washington, DC, metropolitan campuses of Strayer University participated in the study. Couples Pre-Counseling Inventory, a validated instrument, was used to examine the participants communication patterns; results were ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Wiley Handbook of Contextual Behavioral Science

    by Steven C. Hayes, Robert D. Zettle, Anthony Biglan, Dermot Barnes-Holmes ...
    Series series Wiley Clinical Psychology Handbooks
    The Wiley Handbook of Contextual Behavioral Science describes the philosophical and empirical foundation of the contextual behavioral science movement; it explores the history and goals of CBS, explains its core analytic assumptions, and describes Relational Frame Theory as a research and practice program.This is the first thorough examination of the philosophy, basic science, applied science, and ... Read more

    $166.00 USD

  • Advanced Social Psychology

    The State of the Science

    Edited by Roy F. Baumeister, Eli J. Finkel ...
    Social psychology is a flourishing discipline. It explores the most essential questions of the human psyche (e.g., Why do people help or harm others? How do influence professionals get us to do what they want, and how can we inoculate ourselves against their sometimes-insidious persuasion tactics? Why do social relationships exert such powerful effects on people's physical health?), and it does so ... Read more

    $88.19 USD

  • Applications of Nonverbal Communication

    Edited by Ronald E. Riggio, Robert S. Feldman ...
    Series series Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology Series
    The goal of this edited volume is to provide a much needed bridge between the research on nonverbal communication and the application of those findings. The book features contributions from some of the leading researchers in the field. These distinguished scholars apply their understanding of nonverbal communication processes to a variety of settings including hospitals and clinics, courtrooms and ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Rehabilitation

    by Tony Ward, Shadd Maruna ...
    Series series Key Ideas in Criminology
    Over the last two decades, empirical evidence has increasingly supported the view that it is possible to reduce re-offending rates by rehabilitating offenders rather than simply punishing them. In fact, the pendulum’s swing back from a pure punishment model to a rehabilitation model is arguably one of the most significant events in modern correctional policy. This comprehensive review argues that ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Explorations in Giftedness

    by Robert J. Sternberg, Linda Jarvin, Elena L. Grigorenko ...
    This book is a scholarly overview of the modern concepts, definitions, and theories of intellectual giftedness, and of past and current developments in the field of gifted education. The authors consider, in some detail, the roles of intelligence, creativity, and wisdom in giftedness and the interaction between culture and giftedness, as well as how giftedness can be understood in terms of a ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

  • Social Cognition

    From brains to culture

    by Susan T. Fiske ...
    The social world is complicated and our minds are limited, so we take shortcuts. You have to make quick decisions – this person is dangerous, this one is not. The shortcuts we take mostly work well enough, because, after all, we survive. But some are deeply unjust, including racial or social class categories or other unfair stereotypes.This book will help you understand how these shortcuts work, ... Read more

    $165.59 USD

  • Effective Interviewing of Children

    A Comprehensive Guide for Counselors and Human Service Workers

    by Michael Zwiers ...
    Interviews comprise the majority of professionals' interactions with children. In order to conduct effective interviews, professionals must possess effective communication skills, as well as knowledge of growth and developmental issues, data collection, and analysis.Though this is an important area of study, there has yet to be a book that effectively addresses this topic. In most cases, students ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Fundamentals of Psychology

    by Michael Eysenck ...
    Aimed at those new to the subject, Fundamentals of Psychology is a clear and reader-friendly textbook that will help students explore and understand the essentials of psychology. This text offers a balanced and accurate representation of the discipline through a highly accessible synoptic approach, which seamlessly brings together all the various related topics.Fundamentals of Psychology combines ... Read more

    $80.99 USD