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Books > Social sciences > Psychology
Game-Based Learning in Education and Health: HCI and BCI Advances
and Dilemmas, Volume 276 in the Progress in Brain Research series,
highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume
presenting interesting chapters on topics such as Math computerized
games in the classroom: a Number Line Training in Primary School
Children, Digital games for learning basic arithmetic at home,
Game-Based Assessment of Cognitive Function among Children and
Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Different
aspects of fraction understanding are associated selectively with
performance on a fraction learning game, and more.
The groundbreaking bestseller that redefines intelligence and
success Does IQ define our destiny? Daniel Goleman argues that our
view of human intelligence is far too narrow, and that our emotions
play major role in thought, decision making and individual success.
Self-awareness, impulse control, persistence, motivation, empathy
and social deftness are all qualities that mark people who excel:
whose relationships flourish, who are stars in the workplace. With
new insights into the brain architecture underlying emotion and
rationality, Goleman shows precisely how emotional intelligence can
be nurtured and strengthened in all of us.
Told for the first time from their perspective, the story of
children who survived the chaos and trauma of the Holocaust How can
we make sense of our lives when we do not know where we come from?
This was a pressing question for the youngest survivors of the
Holocaust, whose prewar memories were vague or nonexistent. In this
beautifully written account, Rebecca Clifford follows the lives of
one hundred Jewish children out of the ruins of conflict through
their adulthood and into old age. Drawing on archives and
interviews, Clifford charts the experiences of these child
survivors and those who cared for them-as well as those who studied
them, such as Anna Freud. Survivors explores the aftermath of the
Holocaust in the long term, and reveals how these children-often
branded "the lucky ones"-had to struggle to be able to call
themselves "survivors" at all. Challenging our assumptions about
trauma, Clifford's powerful and surprising narrative helps us
understand what it was like living after, and living with,
childhoods marked by rupture and loss.
Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful
introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and
law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to
be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of
the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject
areas. Leading scholar Tom R. Tyler provides a timely and engaging
introduction to the field of law and psychology. This Advanced
Introduction outlines the main areas of research, their relevance
to law and the way that psychological findings have shaped - or
failed to shape - the corresponding areas of law. Key features
include: broad coverage of the key topics in the field accessible,
non-technical presentation of research findings focus on the
relevance of psychological theories to topics in law emphasis on
the institutional realities within which law functions discussion
of the problems of bringing research findings into the legal
system. Presenting an informative overview of this rapidly
developing area, the Advanced Introduction to Law and Psychology
will be a key resource for students and scholars of law, psychology
and the social sciences. It will also be of benefit to
psychologists and legal practitioners.
The brain is an absolute marvel-the seat of our consciousness, the
pinnacle (so far) of evolutionary progress, and the engine of human
experience. But it's also messy, fallible, and about 50,000 years
out of date. We cling to superstitions, remember faces but not
names, miss things sitting right in front of us, and lie awake at
night while our brains endlessly replay our greatest fears. Idiot
Brain is for anyone who has ever wondered why their brain appears
to be sabotaging their life-and what on earth it is really up to. A
Library Journal Science Bestseller and a Finalist for the Goodreads
Choice Award in Science & Technology.
Environmental psychology, which studies the ways in which people
perceive and respond to the physical environment, is an established
area of study. Conservation psychology has a much more recent
history, prompted by the desire to focus psychological research on
the need to protect the natural environment. What is conservation
psychology, and what is its relationship to environmental
psychology? The Oxford Handbook of Environmental and Conservation
Psychology includes basic research on environmental perceptions,
attitudes, and values; research on specific environments, such as
therapeutic settings, schools, and prisons; environmental impacts
on human well-being; and ways to promote a more sustainable
relationship between people and the natural environment. By
presenting an extensive review of current research, the handbook
serves as a thorough guide to the state of knowledge about a wide
range of topics at the intersection of psychology and the physical
environment. Beyond this, it provides a better understanding of the
relationship between environmental and conservation psychology, and
some sense of the directions in which these interdependent areas of
study are heading. Research on the human-environment relationship
is increasingly relevant to understanding and addressing the
environmental challenges society is facing. This handbook should
serve as a resource for professionals both within and outside of
psychology who are trying to comprehend the human implications of
environments, and to design programs, policies, and environments
that are cognizant of human psychology.
Self-Help - Bright idealists often find themselves disillusioned
and searching for meaning in today's world. Grasping for answers
can lead to existential depression. Searching for Meaning helps
idealists understand their quandaries and describes various ways in
which they attempt to cope with their disillusionment. Helpful
information and suggestions provide courses of action to nurture
idealism, hope, happiness, and contentment.
Wise Use of Null Hypothesis Tests is a user-friendly handbook meant
for practitioners. Rather than overwhelming the reader with endless
mathematical operations that are rarely performed by hand, the
author emphasizes concepts and reasoning. In Wise Use of Null
Hypothesis Tests, the author explains what is accomplished by
testing null hypotheses-and what is not. The author explains the
misconceptions that concern null hypothesis testing. He explains
why confidence intervals show the results of null hypothesis tests.
Most importantly, the author explains the Big Secret. Many-some say
all-null hypotheses must be false. But authorities tell us we
should test false null hypotheses anyway to determine the direction
of a difference that we know must be there (a topic unrelated to
so-called one-tailed tests). In Wise Use of Null Hypothesis Tests,
the author explains how to control how often we get the direction
wrong (it is not half of alpha) and commit a Type III (or Type S)
error.
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Smart City Planning
shows the reader practical applications of AIML techniques and
describes recent advancements in this area in various sectors.
Owing to the multidisciplinary nature, this book primarily focuses
on the concepts of AIML and its methodologies such as evolutionary
techniques, neural networks, machine learning, deep learning, block
chain technology, big data analytics, and image processing in the
context of smart cities. The text also discusses possible solutions
to different challenges posed by smart cities by presenting cutting
edge AIML techniques using different methodologies, as well as
future directions for those same techniques.
A humane behind-the-scenes account of a week in the life of a
psychiatrist at one of Canada's leading mental health hospitals.
How Can I Help? takes us to the frontlines of modern psychiatric
care. How Can I Help? portrays a week in the life of Dr. David
Goldbloom as he treats patients, communicates with families, and
trains staff at CAMH, the largest psychiatric facility in Canada.
This highly readable and touching behind-the-scenes account of his
daily encounters with a wide range of psychiatric concerns--from
his own patients and their families to Emergency Department
arrivals--puts a human face on an often misunderstood area of
medical expertise. From schizophrenia and borderline personality
disorder to post-traumatic stress syndrome and autism, How Can I
Help? investigates a range of mental issues. What is it like to
work as a psychiatrist now? What are the rewards and challenges?
What is the impact of the suffering--and the recovery--of people
with mental illness on families and the clinicians who treat them?
What does the future hold for psychiatric care? How Can I Help?
demystifies a profession that has undergone profound change over
the past twenty-five years, a profession that is often
misunderstood by the public and the media, and even by doctors
themselves. It offers a compassionate, realistic picture of a
branch of medicine that is entering a new phase, as increasingly we
are able to decode the mysteries of the brain and offer new hope
for sufferers of mental illness.
How does a teacher meet the needs of all learners amid the
realities of day-to-day teaching? Patti Drapeau shows us how in
this practical book. She offers several strategies, including
pacing instruction, varying the depth of content, widening or
narrowing the breadth of topics, and altering the complexity of
questions. She also shows teachers how to make them work, through
tiered task cards, differentiated learning centers, and more. For
use with Grades 3-6.
Creativity and Morality summarizes and integrates research on
creativity used to achieve bad or immoral ends. The book includes
the use of deception, novel ideas to commit wrongdoings across
contexts, including in organizations, the classroom and terrorism.
Morality is discussed from an individual perspective and relative
to broader sociocultural norms that allow people to believe actions
are justified. Chapters explore this research from an
interdisciplinary perspective, including from psychology,
philosophy, media studies, aesthetics and ethics.
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