0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Browse All Departments
Price
  • R50 - R100 (1)
  • R100 - R250 (290)
  • R250 - R500 (1,158)
  • R500+ (4,423)
  • -
Status
Format
Author / Contributor
Publisher

Books > Social sciences > Psychology > The self, ego, identity, personality

The Motivated Mind - The Selected Works of Arie Kruglanski (Paperback): Arie Kruglanski The Motivated Mind - The Selected Works of Arie Kruglanski (Paperback)
Arie Kruglanski
R1,201 Discovery Miles 12 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the World Library of Psychologists series, international experts themselves present career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces - extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, and their major practical theoretical contributions. In this volume Arie Kruglanski reflects on the development throughout his distinguished career of his wide-ranging research covering radicalisation, human judgement and belief formation, group and intergroup processes, and motivated cognition. This collection offers an invaluable insight into the key works behind the formation of Kruglanski's seminal theory of lay epistemics, as well as his important input into a diverse range of fields of social psychology. A specially written introduction gives an intimate overview of this career, and contextualises the selection in relation to changes in the field during this time. With continuing relevance today, and of vast historical importance, this collection is essential reading for anyone with an interest in goals, belief formation, group processes, and social psychology in general.

Social Cognition - Selected Works of Susan Fiske (Paperback): Susan Fiske Social Cognition - Selected Works of Susan Fiske (Paperback)
Susan Fiske
R1,186 Discovery Miles 11 860 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the World Library of Psychologists series, international experts present career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces-extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, and their major practical theoretical contributions. Susan T. Fiske has an international reputation as an eminent scholar and pioneer in the field of social cognition. Throughout her distinguished career, she has investigated how people make sense of other people, using shortcuts that reveal prejudices and stereotypes. Her research in particular addresses how these biases are encouraged or discouraged by social relationships, such as cooperation, competition, and power. In 2013, she was elected to the National Academy of Sciences, and, in 2011, to the British Academy. She has also won several scientific honours, including the Guggenheim Fellowship, the APA Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award, the APS William James Fellow Award, as well as the European Federation of Psychologists' Associations Wundt-James Award and honorary degrees in Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland. This collection of selected publications illustrates the foundations of modern social cognition research and its development in the late twentieth and early twenty-first century. In a specially written introductory chapter, Fiske traces the key advances in social cognition throughout her career, and so this book will be invaluable reading for students and researchers in social cognition, person perception, and intergroup bias.

Advances in Personality Assessment - Volume 7 (Hardcover): Charles D. Spielberger, James N. Butcher Advances in Personality Assessment - Volume 7 (Hardcover)
Charles D. Spielberger, James N. Butcher
R2,588 Discovery Miles 25 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume illustrates the diversity in assessment philosophy, theoretical orientation, and research methodology that is characteristic in the field of personality assessment. Topics range from anxiety about test taking and teaching science, to the emotional distress evoked by an environmental catastrophe.

Applications of interactionist Psychology - Essays in Honor of Saul B. Sells (Hardcover): Steven G. Cole, Robert DeMaree,... Applications of interactionist Psychology - Essays in Honor of Saul B. Sells (Hardcover)
Steven G. Cole, Robert DeMaree, William Curtis
R2,604 Discovery Miles 26 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This work, honoring Saul B. Sells, adds to the understanding of the science of psychology and the application of that knowledge to meaningful human endeavors. Covers topics including: the interactionist approach and the importance of multivariate design, accuracy of measurement in order to move toward the understanding of human behavior, and the necessity of understanding personality characteristics and environmental affect.
Important reading for researchers, students, and professionals in all subdisciplines of psychology, including personality development, social psychology, research methods, evaluation and measurement.

You Have More Influence Than You Think - How We Underestimate Our Powers of Persuasion, and Why It Matters (Paperback): Vanessa... You Have More Influence Than You Think - How We Underestimate Our Powers of Persuasion, and Why It Matters (Paperback)
Vanessa Bohns
R455 R373 Discovery Miles 3 730 Save R82 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

If you've ever felt ineffective, invisible or inarticulate, chances are you weren't actually any of those things. Those feelings may instead have been the result of a lack of awareness we all seem to have for how our words, actions and even our mere presence affect other people. In You Have More Influence Than You Think social psychologist Vanessa Bohns draws from her original research to illustrate why we fail to recognise the influence we have, and how that lack of awareness can lead us to miss opportunities or accidentally misuse our power. Weaving together compelling stories with cutting edge science, Bohns answers the questions we all want to know (but may be afraid to ask): How much did she take to heart what I said earlier? Do they know they can push back on my suggestions? Did he notice whether I was there today? Will they agree to help me if I ask? Whether attending a meeting, sharing a post online or mustering the nerve to ask for a favour, we often assume our actions, input and requests will be overlooked or rejected. Bohns and her work demonstrate that people see us, listen to us and agree to do things for us much more than we realise-for better, and worse. You Have More Influence Than You Think offers science-based strategies for observing the effect we have on others, reconsidering our fear of rejection and even, sometimes, pulling back to use our influence less. It is a call to stop searching for ways to gain influence you don't have and to start recognising the influence you don't realise you already have.

Advances in Personality Assessment - Volume 6 (Hardcover): J N Butcher, C.D. Spielberger, Charles D. Spielberger Advances in Personality Assessment - Volume 6 (Hardcover)
J N Butcher, C.D. Spielberger, Charles D. Spielberger
R1,118 Discovery Miles 11 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1987. This is Volume 6 of Advances in Personality Assessment and includes articles on personality in the U.S. Foreign Office, the interview questionnaire technique, assessment of shame and guilt, assessment of cognitive affective interactions in children and holistic health, amongst others.

Advances in Personality Assessment - Volume 5 (Hardcover): C.D. Spielberger, J N Butcher, Charles D. Spielberger Advances in Personality Assessment - Volume 5 (Hardcover)
C.D. Spielberger, J N Butcher, Charles D. Spielberger
R1,857 Discovery Miles 18 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1985. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Field Dependence in Psychological Theory, Research and Application - Two Symposia in Memory of Herman A. Witkin (Hardcover): M.... Field Dependence in Psychological Theory, Research and Application - Two Symposia in Memory of Herman A. Witkin (Hardcover)
M. Bertini, L. Pizzamiglio, S Wapner, Seymour Wapner
R2,577 Discovery Miles 25 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1985. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Advances in Personality Assessment - Volume 4 (Hardcover): J N Butcher, C.D. Spielberger, Charles D. Spielberger Advances in Personality Assessment - Volume 4 (Hardcover)
J N Butcher, C.D. Spielberger, Charles D. Spielberger
R1,127 Discovery Miles 11 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1985. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Self-Confidence - 10 Lessons for Life in the Age of Anxiety (Paperback): Charles Pepin Self-Confidence - 10 Lessons for Life in the Age of Anxiety (Paperback)
Charles Pepin
R202 Discovery Miles 2 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

An essential read for anyone who has encountered a crisis of confidence. Where does self-confidence come from? How does it work? Why are some people more confident than others? On the surface, these seem like simple questions - but answers can feel hard to come by when we need them most. In this bestselling book, Charles Pepin brings to light the strange alchemy that is self-confidence. Pepin examines the role confidence plays in the lives of our most respected public figures including the likes of Madonna, Mozart, Frieda Kahlo, Martin Luther King and Serena Williams, and argues that above all, to live a life of confidence is to live a life of action. Drawing on the collective wisdom of philosophers, psychologists and the lives of people we encounter on a daily basis, Pepin invites us to probe the mystery and mastery of self-confidence.

Advances in Personality Assessment - Volume 3 (Hardcover): C.D. Spielberger, J N Butcher, Charles D. Spielberger Advances in Personality Assessment - Volume 3 (Hardcover)
C.D. Spielberger, J N Butcher, Charles D. Spielberger
R6,104 Discovery Miles 61 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1983. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Lives Through Time (Hardcover): J. Block Lives Through Time (Hardcover)
J. Block
R3,933 Discovery Miles 39 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1983. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Advances in Personality Assessment - Volume 2 (Hardcover): J N Butcher, C.D. Spielberger, Charles D. Spielberger Advances in Personality Assessment - Volume 2 (Hardcover)
J N Butcher, C.D. Spielberger, Charles D. Spielberger
R3,904 Discovery Miles 39 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1983. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Symbolic Self Completion (Hardcover): R.A. Wicklund, P.M. Gollwitzer Symbolic Self Completion (Hardcover)
R.A. Wicklund, P.M. Gollwitzer
R3,911 Discovery Miles 39 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1982. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

How to Survive the Modern World - making sense of, and finding calm in, unsteady times (Hardcover): The School of Life How to Survive the Modern World - making sense of, and finding calm in, unsteady times (Hardcover)
The School of Life
R701 R586 Discovery Miles 5 860 Save R115 (16%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A guide to modern times that explores the challenges living in the 21st century can pose to our mental wellbeing. The modern world has brought us a range of extraordinary benefits and joys, including technology, medicine and transport. But it can also feel as though modern times have plunged us ever deeper into greed, despair and agitation. Seldom has the world felt more privileged and resource-rich yet also worried, blinkered, furious, panicked and self-absorbed. How to Survive the Modern World is the ultimate guide to navigating our unusual times. It identifies a range of themes that present acute challenges to our mental wellbeing. The book tackles our relationship to the news media, our ideas of love and sex, our assumptions about money and our careers, our attitudes to animals and the natural world, our admiration for science and technology, our belief in individualism and secularism - and our suspicion of quiet and solitude. In all cases, the book helps us to understand how we got to where we are, digging deeply and fascinatingly into the history of ideas, while pointing us towards a saner individual and collective future. The emphasis isn't just on understanding modern times but also on knowing how we can best relate to the difficulties these present. The book helps us to form a calmer, more authentic, more resilient and sometimes more light-hearted relationship to the follies and obsessions of our age. If modern times are (in part) something of a disease, this is both the diagnostic and the soothing, hope-filled cure.

Words Fail Us - In Defence of Disfluency (Paperback, Main): Jonty Claypole Words Fail Us - In Defence of Disfluency (Paperback, Main)
Jonty Claypole
R251 Discovery Miles 2 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'TIMELY' David Mitchell 'MOVING ... REMARKABLE' SUNDAY TIMES 'ONE OF THOSE RARE BOOKS I HADN'T REASLISED I'D BEEN WAITING FOR UNTIL I READ IT.' Owen Sheers 'OPEN-MINDED, THOUGHTFUL AND WISE... A LIBERATING BOOK' Colm Toibin In an age of polished TED talks and overconfident political oratory, success seems to depend upon charismatic public speaking. But what if hyper-fluency is not only unachievable but undesirable? Jonty Claypole spent fifteen years of his life in and out of extreme speech therapy. From sessions with child psychologists to lengthy stuttering boot camps and exposure therapies, he tried everything until finally being told the words he'd always feared: 'We can't cure your stutter.' Those words started him on a journey towards not only making peace with his stammer but learning to use it to his advantage. Here, Jonty argues that our obsession with fluency could be hindering, rather than helping, our creativity, authenticity and persuasiveness. Exploring other speech conditions, such as aphasia and Tourette's, and telling the stories of the 'creatively disfluent' - from Lewis Carroll to Kendrick Lamar - Jonty explains why it's time for us to stop making sense, get tongue tied and embrace the life-changing power of inarticulacy.

The Ceiling Outside - The Science and Experience of the Disrupted Mind (Hardcover): Noga Arikha The Ceiling Outside - The Science and Experience of the Disrupted Mind (Hardcover)
Noga Arikha
R607 R493 Discovery Miles 4 930 Save R114 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

As her mother slips into the fog of dementia, a philosopher grapples with the unbreakable links between our bodies and our sense of self. Vanessa wakes from a coma having forgotten ten years of her life. Toussaint, is haunted by voices. Thomas no longer knows how to answer questions and Claire, a retired teacher loses the use of her right hand because of an inexplicable pain. Noga Arikha began studying these patients and their confounding symptoms in order to explore how our physical experiences inform our identities. Soon after she began her work, the question took on unexpected urgency, as Arikha's own mother began to show signs of Alzheimer's disease. Weaving together stories of her subjects' troubles and her mother's decline, Arikha searches for some meaning in the science she has set out to study. She explores how the self studies itself and how it loses itself, delving into the scientific research that can help us understand how deeply interconnected are our minds and bodies. The result is an unforgettable journey across the ever-shifting boundaries between ourselves and each other.

More Than Your Number - A Christ-Centered Enneagram Approach to Becoming AWARE of Your Internal World (Hardcover): Beth McCord,... More Than Your Number - A Christ-Centered Enneagram Approach to Becoming AWARE of Your Internal World (Hardcover)
Beth McCord, Jeff Mccord
R519 R454 Discovery Miles 4 540 Save R65 (13%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Are you interested in the Enneagram, but want to explore your personality more fully than a single number result? Discover how the Enneagram can be paired with the power of the gospel in this revolutionary and transformative guide for Enneagram beginners and experts alike. We are all made up of parts. Have you ever said, "Part of me wants to go to the party, but part of me wants to stay home"? We already speak in these terms without realizing it. More Than Your Number takes a deeper dive into the world of the Enneagram by moving past the quickly assigned and sometimes stereotypical Enneagram Types to consider and engage your unique, multidimensional personality. After discovering your Enneagram Internal Profile (EIP), you'll be able to not only name what has affected you your entire life, whether positively or negatively, but also understand and apply the truth of how God intends to redeem and use all of you-not just parts of you. Through the EIP, Enneagram coaches Beth and Jeff McCord provide a simple, tested, personal strategy to understand and welcome these parts through God's grace, equipping you to better lead and shepherd your internal interests. Filled with charts, diagrams, and unique insights, you will: Explore the driving force behind your unhealthy thoughts, feelings, and behaviors Learn how to lead yourself out of unhealthy patterns and get real help Experience deeper understanding, confidence, and peace in your relationships with God, yourself, and others Discover why the Enneagram on its own is not enough and how the gospel changes everything Discover your real identity in Christ, readjusting your internal world toward a healthier path for your unique personality type.

Self and Identity - An Exploration of the Development, Constitution and Breakdown of Human Selfhood (Hardcover): Matthew Tieu Self and Identity - An Exploration of the Development, Constitution and Breakdown of Human Selfhood (Hardcover)
Matthew Tieu
R3,628 Discovery Miles 36 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What is a self? What does it mean to have selfhood? What is the relationship between selfhood and identity? These are puzzling questions that philosophers, psychologists, social scientists, and many other researchers often grapple with. Self and Identity is a book that explores and brings together relevant ideas on selfhood and identity, while also helping to clarify some important and long standing scientific and philosophical debates. It will enable readers to understand the difference between selves in humans and other animals, and the different selves that we come to possess from when we are born to when we become old. It also explains how and why the self might break down due to mental illness, thereby providing insight into how we might treat illnesses such as dementia and depression, both of which are conditions that fundamentally affect our selfhood. Taking an important step towards clarifying our understanding of human selfhood and applying it to mental illness, this book will be of great interest to researchers and postgraduate students exploring philosophical questions of selfhood, as well as those examining the connection to clinical disorders.

Disclosures to a Stranger - Adolescent Values in an Advanced Industrial Society (Hardcover): Tom Kitwood Disclosures to a Stranger - Adolescent Values in an Advanced Industrial Society (Hardcover)
Tom Kitwood
R3,195 Discovery Miles 31 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The condition known as 'adolescence' is largely an artefact of advance industrial societies. How, then, do those who are labelled as 'adolescent' conduct their everyday lives, and what are their values? Originally published in 1980, this book seeks to provide some answers, amplified with a great deal of illustrative material, and many detailed observations. The first chapter outlines a theoretical position, based on the conception of the person as essentially perceptive and active. The development and application of the research method is then described: this consists of an informal and loosely structured interview, by means of which the participants were able to give lengthy and vivid accounts of their experiences. Four broad topics are examined in detail: family life, relationships with other adolescents, formal and informal work, and the development of 'self-values'. One of the most striking findings of the research is the fact that many boys and girls, denied the possibility of deep involvement with other areas of activity, have attached an almost obsessive importance to their immediate social world: here, at least, it is possible to gain some degree of control. The author indicates that social class differences are evident at many points, and expresses his belief that such differences among adolescents are likely to intensify rather than decrease during the coming decades. The book concludes by relating the social-psychological findings to the broader social and historical context. In contrast to the common view of adolescence as a period during which identity is discovered, contemporary adolescence might be viewed as a struggle for psychological survival under conditions where for many the development of a strong personal identity is scarcely possible.

Examining Complex Intergroup Relations - Through the Lens of Turkey (Hardcover): Huseyin Cakal, Shenel Husnu Examining Complex Intergroup Relations - Through the Lens of Turkey (Hardcover)
Huseyin Cakal, Shenel Husnu
R3,647 Discovery Miles 36 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This ground-breaking volume presents a unique contribution to the development of social and political psychology both in Turkey and globally, providing a complex analysis of intergroup relations in the diverse Turkish context. Turkey is home to a huge variety of social, ethnic and religious groups and hosts the largest number of refugees in the world. This diversity creates a unique opportunity to understand how powerful forces of ethnicity, migration and political ideology shape intergroup processes and intergroup relations. Bringing together novel research findings, the international collection of authors explore everything from disability, age and gender, Kurdish and Armenian relations as "traditional minorities", the recent emergence of a "new minority" of Syrian refugees and Turkey's complex political history. The theories and paradigms considered in the book - social identity, intergroup contact, integrated threat, social representations - are leading approaches in social and political psychology, but the research presented tests these approaches in the context of a very diverse and dynamic non-WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic) society, with the goal of contributing toward the development of a more intercultural and democratic social and political psychology. Bringing together cutting-edge research and providing important insights into the psychological underpinnings of a singular societal situation from a variety of perspectives, this book is essential reading for students studying the psychology, politics and social science of intergroup relations, as well as practitioners interested in conflict resolution.

Leaders Who Lust - Power, Money, Sex, Success, Legitimacy, Legacy (Hardcover): Barbara Kellerman, Todd L. Pittinsky Leaders Who Lust - Power, Money, Sex, Success, Legitimacy, Legacy (Hardcover)
Barbara Kellerman, Todd L. Pittinsky
R908 R743 Discovery Miles 7 430 Save R165 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Among our greatest leaders are those driven by impulses they cannot completely control - by lust. Lust is not, however, an abstraction, it has definition. Definition that, given the impact of leaders who lust, is essential to extract. This book identifies six types of lust with which leaders are linked: 1. Power: the ceaseless craving to control. 2. Money: the limitless desire to accrue great wealth. 3. Sex: the constant hunt for sexual gratification. 4. Success: the unstoppable need to achieve. 5. Legitimacy: the tireless claim to identity and equity. 6. Legacy: the endless quest to leave a permanent imprint. Each of the core chapters focuses on different lusts and features a cast of characters who bring lust to life. In the real world leaders who lust can and often do have an enduring impact. This book therefore is counterintuitive - it focuses not on moderation, but on immoderation.

The Evolution of Personality Assessment in the 21st Century - Understanding the People who Understand People (Hardcover):... The Evolution of Personality Assessment in the 21st Century - Understanding the People who Understand People (Hardcover)
Christopher J. Hopwood
R3,945 Discovery Miles 39 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

* represent developments in personality theory, research, and measurement in the past 30-50 years in a compelling manner * includes contributions from some of the most notable figures in the field in personality assessment * allows readers to see how major changes in personality have emerged, how personality research has evolved, and what future trends and patterns are

Postfeminism and Body Image (Hardcover): Sarah Riley, Adrienne Evans, Martine Robson Postfeminism and Body Image (Hardcover)
Sarah Riley, Adrienne Evans, Martine Robson
R4,058 Discovery Miles 40 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Uses a critical psychology approach that looks at body-image as a complex phenomenon with no easy, clean-cut or self-evident accounts Offers an innovative and important development in body image research that uses poststructualist and psycho-social frameworks; and it develops postfeminist sensibility research by bringing to the fore its previously implicit engagement with body image Situated in the new 'post digital cultures' field developing out of the normalisation of the digital and the blurring of on/offline subjectivity and practice

Predicting and Changing Behavior - The Reasoned Action Approach (Paperback): Martin Fishbein, Icek Ajzen Predicting and Changing Behavior - The Reasoned Action Approach (Paperback)
Martin Fishbein, Icek Ajzen
R1,496 Discovery Miles 14 960 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book describes the reasoned action approach, an integrative framework for the prediction and change of human social behavior. It provides an up-to-date review of relevant research, discusses critical issues related to the reasoned action framework, and provides methodological and conceptual tools for the prediction and explanation of social behavior and for designing behavior change interventions.

Free Delivery
Pinterest Twitter Facebook Google+
You may like...
The Power Of Strangers - The Benefits Of…
Joe Keohane Hardcover R405 R320 Discovery Miles 3 200
Surrounded by Psychopaths - How to…
Thomas Erikson Paperback  (1)
R285 Discovery Miles 2 850
The Narcissism Recovery Journal…
Cynthia Eddings Paperback R415 R350 Discovery Miles 3 500
The CEO Whisperer - Meditations On…
Manfred F.R Kets De Vries Hardcover R502 Discovery Miles 5 020
Too Much And Never Enough - How My…
Mary L. Trump Hardcover R406 Discovery Miles 4 060
Enneatype 1: The Improver, Reformer…
Liz Carver, Josh Green Paperback R280 R237 Discovery Miles 2 370
Surrounded by Idiots - The Four Types of…
Thomas Erikson Paperback R330 R286 Discovery Miles 2 860
Enneatype 6: The Loyalist, Skeptic…
Liz Carver, Josh Green Paperback R280 R237 Discovery Miles 2 370
Unmasking Narcissism - A Guide To…
Mark Ettensohn, Jane Simon Paperback R425 R354 Discovery Miles 3 540
Personology: From individual to…
C. Moore, H. Viljoen, … Paperback  (5)
R866 R695 Discovery Miles 6 950

 

Partners