Blake W Burleson Continuum 2005 Hardback Illustrated
In 1925, at the age of 50 and at a crisis in his career, the psychologist Carl Jung set out on a five-month trip through East Africa to live among peoIn 1925, at the age of 50 and at a crisis in his career, the psychologist Carl Jung set out on a five-month trip through East Africa to live among people he believed to be more in touch with their essential selves. This gripping account of his journey examines its impact on his thought, and asks if the idea of Western man recharging his spiritual batteries through contact with the 'primitive' is not itself an expression of the colonial mindset. ...more
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Smart Swarm
Peter Miller Collins 2010 Hardback
In his enlightening exploration of swarm intelligence, Peter Miller delves into the inner workings of flocks, herds, schools and colonies and reveals In his enlightening exploration of swarm intelligence, Peter Miller delves into the inner workings of flocks, herds, schools and colonies and reveals how their intricate group behaviour can teach us humans to organize, systematize and problem-solve more effectively. Discussing observed behaviour of ants, honey bees, termites, birds, fish, caribou and locusts, he discusses how animal collective intelligence can be applied to solve social and business problems in the human world. ...more
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Remembering Our Childhood How Memory Betrays Us Karl Sabbagh Oxford University Press 2009 Hardback
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The Neurobiological Basis of Violence Science and Rehabilitation Sheilagh Hodgins; Essi Viding; Anna Plodowski (Edited by) Oxford University Press 2009 Hardback
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The Natural Musician On Abilities, Giftedness and Talent Dina Kirnarskaya Oxford University Press 2009 Hardback
Dina Kirnarskaya examines the basic musical faculties which enable us to perceive and connect emotionally with sounds and rhythms, the creative procesDina Kirnarskaya examines the basic musical faculties which enable us to perceive and connect emotionally with sounds and rhythms, the creative processes involved in writing and performing music, and the development of talent. ...more
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The Mind and its Discontents Second edition Grant Gillett Oxford University Press 2009 Paperback
In his analysis of how, as a society, we view mental illness, Gillett draws on clinical psychiatry but also on contemporary philosophy of mind and posIn his analysis of how, as a society, we view mental illness, Gillett draws on clinical psychiatry but also on contemporary philosophy of mind and post-structural thought. He discusses themes and controversies in psychiatry and their philosophical significance, beginning with key issues such as psychiatric diagnosis and categorization and the theory of the psyche, and going on to consider clinical topics including multiple personality disorder, autism, psychopaths and hysteria. ...more
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Experimental Design and Analysis for Psychology
Herve Abdi; Betty Edelman; Dominique Valentin et al Oxford University Press 2009 Paperback
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The New Handbook of Methods in Nonverbal Behaviour Research
Jinni A Harrigan; Robert Rosenthal; Klaus R Scherer (Edited by) Oxford University Press 2008 Paperback
This updated version of Scherer and Ekman's classic Handbook of 1982 has 90 percent new material and will prove invaluable to both new researchers andThis updated version of Scherer and Ekman's classic Handbook of 1982 has 90 percent new material and will prove invaluable to both new researchers and those already working in non-verbal behaviour, affect expression and related topics. ...more
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Necessary Knowledge
Henry Plotkin Oxford University Press 2007 Hardback
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A History of Social Psychology From the Eighteenth-Century Enlightenment to the Second World War Gustav Jahoda Cambridge University Press 2007 Paperback
From the French Enlightenment to 1920s and '30s America, this study traces the history of social psychology, viewing the discipline against the backgrFrom the French Enlightenment to 1920s and '30s America, this study traces the history of social psychology, viewing the discipline against the background of radical social and political changes. ...more
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