Behavioral Sciences Books

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21. Guiding the Child (Psychology Revivals)

    On the principles of Individual Psychology

    By Alfred Adler

    Series: Psychology Revivals

    First published in 1930 this book was written under the leadership and inspiration of Alfred Adler. He and a group of physicians and educators organized 28 child guidance clinics in Vienna, Berlin and Munich in the years prior to publication. Conducted according to the tenets of Individual...

    Published March 26th 2013 by Routledge
22. Understanding Human Nature (Psychology Revivals)

    By Alfred Adler

    Series: Psychology Revivals

    Originally published in 1928 this book was an attempt to acquaint the general public with the fundamentals of Individual Psychology. At the same time it is a demonstration of the practical application of these principles to the conduct of everyday relationships, and the organization of our...

    Published March 26th 2013 by Routledge
23. The Science of Living (Psychology Revivals)

    By Alfred Adler

    Series: Psychology Revivals

    Originally published in 1930 The Science of Living looks at Individual Psychology as a science. Adler discusses the various elements of Individual Psychology and its application to everyday life: including the inferiority complex, the superiority complex and other social aspects, such as,...

    Published March 26th 2013 by Routledge
24. Green Organizations

    Driving Change with I-O Psychology

    Edited by Ann Hergatt Huffman, Stephanie R. Klein

    Series: Applied Psychology Series

    This book is a landmark in showing how industrial-organizational psychology and related fields contribute to environmental sustainability in organizations. Industrial-organizational psychology embraces a scientist/practitioner model: evidence-based best practice to solve real-world issues....

    Published March 26th 2013 by Routledge Academic
25. Handbook of Test Security

    Edited by James A. Wollack, John J. Fremer

    High stakes tests are the gatekeepers to many educational and professional goals. As such, the incentive to cheat is high. This Handbook is the first to offer insights from experts within the testing community, psychometricians, and policymakers to identify and develop best practice guidelines for...

    Published March 25th 2013 by Routledge
26. Creating Sanctuary

    Toward the Evolution of Sane Societies, Revised Edition

    By Sandra L Bloom

    Creating Sanctuary is a description of a hospital-based program to treat adults who had been abused as children and the revolutionary knowledge about trauma and adversity that the program was based upon. This book focuses on the biological, psychological, and social aspects of trauma. Fifteen years...

    Published March 25th 2013 by Routledge
27. The Analyst's Ear and the Critic's Eye

    Rethinking psychoanalysis and literature

    By Benjamin H. Ogden, Thomas H. Ogden

    The Analyst’s Ear and the Critic’s Eye is the first volume of literary criticism to be co-authored by a practicing psychoanalyst and a literary critic. The result of this unique collaboration is a lively conversation that not only demonstrates what is most fundamental to each discipline, but...

    Published March 24th 2013 by Routledge
28. The Social Child

    Laying the foundations of relationships and language

    By Toni Buchan

    Series: Foundations of Child Development

    What helps babies and young children develop proficient social skills? How do children's early relationships and social interactions influence their future emotional resilience and wellbeing? The Social Child thoughtfully discusses the key principles of children’s social development alongside...

    Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
29. Communication and Social Cognition

    Theories and Methods

    Edited by David R. Roskos-Ewoldsen, Jennifer L. Monahan

    Series: Routledge Communication Series

    Communication and Social Cognition represents the explosion of work in the field of social cognition over the past 25 years. Expanding the contribution made by Social Cognition and Communication, published in 1982, this scholarly collection updates the study of communication from a social cognitive...

    Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
30. A Behaviorist Looks at Form Recognition

    By William R. Uttal

    For many years behaviorism was criticized because it rejected the study of perception. This rejection was based on the extreme view that percepts were internal subjective experiences and thus not subject to examination. This book argues that this logic is incorrect and shows how visual perception,...

    Published March 21st 2013 by Psychology Press