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Book SynopsisWith contributions from Prachi Akhavi, Salman Akhtar, Cuneyt Iscan, Surreya Iscan, Alan Michael Karbelnig, Kelsey Leon, Clara Mucci, Nina Savelle-Rocklin, Asmita Sharma, Julian Stern, and Thomas Wolman. Food matters begin even before birth with the absorption of nutrients in the womb and continue through baby feeds, family meals, school dinners, barbecues with friends, and romantic meals to the growing dietary restrictions of old age. The role of food is not limited to its life-giving necessity but plays a huge role in communal bonding, cultural tradition, and self-expression. Food Matters investigates the significant role that food plays in all of our lives and is divided into three major sections: Mostly biological, Mostly psychological, and Mostly sociological. ‘Mostly’ because biology, psychology, and sociology are not hermetically sealed subject areas and overlaps into other fields are to be expected. Part I : Mostly biological consists of two chapters. The first pertains to food and health, the second to food and illness. At its core, Chapter One aims to undermine the notion of ‘healthy choices’ and demonstrate a more nuanced vision of what actually builds healthy communities. The varied case material of Chapter Two shows the myriad roles food can play in relation to illness. Part II: Mostly psychological has four chapters, which respectively address the relationship between food and sexuality, aggression, narcissism, and morality using wide-ranging theory and practical case examples. Part III : Mostly sociological has three chapters. The first pertains to money, the second to immigration, and the third to movies, again packed with relevant theory and clinical vignettes, and, in the case of the final chapter, using the movies Waitress and Babette’s Feast to show the central role food plays, even in our fictional lives. This welcome smorgasbord of ideas from an international array of contributors representing the disciplines of psychiatry, psychology, psychoanalysis, anthropology, and gastroenterology will be essential reading for professionals and academics in those fields and will shed fresh light on the subject for anyone with an interest in the multifaceted meanings of food matters.Trade ReviewThis collection of highly original and illuminating papers on the pivotal, though neglected, role of food and eating in our emotional and cultural lives fills a void in our field. Its clinical insights and rich storytelling will enlarge the scope of therapists’ attunement to patients, with great benefit to each member of the dyad. I enthusiastically recommend Food Matters to the practitioners of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis at all levels of experience. It is a sumptuous feast indeed. -- Kathryn Zerbe, MD Training and Supervising Analyst, Oregon Psychoanalytic Center and author of 'Body Betrayed' and 'Beyond Body Betrayed'Like music, food is with us always and everywhere. We enjoy it, prepare it, crave it, devour it, avoid it, clean it, love it, despise it, and above all, need it for our survival. Food can make us happy and desperate, proud and ashamed, hopeful and nostalgic. Despite such profound reverberations, the topic of food has somehow remained marginal in psychoanalysis. Now, this thoughtfully edited volume by Salman Akhtar and Nina Savelle-Rocklin brings to us a nuanced biopsychosocial understanding of our relationship with food. The book’s message is loud and clear: food matters. -- Aleksandar Dimitrijevic, PhD Lecturer, International Psychoanalytic University, Berlin and co-editor of 'From the Abyss of Loneliness to the Bliss of Solitude'From our earliest attachment phase, sights, smells, and tastes of food get intertwined with psychophysical development, mirroring, sustenance, and growth. This edited volume offers a remarkable exploration of such “food matters” across weaning, bulimia, self-starvation, cultural patters of cooking and eating, medical illness, and other essential and imaginary territories linking food and mind. It is an exceptional contribution! -- Jaswant Guzder, MD Psychoanalyst, Artist, and Former Director of Child Psychiatry at Montreal Jewish Hospital, MontrealTable of ContentsAcknowledgments About the editors and contributors Introduction Part I: Mostly biology 1. Food and health Kelsey Leon 2. Food and illness Julian Stern Part II: Mostly psychology 3. Food and sexuality Surreya Iscan and Cuneyt Iscan 4. Food and aggression Nina Savelle-Rocklin 5. Food and narcissism Asmita Sharma and Prachi Akhavi 6. Food and morality Clara Mucci Part III: Mostly sociology 7. Food and money Alan Michael Karbelnig 8. Food and immigration Salman Akhtar 9. Food and movies Thomas Wolman References Index

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Book SynopsisThis latest addition to the PCCS Books Primers in Counselling series offers a concise introduction to rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT). Devised by Albert Ellis in 1955, and subsequently further developed and refined, REBT is based on the principle that ‘People are not disturbed by the adversities that they face. Rather, they disturb themselves about these adversities by the rigid and extreme attitudes that they hold towards them.’ REBT therapists seek to help their clients identify, examine and change the rigid and extreme attitudes that underpin their emotional problems, and to develop alternative flexible and non-extreme alternative attitudes. As therapy proceeds, the therapist will help the client to take increasing responsibility for using these methods, with the ultimate aim that they become their own therapist. The book takes the reader step by step through these processes, culminating in a detailed transcription of a single session of REBT. It ends with an outline of research on the effectiveness of REBT. It also includes helpful forms for use with clients and links to further resources.Trade Review'As a world-renowned expert in rational emotive behaviour therapy, Professor Windy Dryden continues to be an influential contributor to the field with his latest book. Whether the reader is new to REBT or a seasoned practitioner, the clear and relevant explanations and strategies provided for each phase of therapy will be beneficial. Especially helpful are the recommendations to overcome common obstacles encountered in the therapeutic process, which are often overlooked in counselling and therapy books. Reading a book on the course of therapy is often the first step in learning the nuts and bolts. However, Windy Dryden’s meticulous demonstration of how the nuts and bolts play out in therapy affords the reader the opportunity to consolidate that learning. The transcript of the single counselling session is an invaluable addition to this significant resource for practitioners pursuing greater understanding and enhancement of their skills. Once again, Windy Dryden does not disappoint with this gem. I highly recommend this book to anyone wishing to gain in-depth knowledge of the principles and practice of REBT.' – Kristene A. Doyle, Director, Albert Ellis Institute, New York. 'Here is another gem showcasing Professor Dryden’s wit, erudition and skills as a teacher and a clinician. In this compelling masterpiece, Professor Dryden draws on years of experience to bring to the readers a meticulous presentation of both theory and practice of REBT. Using examples based on his work with clients, he comprehensively covers various nuances of classic REBT and adds to it his unique contributions that enhance its efficiency and effectiveness as a therapeutic model. The chapter dedicated to a transcript of his single session of REBT with a client, with his commentary, especially makes it a mandatory reading for all students and practitioners of REBT.' – Swati Khanolkar, clinical psychologist, associate fellow and supervisor, Albert Ellis Institute, India.Table of ContentsSeries introduction, Introduction, 1: The origins of REBT and its place in the therapeutic realm, 2: Two basic ideas, 3: REBT’s view of emotional disturbance and health: the situational ABC framework, 4: The working alliance in REBT: A framework for practice, 5: Beginning REBT, 6: Developing and maintaining a problem focus, 7: Developing and maintaining a goal focus, 8: Developing and maintaining a solution focus I: Promoting intellectual insight, 9: Developing and maintaining a solution focus II: Promoting emotional insight, 10: Promoting maintenance and generalisation, 11: Dealing with obstacles to change, 12: Client study: A transcript of single-session REBT, 13: Research into REBT, Appendix 1: Resources for learning, Appendix 2: Eight unhealthy and healthy emotions, Appendix 3: The Dryden REBT form, Appendix 4: The wise rabbi story, Glossary, References, Index

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Book SynopsisA practical book full of tips, techniques and example situations to support and encourage good behaviour in children: perfect for parents at their wits'' end!They''re squealing for a packet of strawberry squiggles in the supermarket... refusing to put their coat on even though it''s below freezing outside... squabbling over who gets the cup with the kangaroo on it... or running around with their pants on their head when they''re meant to be putting their pyjamas on.Let''s face it, life with kids can be exhausting and exasperating. Sometimes you can find yourself nagging, negotiating, battling and bellowing your way through the whole day. Surely it''s not meant to be this hard, you think. Roll on bedtime!Here, in one little book, is everything you need to know to make your day-to-day life as a parent easier. Based on in-depth interviews with child psychologist Dr Bonamy Oliver (UCL), it gives you techniques, tactics, tips and tricks that research shows actualTrade ReviewThis is a really practical book, easy to use, with 30 different common scenarios covered. The approach is friendly and non-judgemental, full of practical suggestions that are simply and clearly explained. A reassuring book, perfect to have to hand when issues arise. -- Parents in TouchThis book is packed full of sensible advice on what to do when children are being... well... children! This is a great book for those who have children from 2 to 10 years, giving a wealth of sensible and easy to use tips on maintaining the status quo. -- K and O: Bonkers About BooksThis little book sets out to be a manual of child behaviour and succeeds. -- The Irish Times

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Book Synopsis To become informed consumers of research, students need to thoughtfully evaluate the research they read rather than accept it without question. This second edition of a classic text gives students what they need to apply critical reasoning when reading behavioral science research. This second editionupdates the original text with recent developments in research methods, including a new chapter on meta-analyses. Part I gives a thorough overview of the steps in a research project. It focuses on how to assess whether the conclusions drawn in a behavioral science report are warranted by the methods used in the research. Topics include research hypotheses, sampling, experimental design, data analysis, interpretation of results, and ethics. Part II allows readers to practice critical thinking with a series of fictitious journal articles containing built-in flaws in method and interpretation. Clever and engaging, each article is accompanied by a commentary that points Trade Review“This volume provides a valuable background for the skills students must develop to be good consumers and producers of research.” —ChoiceThis volume provides a valuable background for the skills students must develop to be good consumers and producers of research. * Choice *Table of ContentsForward Introduction. Why Psychologists and Professionals in Related Fields Need to be Critical Thinkers Overview of the Chapters Who Will Find This Book Useful?Part I. Principles of Critical Thinking 1. Seeking Trustworthy Knowledge 2. Research Questions and Hypotheses 3. Research Variables and Strategies 4. The Sample 5. Confounding Variables and Their Control 6. Research Designs and Threats to Internal Validity 7. Manipulation and Measurement Validity 8. Data Analysis, Discussion, and Conclusions 9. Inferences, Conclusions, and the Research Report 10. Research Syntheses and Meta-Analysis 11. Research EthicsPart II. Critical Thinking Using Practice Articles Practice Article 1. Use of Counselor “Street Talk” to Stimulate Self-Disclosure of Inner-City Youths Practice Article 2. Treatment of Flying Phobia: Comparative Efficacy of Two Behavioral Methods Practice Article 3. The Effect of Divorce on Sons’ Aggression Practice Article 4. Dyslexia in Fifth-Grade Girls: Personality and Perceptual Factors Practice Article 5. Time Estimation: Effect of Depression and Pleasantness or Unpleasantness of an Experience Practice Article 6. Bossiness in Firstborn Girls Practice Article 7. Effect of Context Upon Accuracy of Recall of Affective Experiences Practice Article 8. The Effects of Medication and Cognitive Behavior Therapy on Insomnia Practice Article 9. Midlife Crises of Men at Age 50 Practice Article 10. Effect of Job Stress and Stress Management on Low Back Pain Practice Article 11. Evaluation of Health Maintenance Organizations Practice Article 12. Effects of Jury Selection Consultation on Trial Outcome Practice Article 13. Contingency Reinforcement in the Treatment of Talking Aloud to Self: A Single-Case Study Practice Article 14. The Effect of Race of Examiner on IQ Scores of American Indians Practice Article 15. Social Effects of Tax Deadline Practice Article 16. Comparative Effectiveness of Teacher Management Styles in a Fifth-Grade Classroom Practice Article 17. Age Differences in Gullibility: A Meta-Analysis Epilogue Glossary References Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisMotor Control and Learning, Sixth Edition With Web Resource, focuses on observable movement behavior, the many factors that influence quality of movement, and how movement skills are acquired. Trade Review“This book provides a blend of current literature and classic studies in motor control and learning, and the authors cite advantages and limitations for the research. I found part III the most thought-provoking and applicable to my practice of physical therapy, particularly chapter 10, which discusses how conditions of practice influence motor learning. The book comprehensively examines human movement and performance.” —Doody’s Review Service Table of ContentsPart I. Introduction to Motor Behavior Chapter 1. Evolution of a Field of Study Understanding Movement Origins of the Field Summary Chapter 2. Methodology for Studying Motor Performance Classification of Motor Skills Basic Considerations in Measurement Measuring Motor Behavior Measuring and Evaluating Relationships Reliability and Individual Differences Summary Chapter 3. Human Information Processing Information-Processing Model Three Stages of Information Processing Anticipation Signal-Detection Theory Memory Summary Chapter 4. Attention and Performance Types of Attention Theories of Attention Competition for Attention Attention During Movement Focus of Attention Automaticity: The Constrained Action Hypothesis Attention and Anxiety Summary Part II. Motor ControlChapter 5. Sensory and Perceptual Contributions to Motor Control Closed-Loop Control Systems Vision Audition Proprioceptors Proprioception and Motor Control Feedforward Influences on Motor Control Summary Chapter 6. Central Contributors to Motor Control Open-Loop Processes Central Control Mechanisms Central Control of Rapid Movements Generalized Motor Programs Summary Chapter 7. Principles of Speed and Accuracy Fitts’ Law: The Logarithmic Speed–Accuracy Trade-Off Linear Speed–Accuracy Trade-Off (Schmidt’s Law) Temporal Speed–Accuracy Trade-Off Central Contributions to the Spatial Speed–Accuracy Trade-Off Correction Models of the Speed–Accuracy Trade-Off Summary Chapter 8. Coordination Discrete Tasks Continuous Tasks A Dynamical-Systems Account of Coordination Summary Part III. Motor LearningChapter 9. Motor Learning Concepts and Research Methods Defining Motor Learning Measuring Motor Learning Designing Experiments on Learning Using Alternative Methods to Measure Learning Understanding Issues About the “Amount” of Learning Understanding Learning and Performance Variables Summary Chapter 10. Conditions of Practice Verbal information Focus of Attention Motivational Influences on Learning Observational Learning Mental Practice Distribution of Practice Variability of Practice Contextual Interference Guidance Summary Chapter 11. Augmented Feedback Classifications and Definitions Informational Functions of Feedback Motivational Functions of Feedback Attentional Focus Functions of Feedback Theoretical Issues: How Does Augmented Feedback “Work”? Summary Chapter 12. The Learning Process Stages of Motor Learning Closed-Loop Theory Schema Theory Differing Theoretical Perspectives of Motor Learning OPTIMAL Theory Summary Chapter 13. Retention and Transfer Fundamental Distinctions and Definitions Measuring Retention and Transfer Retention and Motor Memory Retention Loss Transfer of Learning Summary

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Book SynopsisA close look at the mean, nasty, and annoying things people do to one another and how the painful impact of these behaviors can be reduced Everyone has teased, nagged, betrayed, or lied to another person. Likewise, everyone has been the unfortunate object of such unpleasant behaviors. In this intriguing book, social psychologist Robin M. Kowalski examines the intricacies of six annoying interpersonal behaviors: complaining, teasing, breaches of propriety, worry and reassurance-seeking, lying, and betrayal. She considers the functions of these behaviors, the types of people who are inclined to do them, the consequences for victims and perpetrators, and the ways in which such behaviors might be curtailed.Complaining, Teasing, and Other Annoying Behaviors provides for the first time a multifaceted picture of common annoying behaviors. The book answers these questions and many others:Trade Review"A recognized expert of research on complaining and teasing, Dr. Kowalski offers an excellent review of annoying behaviors and the people who engage in them."—James Shepperd, University of Florida"Kowalski uses contemporary theory and research from social psychology and personality to build her convincing case. Her new and unique integration of existing work broadens our understanding of relationships and relationship problems."—James Maddux, George Mason University, editor of the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

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Book SynopsisNonlinear Contingency Analysis is a guide to treating clinically complex behavior problems such as delusions and hallucinations. Itâs also a framework for treating behavior problems, one that explores solutions based on the creation of new or alternative consequential contingencies rather than the elimination or deceleration of old or problematic thoughts, feelings, or behaviors. Chapters present strategies, analytical tools, and interventions that clinicians can use in session to think about clientsâ problems using decision theory, experimental analysis of behavior, and clinical research and practice.By treating thoughts and emotions not as causes of behavior but as indicators of the environmental conditions that are responsible for them, patients can use that knowledge to make changes that not only result in changes in behavior, but in the thoughts and feelings themselves. Trade Review"This book is a gift to clinicians who wish to approach complex patients with curiosity and confidence. The authors combine a rigorous description of theoretical principles with a compassionate and holistic program for evaluation and management of symptoms that impede progress. If you believe that all behavior makes sense but still struggle to help people change, this book belongs in your toolbox." Donna M. Sudak, MD, AADPRT, professor of psychiatry and vice chair for education at Drexel University, USA"I found this book refreshing and perspective changing. It has had a profound effect on my therapy with clients and has helped me to work in a more nuanced, precise, and systemic way. The authors have condensed complex and challenging ideas into an accessible manual that includes clear explanations and clinically rich and creative interventions. The focus on existing repertoires and client strengths is empowering; their uncovering of purpose and meaning in the most disturbing of behaviors is transformational." David Port, MA, psychologist in Jerusalem, Israel"Preparation of doctoral-level behavior analysts requires training that goes beyond the basics in order to produce advanced clinicians and researchers who are skilled in understanding and intervening on complex behavior. This book will be instrumental in bringing the concept of nonlinear contingency analysis to students in a way that is both accessible and engaging. I am looking forward to including this book in our coursework as a key foundational text." Annette Griffith, PhD, BCBA-D, associate department chair and research coordinator, Applied Behavior Analysis Department, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, USA"This book is a revelation; it has fundamentally changed the way I structure and carry out parent training. The authors lay out a comprehensive approach using clear language that speaks directly to parent concerns with empathy and optimism. The book guides clinicians through a series of concrete steps and establishes measurable outcomes while empowering parents to work with them in full partnership for the children they love." Jonathan Amey, MEd, educational consultantTable of Contents1. Our Purpose 2. Fundamentals of Consequential Contingency Analysis 3. What is a Consequential Contingency? 4. What Does It Mean to be Constructional? 5.NCA as a Constructional Approach 6.Within the NCA Session 7.NCA and Patterns Arising from Organic or Medical Issues 8.Distinguishing Between NCA and Other Approaches 9. Measuring NCA Outcomes: Avoiding Response Bias 10. Topical and Systemic NCA Interventions: A Case Study Appendix A . A Users Guide to Goldiamond’s Constructional Questionnaire Appendix B. Modified Goldiamond Case Presentation Guide Appendix C. The Smith Case Appendix D. The Behavioral Contingency Analysis Paradigm: A Brief Tutorial Appendix E. Comparison of Topical Direct, Topical Functional, Topical Nonlinear, and Systemic Nonlinear Interventions

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Book SynopsisBridging the gap between human-computer engineering and control engineering, Human Behavior Learning and Transfer delineates how to abstract human action and reaction skills into computational models. The authors include methods for modeling a variety of human action and reaction behaviors and explore processes for evaluating, optimizing, and transferring human skills. They also cover modeling continuous and discontinuous human control strategy and discuss simulation studies and practical real-life situations.The book examines how to model two main aspects of human behavior: reaction skills and action skills. It begins with a discussion of the various topics involved in human reaction skills modeling. The authors apply machine learning techniques and statistical analysis to abstracting models of human reaction control strategy. They contend that such models can be learned sufficiently to emulate complex human control behaviors in the feedback loop. The second half of thTable of ContentsIntroduction. Introduction to Human Reaction Skill Modeling. Leaning of Human Control Strategy: Continuous and Discontinuous. Validation of Human Control Strategy Models. Evaluation of Human Control Strategy. Performance Optimization of Human Control Strategy. Transfer of Human Control Strategy. Transferring Human Navigational Skills to Smart Wheelchair. Introduction to Human Action Skill Modeling. Global Parametric Methods for Dimension Reduction. Local Methods for Dimension Reduction. A Spline Smoother in Phase Space for Trajectory Fitting. Analysis of Human Walking Trajectories for Surveillance. Modeling of Facial and Full-Body Actions. Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisThis textbook provides a theoretical and clinical framework for addressing multiculturalism anddiversity in the field of applied behavior analysis (ABA).Featuring contributions from national experts, practicing clinicians, researchers, and academicswhich balance both a scholarly and practical perspective, this book guides the reader throughtheoretical foundations to clinical applications to help behavior analysts understand the impact ofdiversity in the ABA service delivery model. This fully updated second edition includes updatesapplicable to the new BACB Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts. Chapters contain case studies,practice considerations, and discussion questions to aid further learning. Accompanying the bookis an online test bank for students and instructors to assess the knowledge they have learned aboutvarious diversity topics.This book is essential for graduate students and faculty in ABA programs, super

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Book SynopsisThe relationship between a parent and a child is without any doubt one of the most influential and intimate relationships over the life course of an individual. Children resemble their parents in a variety of life outcomes such as socioeconomic status, family formation characteristics, and political views. There is growing evidence that some families â despite interventions by child protection services, judicial sanctions, and social mobility â are stuck in patterns of criminal behaviour, poverty, substance abuse, teenage parenthood, and other negative life events. This is a growing global problem for which currently no solution is available. This book brings together the most important and unique findings of intergenerational studies of criminal behaviour from around the world, and from a variety of disciplines, from criminology to sociology to anthropology. Each chapter explores the historical background of a specific study, its most important objectives, and the unique conclusions and implications that can be drawn from the data.Essential reading for all those interested in criminal behaviour, psychological criminology, and intergenerational psychology, this book provides an extensive overview of intergenerational studies on patterns of continuity and discontinuity of criminal, antisocial, or delinquent behaviour, as well as related behaviours or risk factors such as the intergenerational continuities in (harsh) parenting and family relationship quality. Table of ContentsIntroduction. Crime over the course of generations: Interdependent lives and risks. An introduction to ‘Intergenerational continuity of crime and antisocial behaviour: An international overview of studies’, Veroni I. Eichelsheim and Steve G. A. van de Weijer, Part I: Studies using General Population Register Data. 1. Using register-linkage data to study intergenerational continuity of criminal offending – Finland as a case example, Mikko Aaltonen and Janne Mikkonen, 2. Danish register data: Flexible administrative data and their relevance for studies of intergenerational transmissions, Lars Højsgaard Andersen, 3. Studying the intergenerational transmission of crime with population data, Ruben van Gaalen and Gregory Besjes, Part II: Studies using Register Data. 4. Exploring the life course and intergenerational impact of convict transportation, Barry Godfrey, Hamish Maxwell-Stewart and Kris Inwood, 5. Intergenerational transmission of antisocial behaviour in childhood: Findings from the New South Wales Child Development Study, Stacy Tzoumakis, Melissa Green, Kristin Laurens, Kimberlie Dean and Vaughan Carr, 6. The Transfive Study: Five generations of crime? Steve G. A. van de Weijer and Catrien Bijleveld, Part III: Studies using Survey Data. 7. Intergenerational transmission of self-reported offending in the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development, David P. Farrington, Maria M. Ttofi and Rebecca V. Crago, 8. The Oregon Youth Study – Three generational study: A review of design, theory, and findings, Deborah M. Capaldi, David C.R. Kerr, and Stacey S. Tiberio, 9. Aggression and criminality over three generations, Eric F. Dubow, L. Rowell Huesmann, Paul Boxer, Cathy Smith and Aaron E. Sedlar, 10. Seattle Social Development Project – Intergenerational study (SSDP-TIP), Jennifer A. Bailey, Karl G. Hill, Marina Epstein, Christine Steeger and J. David Hawkins, 11. Key findings from the Rochester Intergenerational Study, Terence P. Thornberry, Kimberly L. Henry, Marvin D. Krohn, Alan J. Lizotte and Emily L. Nadel, 12. First results of cross-generational (dis-)similarities between three CrimoC-generations: The relationship between experienced violent parenting practice, delinquency and own parenting style, Christina Bentrup, 13. The Cambridge-Somerville Youth Study and intergenerational transmission of criminal offending: Key findings and planning for the next generation, Brandon C. Welsh, Steven N. Zane and Andrea B. Wexler, 14. The Family Transitions Project: An intergenerational study of three generations, Monica J. Martin and Katherine J. Conger, Part IV: Studies using Mixed Methods or Qualitative Data. 15. The Ohio Life Course study: A follow-up of the children of delinquent girls and boys, Peggy C. Giordano, 16. Qualitative research on the intergenerational transmission of antisocial behaviour in conflict-affected contexts: Case examples of Burundi and Rwanda, Lidewyde Berckmoes and Ria Reis, Discussion. The value of intergenerational data: A postscript to ‘Intergenerational continuity of crime and antisocial behaviour: An international overview of studies’, Veroni I. Eichelsheim and Steve G. A. van de Weijer

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Book SynopsisThe approach to psychology advocated by the radical behaviourists was often misunderstood and frequently gave rise to controversy. Originally published in 1974, this book introduced current research in operant conditioning and explains the attempt to understand behaviour inherent in such experiments at the time. After considering the philosophical context in which behaviouristic psychology developed, the author outlines the basic characteristics of operant research by reviewing single experiments on the effects of reinforcement on behaviour. Chapters on schedules of intermittent reinforcement extend this approach to more complex situations and emphasize that behaviour can be maintained and controlled in many different ways by environmental events.The author then discusses recent work on conditional reinforcement and on the discriminative control of behaviour and shows how operant research has changed our understanding of these important concepts in psychology. Subsequent chapTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Preface. 1. Science and Behaviour 2. ‘Superstition’ 3. Reinforcement 4. Operant Conditioning 5. Four Basic Schedules of Reinforcement 6. Schedules of Reinforcement (cont.) 7. The Maintenance of Behaviour 8. Conditioned Reinforcement 9. Stimulus Control 10. The Effects of Punishment on Behaviour 11. The Effects of Conditioned Anxiety 12. Schedules of Aversive Stimuli 13. Drugs and Behaviour 14. Applications to Education 15. Operant Conditioning and Clinical Psychology 16. ‘The Experimental Analysis of Behaviour’. Selected Bibliography. References. Subject Index. Name Index.

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Book SynopsisThis highly important book introduces the realm of organ donation, providing an overview of the current situation, highlighting the challenges, summarizing past research, and providing guidance for future research. The first book to bridge the gap between applied research and the social and behavioral issues surrounding organ donation An impressive collection of contributors from a range of both practitioners and scientists actively working in the field Provides a concrete example of how evidence-based research and theory can be applied with real-world value Explores future directions of organ donation and research including community-based health interventions, ethical considerations, and advancing donor registration The latest publication in the prestigious Claremont Applied Social Psychology Series Table of ContentsList of Contributors x Preface xivJason T. Siegel and Eusebio M. Alvaro Acknowledgments xxi Introduction and Overview 1 Chapter 1: Applying Psychology to Health Behavior Interventions: Not Last Decade’s Approach 3Stuart Oskamp Chapter 2: Organ Donation: An Overview of the Field 13Mary Ganikos Part I: Media and Community Interventions 41 Chapter 3: Where Have We Been and Where to Next: A Review and Synthesis of Organ Donation Media Campaigns 43Eusebio M. Alvaro and Jason T. Siegel Chapter 4: The Effectiveness of the Donate Life—African American Campaign in Minneapolis–St. Paul 64David M. Radosevich, Susan Mau Larson, Tiffany Scott, Clarence Jones, William Tendle, and Susan Gunderson Chapter 5: Organ Donation and Transplantation: A New Tradition of Sharing for Alaska Natives 83Margaret D. Allen and Barbara Stillwater Chapter 6: First-Person Consent Ohio Donor Registry: The Influence of the First-Person Consent Registry on Increasing Organ Donation 98Kimberly Downing and Linda Jones Chapter 7: Improving Organ Donation in Chinese Communities in New York: Perspectives From Consortium Partners 119Paul L. Hebert, Julia Rivera, Kelly Eng, Regina Lee, and Susan Seto-Yee Chapter 8: Intervention Research With American Indian, Alaska Native, and First Nations Communities: An Organ and Tissue Donation Exemplar 132Nancy L. Fahrenwald Part II: Organizational Interventions 149 Chapter 9: Behavioral Research in Hospital Settings: The Family Communication Coordinator (FCC) Protocol and Research Applications in Organ Donation 151Diane Dodd-McCue Chapter 10: Design and Evaluation of Work Site Promotions of Organ Donation: Real-World Challenges and Strategies to Address Them 164Michael T. Quinn, Jackie Gnepp, G. Caleb Alexander, Diane Hollingsworth, Kate Grubbs O’Connor, Willa Lang, Joshua Klayman, and David Meltzer Chapter 11: Home Care Association of Louisiana (HCLA) Donate Life Workplace Partnership for Organ and Tissue Donation 177Carolyn C. Johnson and Larry S. Webber Chapter 12: Promoting Organ Donation Through College Student Campaigns 200Thomas Hugh Feeley, Ashley E. Anker, Donald E. Vincent, and Carla R. Williams Chapter 13: Take Time to Talk: Improving Communication Between Recovery Professionals and Funeral Directors 221Catherine Paykin, Gigi Politoski, and Linda Singleton-Driscoll Chapter 14: The Challenges of Conducting and Evaluating Organ Donation Campaigns 234Susan E. Morgan Part III: Broad Perspectives and Future Directions 247 Chapter 15: Community Organizations and Applied Research: Project Initiation, Implementation, and Dealing With Those Applied Researchers 249Sara Pace Jones and David Bosch Chapter 16: Evaluating the Effects of Community-Based Health Interventions: Seeking Impact and Saving Lives via Organ and Tissue Donation Promotion Efforts 257Robert L. Fischer Chapter 17: The Value of Qualitative Studies of Interpersonal Conversations About Health Topics: A Study of Family Discussions of Organ Donation and Illustrations 272Anita Pomerantz Chapter 18: Ethically and Effectively Advancing Living Donation: How Should It Be Done? 292Amy D. Waterman and James R. Rodrigue Chapter 19: A Dawning Recognition of Factors for Increasing Donor Registration: The IIFF Model 313Jason T. Siegel, Eusebio M. Alvaro, and Zachary P. Hohman Chapter 20: There’s Nothing So Practical . . . Theoretical Translations and Organ Donation 331William D. Crano Author index 344 Subject index 353

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Book SynopsisIs it in our best interest to compete or to cooperate?Some have argued that humans are fundamentally competitive and that pursuing our self-interest is the best way to get ahead. Others believe that we are hard-wired to cooperate and are most successful when we collaborate with others.In Friend and Foe, leading psychologists Adam Galinsky and Maurice Schweitzer draw on original, cutting-edge research to explain why this debate misses the mark. They argue that it is only by learning how to strike the right balance between competition and cooperation that we can improve long-term relationships and maximise success in work and life.Galinsky and Schweitzer show how holding these two forces in the right balance can enable us to turn weaknesses into strengths, to recognise deception and build trust, and to improve our powers of negotiation without alienating our counterparts. Along the way, they also offer answers to a number of perplexing puzzles, from how too much talent can undermine a team’s success, to why ending an auction at 2am can get you the best outcome, to when acting less competently can help you gain status.This book is a guide for better navigating your social world by learning when to cooperate as a friend and when to compete as a foe – and how to be better at both.Trade ReviewThis book is a treasure trove of golden nuggets of information and gem-like insights into the processes that govern social exchange. We all have to cooperate and compete to succeed. Friend and Foe provides the best roadmap I've ever seen for doing so—by a mile. -- Robert B. Cialdini, author of INFLUENCEGalinsky and Schweitzer are star researchers and teachers. Here they use their talents to bring order to the often contradictory research on when to cooperate and compete, and they distill their insights into practical tips that anybody can use. -- Chip Heath, co-author of MADE TO STICK and SWITCHTwo of the most respected scholars on success explain how you can get along and get ahead. Their guided tour of how to cooperate and how to compete is authoritative, entertaining, and eminently practical! -- Angela Duckworth, University of PennsylvaniaFriend and Foe is a fascinating voyage through the science of cooperation and competition. Discover why we compare ourselves to our Facebook friends, many gender differences are really due to power differences, and it’s usually best to make the first offer in a negotiation. -- Adam Grant, author of GIVE AND TAKE

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Book SynopsisThis work is an eagerly awaited account of this momentous and ongoing revolution, elaborated for the general reader by two pioneers of the field. The book takes the nonspecialist reader on a guided tour through the exciting new discoveries, pointing out along the way how old psychodynamic concepts are being forged into a new scientific framework for understanding subjective experience - in health and disease.Trade Review'In this engaging and informative synthesis, Solms and Turnbull explore many of the most fascinating links between brain and mind. The Brain and the Inner World offers rich insights into the basis of human experience.'- Daniel L. SchachterTable of ContentsForeword by Oliver Sacks -- Preface -- Introduction to Basic Concepts -- Mind and Brain—How do they Relate? -- Consciousness and the Unconscious -- Emotion and Motivation -- Memory and Phantasy -- Dreams and Hallucinations -- Genetic and Environmental Influences on Mental Development -- Words and Things: The Left and Right Cerebral Hemispheres -- The Self and the Neurobiology of the “Talking Cure” -- The Future and Neuro-Psychoanalysis

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Book SynopsisAnimal behavior expert Daniel T. Blumstein delves into the evolutionary origins and diverse ecological contexts of fear. Fear protects organisms from threats, but at a cost in health and productivity. The various species manage these costs differently, providing lessons for humans as we seek to benefit from fear without succumbing to panic.Trade ReviewClearly, The Nature of Fear is a book for this moment. Dread is all around, manifold and constant during the coronavirus pandemic, of course. But a particular theme of our escalating anxieties comes to the fore with Blumstein’s book in hand: the fear of belonging to nature…As the pandemic brings into focus our biological fragility, the time seems apt to examine the nature of human fear through the lens of, well, nature. * The Atlantic *A revelatory and masterful work by the world’s authority on fear in animal societies. Blumstein focuses the lenses of animal behavior and evolution on very human anxieties and fears. The result is a beautifully written book rich in crucial insights, with salience for scientists, students, policy makers, and every human being navigating their way through our sometimes frightening world. -- Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, coauthor of Wildhood and ZoobiquityBlumstein has studied fear in the animal kingdom for more than 30 years. In this highly readable book, he explains how related insights can help us do everything from composing scary music to managing biodiversity and imposing effective public health measures…Embrace your fears, and give it a read! * BBC Wildlife *The Nature of Fear’s main province is the fluttering pulse-rates of the broader animal kingdom, and that makes for mind-changing reading. -- Steve Donoghue * Open Letters Review *This terrific book is a reminder that when we are afraid, we are not alone. Lizards have fear. Mice have fear. Marmots have fear. This feeling is ancient, and for many millions of years, it has guided animals’ actions. If you want to understand the roots of fear, and also make more sense of your own life, read this book. -- Rob Dunn, author of Never Home AloneBlumstein shows us how fear can be a positive force. When equipped with the knowledge of fear’s origin, we have a blueprint for conquering it. Informed by animals and evolution, The Nature of Fear is a biological thriller that everyone needs to read. -- Brian Hare, coauthor of The Genius of DogsIn this lively and informative book, Blumstein takes the study of fear from the laboratory into the wild to emphasize the costs and benefits of fear responses and their evolution. This novel approach has much to offer as we try to understand the origin of our own fears. -- Guy Beauchamp, author of Animal Vigilance: Monitoring Predators and CompetitorsIn this fascinating book, Daniel Blumstein explores the causes and consequences of fear for human and nonhuman animals, providing important insights into the ways that we all recognize and cope with risks in the course of our daily lives. -- Tim Clutton-Brock, author of Mammal SocietiesThe feature making this project most compelling is the thesis that fear can be chronic, inappropriate, and very costly…An enjoyable book. -- James Chadwick Johnson * Quarterly Review of Biology *In this slim but packed book, Daniel Blumstein explores many facets of an emotion all animals feel: fear in all its different faces, broadening the discussion in ways that will challenge readers to re-examine the values of a trauma nobody likes. -- Steve Donoghue * Open Letters Review *

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Book SynopsisPracticing Positive CBT: From Reducing Distress to Building Success reveals a new therapeutic approach that combines traditional CBT with Positive Psychology and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy.Trade Review“It was a refreshing read and highlighted the need for clinicians to regularly review their approach and push for positive psychological wellbeing for their clients and themselves beyond distress reducction.” (Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapy, 1 June 2013)Table of ContentsAbout the Author ix Foreword x Preface xii Story: The Hundredth Monkey xiv Acknowledgments xv PART I THEORY 1 1 What is CBT? 3 Introduction 3 CBT Techniques 4 Empirical Evidence 5 2 What is Positive CBT? 7 Introduction 7 Shortcomings of the Problem-Solving Paradigm 8 Story 2.1: How to Not Be Unhappy 10 Towards a Strengths and Solutions Paradigm 10 Notes on Learning Theory 16 Story 2.2: I Can Choose 16 Changing Role of the Therapist 16 Differences Between Traditional CBT and Positive CBT – An Overview 17 Story 2.3: Looking for Problems? 17 3 Possibilities of Positive CBT 19 Introduction 19 What is Positive in Traditional CBT? 20 Possibilities of Positive CBT 31 4 Two Positive Sources 34 Introduction 34 Source 1: Positive Psychology 35 Story 4.1: The Power of Positive Emotions 41 Source 2: Solution-Focused Brief Therapy 41 Story 4.2: Do Something Different for a Change 42 Story 4.3: Working from the Future Back 49 Short Comparison Between Positive Psychology and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy 50 Empirical Evidence 50 Neuroscience 51 Story 4.4: The Drip System 55 The Body 59 PART II APPLICATIONS 61 5 Enhancing the Therapeutic Alliance 63 Introduction 63 Building a Positive Alliance 64 Offering Acknowledgment 65 Story 5.1: Acknowledging the Problem 66 Enhancing Hope 66 Story 5.2: The Archer 69 Story 5.3: The Power of Hope 70 Reinforcing Strengths and “What Works” 70 Enhancing Cooperation 72 Story 5.4: Misery I Love You! 74 Story 5.5: Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody 76 6 Assessment 77 Introduction 77 Case Conceptualization 77 Assessing Goals 79 Story 6.1: Top Performers 86 Assessing Problems, Complaints, and Constraints 87 Assessing Strengths and Resources 88 Assessing Progress, Motivation, Hope, and Confi dence 90 Story 6.2: At the Car Wash 92 Assessing Motivation to Change 93 Positive Self-monitoring 93 Positive Functional Behavior Analysis 95 7 Changing the Viewing 99 Introduction 99 Acknowledging Feelings and the Past 99 Changing What the Client is Paying Attention to 101 Story 7.1: Finding the “Bright Spots” 102 Story 7.2: The Dog I Feed Most 110 Story 7.3: Shake it Off and Step Up 111 Focusing on What the Client Wants in the Future 114 Challenging Unhelpful Beliefs 115 Using a Spiritual Perspective 124 8 Changing the Doing 128 Introduction 128 Story 8.1: For a Change Do Something Different 128 Changing Repetitive Patterns 129 Story 8.2: Sail Away From the Safe Harbor 130 Noticing What the Client is Doing When Things are Going Better 131 Story 8.3: Chocolate-chip Cookies 133 9 Changing the Feeling 138 Introduction 138 Reducing Negative Emotions 138 Building Positive Emotions 140 Balancing Positive and Negative Emotions 145 Story 9.1: Consider a Sail-boat 147 Story 9.2: The Nun Study 148 Positive Emotions in the Medical Setting 148 10 Homework Assignments 152 Introduction 152 General Suggestions 153 Basic Homework Assignments 156 Self-monitoring 157 Behavioral Experiments 160 Routine Outcome Measurement 165 Story 10.1: Brilliant Insights 166 Refl ecting on the Session 170 11 Subsequent Sessions 173 Introduction 173 Progress 174 Behavior Maintenance 180 Failures 185 Story 11.1: Ten Million Dollars Lost 190 Concluding Therapy 190 12 Role of the Positive CBT Therapist 193 Introduction 193 Watering the Flowers 193 Role of the Positive CBT Therapist 194 Supertherapists 196 Easy and Fun 198 The Alliance Revisited 200 Microanalysis 200 Benefi ts for Therapists 203 PART III MORE APPLICATIONS 207 13 Positive CBT with Couples and Groups 209 Introduction 209 Positive CBT with Couples 210 Story 13.1: The Norway Feedback Project 213 Positive CBT with Groups 215 14 Positive CBT with Children and Families 219 Introduction 219 Positive CBT with Children 220 Story 14.1: Little Squid 222 Positive CBT with Families 232 Transcultural Positive CBT 236 15 Positive CBT in the Workplace 237 Introduction 237 Positive CBT in a Team 238 Story 15.1: We Can Learn From Geese 239 Positive CBT in an Organization 243 Story 15.2: Swarm Intelligence 245 Story 15.3: What You Give is What You Get 248 16 Positive CBT and the Future 250 Introduction 250 Research 250 Training 251 17 FAQ 255 Introduction 255 20 Questions and Answers 255 Epilog 264 Story: On the Other Side 264 Web Sites 265 Appendix A Protocols for the First Session 268 Appendix B Protocol for Finding Exceptions 270 Appendix C Protocol for Subsequent Sessions 272 Appendix D Positive FBA Interview 274 Appendix E Externalization of the Problem 275 Appendix F Interactional Matrix (Changing Perspectives) 276 Appendix G Questionnaire for the Referrer 278 Appendix H Exceptions Journal 279 Appendix I Session Rating Scale (SRS) 281 References 282 Author Index 294 Subject Index 298

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Book SynopsisRenowned psychoanalyst and social philosopher Erich Fromm examines the causes and effects of people's violent tendencies in The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness.In this provocative book, the distinguished author writes to break the deadlock argued about the roots of human nature by exploring the struggle between the instinctivism of Konrad Lorenz and behavior psychologist B. F. Skinner: are people inherently antagonistic or do people learn hostility from their environment and the actions of those around them?Drawing from neurophysiology and anthropology studies and findings, Fromm presents fascinating ideas about how the human character and condition developedand continues to developin contemporary society.A book by Erich Fromm is always intelligent and contains much of interest and insight, and this one is no exception.The New York Times

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Book SynopsisUses psychological principles and hundreds of experiments to develop mathematical theories of reciprocity, limited strategizing, and learning. This book discusses standard game theory and combines experimental evidence and psychology in a mathematical theory of normal strategic behavior. It is intended for students of economics and psychology.Trade Review"Colin Camerer's Behavioral Game Theory fills an important niche in the literature. It brings together and synthesizes a large body of experimental and theoretical work on multi-person interactions, in psychology as well as economics. The result is a theory of games enriched by empirical knowledge and significantly closer to what is needed for applications. Camerer's book will make an outstanding principal or supplementary text for graduate or advanced undergraduate courses in game theory and experimental economics."—Vincent Crawford, University of California, San Diego"Behavioral economics has become very popular and of growing interest both within economics and in social science more generally. It integrates the rational maximizing behavior characteristic of economic models with objectives and beliefs characteristic of sociology and psychology in new and useful ways. Thus, it is increasingly relevant in framing issues such as tax policy, income redistribution, auctions, crime, and drug addiction. In this excellent and welcome work, Behavioral Game Theory, Colin Camerer brings his impressive breadth of knowledge to bear on the behavioral economics of strategic interaction, and thus on the field itself. This book will induce scholars, graduate students, and young social scientists alike to work in this burgeoning and exciting area of intellectual pursuit."—Herbert Gintis, University of Massachusetts and the Santa Fe Institute"Colin Camerer's Behavioral Game Theory is a major achievement. Nothing like it is available thus far, and the author is uniquely qualified to have written it. He has an impressive understanding of both psychology and economics. He has taken the trouble to 'talk through' hundreds of tricky arguments that elsewhere just get stated mathematically. Rarer still is his positive attitude toward modeling, experimentation, econometrics, and other methodologies. If his book invests others with the same open-minded, synergistic outlook, that alone would make it worthwhile."—David G. Pearce, Yale University"This is a terrific book. I cannot recommend it highly enough. In addition to its substantive findings, it contains a wealth of wise methodological insights, generously sprinkled with relevant and stimulating anecdotes."—Jon Elster, Columbia University"Behavioral economics has won whatever intellectual war was fought. It has won in the sense that it has been shown to be superior to the conventional alternatives wherever there has been an evidentiary contest. In a deeper sense, however, there was no war-simply standard science, in which the current generation of scholars builds on and expands the work of previous generations. The work of implementing these advances has only begun. This book explains the nature of the advances to those in economics who were locked away in their workshops while the intellectual contest was being waged and may be unaware of what has happened."—Henry J. Aaron, The Brookings Institution"It is certainly time that a book such as this be published. This volume will be a 'one-stop shop' for learning about behavioral economics and is likely to be adopted in graduate course in behavioral economics (and may even encourage people to offer such a course). The introductory chapter does a good job of explaining the enterprise, behavioral economics, and providing some history and context."—Linda Babcock, Carnegie Mellon University, coauthor of Women Don't Ask

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Book SynopsisNewly Revised and Updated!Are you tormented by extremely distressing thoughts or persistent worries?Compelled to wash your hands repeatedly?Driven to repeat or check certain numbers, words, or actions?If you or someone you love suffers from these symptoms, you may be one of the millions of Americans who suffer from some form of obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD.Once considered almost untreatable, OCD is now known to be a highly treatable disorder using behavior therapy. In this newly revised edition of Stop Obsessing! Drs. Foa and Wilson, internationally renowned authorities on the treatment of anxiety disorders, share their scientifically based and clinically proven self-help program that has already allowed thousands of men and women with OCD to enjoy a life free from excessive worries and rituals.You will discover: • Step-by-step programs for both mild and severe cases of OCD• The most effective ways

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Book SynopsisThe authors demonstrate that unselfish behavior is in fact an important feature of both biological and human nature. Their book provides a panoramic view of altruism throughout the animal kingdomfrom self-sacrificing parasites to the human capacity for selflessnesseven as it explains the evolutionary sense of such behavior.Trade ReviewDo people help others because they think they will get pleasure from doing so (hedonism), or because they have an ultimate desire to help another (true altruism)? Sober and Wilson argue that evolutionary biology can shed light on this problem. They do not say that human traits that evolved by individual selection are hedonistic and those that evolved by group selection are truly altruistic. Their argument is more subtle than that...[This book] will stimulate thought about important questions. -- John Maynard Smith * Nature *Unto Others, a collaboration between Elliott Sober, one of the founders of the modern philosophy of biology, and David Sloan Wilson, one of the most creative theoreticians in evolutionary studies, wades into this turbulent stream [of evolutionary biology ideology] at precisely the point where so many other adventurers have been swept away: the problem of the origin of altruistic behavior...At first sight Unto Others appears to be a reformulation of the now orthodox view of the evolution of altruism. It is, however, a great deal more subversive than that, for, if its alternative scheme is taken seriously, evolutionary biologists should stop characterizing the process as one in which genes drive organisms to develop particular characteristics that maximize their fitness...Unto Others is precisely that combination of radical reexamination of a system of explanation, an examination from the roots, with a rigorous technical analysis of both biological and epistemological questions that we all are supposed to engage in. What marks off their intellectual production is not its ideology but the seriousness with which they have taken the intellectual project. The hinge of Sober and Wilson's argument is a rejection of the prejudice that natural selection must operate directly solely on individuals. They point out that groups of organisms may also be the units of differential reproduction...A large part of Unto Others is taken up with a classic problem in philosophy and psychology that is analogous to the evolutionary question of whether the appearance of altruism at the individual level is really selfishness at the genic level. Is human altruism really egoism, or even pure hedonism, in disguise?...In the end, Sober and Wilson are entirely forthright in saying that they have consciously adopted a pluralistic perspective. -- R. C. Lewontin * New York Review of Books *Elliott Sober and David Sloan Wilson are clear that there are two notions of altruism, as well as two challenges to its possibility, stemming from quite different sources, but their wide-ranging book is intended to tackle both. They begin with biological altruism, offering their own perspective on how this puzzle should be resolved, and discussing the ways in which natural selection of social structures may have figured in the history of our species. In the second half of Unto Others, they turn to psychological altruism, arguing that debates between those who believe that human beings are sometimes other-directed and their sceptical opponents cannot be settled either by philosophical arguments or by psychological experiments... Sober and Wilson offer a distinctive approach to the problem of biological altruism, one that attempts to incorporate the accepted solutions within a unified theory. For two decades, Sober, an internationally prominent philosopher of biology, has provided welcome clarification of the concept of natural selection, while, for an even longer period, Wilson, a well-known theoretical biologist, has campaigned to rehabilitate one of the most vilified views about the nature of selection...[In this book] they have considerably clarified what is at stake in the debate about psychological altruism, and have demonstrated how an evolutionary perspective might bear on it. -- Philip Kitcher * London Review of Books *Unselfish action is a hallmark of humanity. We may sacrifice our lives for the good of our children, for the good of our nation, and sometimes even for the good of a stranger. What motivates such altruistic acts? To a biologist, this question has two very different answers. There is the proximate answer that explains our psychological reasons for acting altruistically, and there is the ultimate answer that explains how an unselfish act increases our Darwinian fitness relative to some selfish alternative. Through the two more-or-less independent sections of Unto Others, Sober and Wilson discuss both proximate and ultimate explanations. They use both sections to also emphasize their belief in the value of pluralistic hypotheses, with natural selection driven by multiple levels of causation and behavior driven by multiple desires... Sober and Wilson...have the laudable goal of stimulating research into levels of selection and motivation as applied to humans and their culture. -- Leonard Nunney * Science *[A] tour de force about the multitrack selection processes that have shaped life's creatures, including human behaviour, that dispels once and for all that peculiarly mystifying belief among gene selectionists that 'group selection' is risible and unworthy of intellectual consideration... Sober and D. S. Wilson are two of the leading thinkers in evolutionary biology who have made group selection respectable again and rescued altruism and many other supposedly counter-intuitive behavioural traits, from that contortionist potpourri of selfish-genery, inclusive fitness theory and game theory...[Unto Others] is a step in the right direction towards a truly new Darwinism. -- Gabby Dover * Times Higher Education Supplement *Unto Others is an important, original, and well-written book. It contains the definitive contemporary statement on higher-level selection and the evolutionary origin of cooperation. -- E. O. WilsonThis provocative, important book outlines an evolutionary theory of altruism, examining past theoretical problems--in particular, how to distinguish altruism and selfish (or hedonistic) motives. Drawing deeply and judiciously on research in theoretical biology, social psychology, philosophy, and anthropology, Sober and Wilson--both long-standing and eminent participants in controversies about the evolution of altruism--make two major claims: first, that 'natural selection is unlikely to have given us purely egoistic motives,' second, that the much-maligned concept of group selection--the idea that natural selection sometimes operates at the level of the group--may be a mechanism for the evolution of altruism...Readers will be impressed by the breadth of the analysis and, especially, the extraordinary clarity of the presentation. This will most likely be regarded as a landmark, if controversial, work. It is a testament to the authors' understanding and skill as writers that it is also fun to read. -- R. R. Cornelius * Choice *Unto Others, written by two eminent scholars, a philosopher (Elliott Sober) and a biologist (David Wilson) who have thought long and hard about unselfish cooperative behavior and group selection, is bound to have a long-lasting and strong influence on the field of evolutionary biology...In this book, philosophical and biological discourse are tightly woven together into an easy-to-read package. The major appeal of this book to those interested in he comparative and evolutionary study of behavior centers on the broad range of material that Sober and Wilson consider in arguing for group selection...All in all, Unto Others is a good read...I'm sure all readers will come away from this stimulating book having learned a lot and having had their own views challenged by this thoughtful and very timely essay. -- Marc Bekoff * Ethology *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Bentham's Corpse Evolutionary Altruism Altruism as a Biological Concept A Unified Theory of Evolutionary Altruism Adaptation and Multilevel Selection Group Selection and Human Behavior Human Groups as Adaptive Units Psychological Altruism Motives as Proximate Mechanisms Three Theories of Motivation Psychological Evidence Philosophical Arguments The Evolution of Psychological Altruism Conclusion: Pluralism Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisHow often have you heard someone say, "I don't understand him"? Sometimes irrational, unforeseen acts seem to be the norm among our fellows. The fact is, there has never been a workable method to invariably predict human behavior-until now. L. Ron Hubbard developed just such a method, and it is applicable to all men, without exception. With this data, it is possible to accurately predict the behavior of a potential spouse, a business partner, employee or friend - before you commit to a relationship. The risks involved in human interaction can be avoided entirely or minimized when you can infallibly predict how people will behave. By understanding and using the information in this chapter, all aspects of human relationships will become more productive and more fulfilling. You'll know who to associate with, who to avoid, and you will be able to help those who are mired in uncomfortable situations with others. Imagine knowing, after a very short time, how people will behave in any given circumstance. You can. Each and every time.

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Book SynopsisUpdated to include the 2007 decision Gonzales v. Carhart, this volume provides all of the major Supreme Court decisions on abortion--as well as many majority, dissenting, and plurality opinions--carefully edited for use in undergraduate and graduate courses in a variety of disciplines. In his introductory essay, Shapiro sets these cases in political, historical, and philosophical context, and gives the reader a sense of what the main issues in the constitutional law of abortion are likely to be in the future.Trade ReviewAbortion: The Supreme Court Decisions is the essential collection of abortion case decisions for students and scholars. With comprehensive coverage of both the foundational and the very latest cases, the volume guides the reader through the intricate channels of constituently reasoning around reproductive rights. Shapiro's new introduction maps the history and implications of abortion jurisprudence with welcome clarity. No library or personal collection of works on Supreme Court jurisprudence, reproductive rights, or the ethics of abortion policy will be complete without Shapiro's new edition. --Lisa Ellis, Texas A&M UniversityDispute over whether abortion should never, sometimes, or always be legal remains at the center of American jurisprudence, politics, and morality. It shows no sign of dissolving into the negotiation and compromise of 'politics as usual.' Thus Ian Shapiro's Abortion is an invaluable book. The third edition provides not only the Supreme Court decisions but also an expanded Introduction by Shapiro. The Introduction does just what this vexed issue needs--laying out the history, law, partisanship, and philosophy of the abortion debate. Abortion is a wonderful resource for teaching and research, or simply for pondering this troubling and complex issue. --Jennifer L. Hochschild, Harvard UniversityThis book provides an essential resource for understanding one of the most divisive issues in American politics. The collection of edited cases and dissents, together with Shapiro's lucid introduction, offers teachers and students alike an unsurpassed guide for understanding and debating the legal conflicts over abortion. --Margaret Weir, University of California at Berkeley

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Book SynopsisBrain and behaviour are intrinsically linked. Animals demonstrate a huge and complex repertoire of behaviours, so how can specific behaviours be mapped onto the complicated neural circuits of the brain? Highlighting the extraordinary advances that have been made in the field of behavioural neuroscience over recent decades, this book examines how behaviours can be understood in terms of their neural mechanisms. Each chapter outlines the components of a particular behaviour, discussing laboratory techniques, the key brain structures involved, and the underpinning cellular and molecular mechanisms. Commins covers a range of topics including learning in a simple invertebrate, fear conditioning, taste aversion, sound localization, and echolocation in bats, as well as more complex behaviours, such as language development, spatial navigation and circadian rhythms. Demonstrating key processes through clear, step-by-step explanations and numerous illustrations, this will be valuable reading forTrade Review'Behavioural neuroscience has long lacked a research-relevant, up-to-date textbook providing a comprehensive theoretical and experimental treatment. Seán Commins is to be congratulated for having written a vital and important textbook which should be at the heart of teaching behavioural neuroscience everywhere. Written carefully and clearly, replete with up to date research, cross-species comparisons as well as a strong focus on understanding experimental methodologies and how they relate to theoretical issues, this book should become the standard reference for teaching, and a prompt for further research.' Shane O'Mara, Trinity College DublinTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Neurons and neural communication; 2. An introduction to the brain; 3. Neuroscientific methods; 4. Examination of animal behaviour: general principles and techniques; 5. Habituation and sensitisation in the Aplysia; 6. Classical conditioning in the Aplysia; 7. Long-term synaptic plasticity in mammals I: long-term potentiation (LTP); 8. Long-term synaptic plasticity in mammals II: long-term depression (LTD); 9. Eye-blink conditioning; 10. Fear conditioning; 11. Taste aversion; 12. Sound localisation; 13. Bat echolocation; 14. Spatial navigation; 15. Birdsong learning; 16. Circadian rhythms; Index.

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Book SynopsisBrain and behaviour are intrinsically linked. Animals demonstrate a huge and complex repertoire of behaviours, so how can specific behaviours be mapped onto the complicated neural circuits of the brain? Highlighting the extraordinary advances that have been made in the field of behavioural neuroscience over recent decades, this book examines how behaviours can be understood in terms of their neural mechanisms. Each chapter outlines the components of a particular behaviour, discussing laboratory techniques, the key brain structures involved, and the underpinning cellular and molecular mechanisms. Commins covers a range of topics including learning in a simple invertebrate, fear conditioning, taste aversion, sound localization, and echolocation in bats, as well as more complex behaviours, such as language development, spatial navigation and circadian rhythms. Demonstrating key processes through clear, step-by-step explanations and numerous illustrations, this will be valuable reading for students of zoology, animal behaviour, psychology, and neuroscience.Trade Review'Behavioural neuroscience has long lacked a research-relevant, up-to-date textbook providing a comprehensive theoretical and experimental treatment. Seán Commins is to be congratulated for having written a vital and important textbook which should be at the heart of teaching behavioural neuroscience everywhere. Written carefully and clearly, replete with up to date research, cross-species comparisons as well as a strong focus on understanding experimental methodologies and how they relate to theoretical issues, this book should become the standard reference for teaching, and a prompt for further research.' Shane O'Mara, Trinity College DublinTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Neurons and neural communication; 2. An introduction to the brain; 3. Neuroscientific methods; 4. Examination of animal behaviour: general principles and techniques; 5. Habituation and sensitisation in the Aplysia; 6. Classical conditioning in the Aplysia; 7. Long-term synaptic plasticity in mammals I: long-term potentiation (LTP); 8. Long-term synaptic plasticity in mammals II: long-term depression (LTD); 9. Eye-blink conditioning; 10. Fear conditioning; 11. Taste aversion; 12. Sound localisation; 13. Bat echolocation; 14. Spatial navigation; 15. Birdsong learning; 16. Circadian rhythms; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis handbook covers current research in the science of cyber behavior. Written by international scholars from a wide range of disciplines, the chapters focus on four fundamental elements of cyber behavior: users, technologies, activities, and effects. It is the ideal overview of the field for researchers, scholars, and students alike.

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Book SynopsisIn this major new book, eminent scientist Professor Sir Michael Rutter gets behind the hype of the behavioral genetics debate to provide a balanced and authoritative overview of the genetic revolution and its implications for understanding human behavior. Written by one of the world''s leading figures in child psychology and psychiatry, Professor Sir Michael Rutter Provides non-technical explanation of genetics to diffuse the sensational debates surrounding the topic Sets out in layman''s terms what genes do, how much is nature and how much is nurture Argues that nature and nurture are not truly separate and gives examples of how the two interact Looks at the implications of genetic findings for policy and practice The book will inform public debate about the implications of the Human Genome Project and, more broadly, the field of genetic science Trade Review"By carefully considering basic principles and illustrating them with cutting-edge examples, Rutter has written an excellent introduction to behavioral genetics." (The Quarterly Review of Biology, March 2009) "When I came to read this book I anticipated the critical integration of evidence by one of the most resourceful scientists of our era. I was not let down." (Journal of Children's Services, December 2007) "The question of how genes and the environment interact should be an area of interest to all social and physical science; it should not remain solely the domain of geneticists. For anyone interested in developing a greater understanding of the mechanics of this interaction, this book would make an excellent choice." (Young Minds Magazine, July 2006) "Michael Rutter, the United Kingdom's gift to world psychiatric excellence deals with this issue head-on in an amazingly readable and highly accurate book about genes and behaviour.... This book is a gem." (Psychological Medicine, 2006) "If you want an inspiring contribution to the debate in this highly topical area or research and also want to learn about the most up-to-date approaches to genetic research, then this is the book to choose." (Nature, 2006) "Rutter offers a highly critical and extremely clear and well-written review of the current state of the nature/nurture argument as it relates to human behaviour and psychiatric illness.... It is written in a way that should be easily accessible to the general reader as well as to the specialist. And, since its subject matter affects all of us, it should be read widely." (Times Higher Education Supplement) "The author deftly deals with the extreme arguments of genetic and environmental evangelists. It is a lucid, balanced tour de force. Highly recommended." (Journal of Clinical Psychiatry)Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. Chapter 1: Why is the topic of genes and behavior controversial?. Chapter 2: Concepts of behavior and of mental disorder. Chapter 3: Environmentally mediated risks. Chapter 4: Patterns of inheritance. Chapter 5: How much is nature and how much nurture?. Chapter 6: The heritability of different mental disorders and traitsChapter 7: Finding and understanding specific susceptibility genes. Chapter 8: What genes do. Chapter 9: Nature-nurture interplay and causal pathways from genes to psychopathology. Chapter 10: What environments do to genes. Chapter 11: Conclusions. Complete reference list. Glossary. Index

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Book SynopsisIntersectionality: Concepts, Perspectives and Challenges first presents a study wherein two students, one male and one female, were interviewed about their transition from a historically black college and university undergraduate program to a predominantly white institution for their graduate studies in biochemistry. The students had similar undergraduate experiences and both shared feelings of isolation, the drawbacks of academic rigor in graduate STEM programs, and the need to represent both themselves and their race. Next, the authors explore narrative responses of bisexual Latinx women and, through an intersectionality lens, adapted the minority stress model to include their experiences. This study further supports the need for intersectional minority stress research and a necessary focus on sexually marginalized bisexual Latinx women. The closing chapter summarizes the way in which intersectionality has been at the center of both feminist debates and the theory of gender. In the United States, Canada and Europe, it has achieved a hegemonic status strengthened by its multiple possible applications.

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Book SynopsisThis book is intended to provide a bridge between behavioural genetics, psychiatric genetics, developmental psychopathology and developmental psychology.

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Book SynopsisThe essential guide for parents who want to cultivate kindness in their kids.

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Book SynopsisWritten by a multi-disciplinary team of experts in neurobehaviour, this concise, well-illustrated book provides long-awaited normative data on clock drawing from ages 20 to 90 years.A practical guide to the quantitative assessment of clock drawing, it also takes a process-oriented approach to qualitative impairment. The authors discuss clock drawing as a neuropsychological test instrument and the rationale for selecting specific time settings, as well as the basis for using different clock conditions.The book contains numerous examples of clocks drawn by patients with cognitive impairment due to dementia, metabolic encephalopathy, traumatic brain injury, disconnection syndrome and focal brain lesions. Insight into changes in clock drawing ability that may represent the earliest markers of cognitive decline in dementia are also presented. This volume will be of interest to clinicians and researchers in neuropsychology, neurology, psychiatry, geriatric medicine, language therapy, and occTrade ReviewThis book is beautifully produced. It is full of excellent examples of clock drawings illustrating the points made in the text. The bibliography is complete and up-to-date. The book is reasonably priced and can be highly recommended to both clinicians and researchers interested in the elderly, and in patients with specific neurological disorders, focal brain lesions, and different forms of dementia. * Hans F. Reichenfeld, Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience, Vol. 20, No. 2 1995 *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Normative study ; 2. Dementia and related disorders ; 3. Well elderly in senior's residence ; 4. Focal brain damage

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Book SynopsisScientific realism has been advanced as an interpretation of the natural sciences but never the behavioural sciences. This exciting book introduces a novel version of scientific realism--Measured Realism--that characterizes the kind of theoretical progress in the social and psychological sciences that is uneven but indisputable. Trout proposes a theory of measurement--Population-Guided Estimation--that connects natural, psychological, and social scientific inquiry. Presenting quantitative methods in the behavioural sciences as at once successful and regulated by the world, Measuring the Intentional World will engage philosophers of science, historians of science, sociologists of science, and scientists interested in the foundations of their own disciplines.Trade ReviewThere is much of value in Trout's book. The careful sorting out of often confused realist claims is welcome. His recognition that the social sciences sometimes have measurement and testing procedures akin to those of the natural sciences is also a welcome antidote to the long tradition of arguing about their scientific status without looking at what they actually do. Trout's claim that assessments of realism issues require carefully looking at specific theories seems to me particularly valuable. * Philosophical Review *This is an interesting, complex, and important book. Indeed, it may well be the most important book in the philosophy of the social sciences since Rosenberg's Sociobiology and the Preemption of Social Science (1980). In addition to developing an original and intriguing naturalistic account of psychology and the social sciences, Trout offers the reader a most nuanced analysis of various forms of scientific realism, as well as a well-developed version of naturalistic epistemology. * Teaching Philosophy *A radical book, and essential reading for courses in philosophy of science, statistics, and research methods. * Choice *

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Book SynopsisConventional economic theory assumes that consumers are fully rational, that they have well-defined preferences and easily understand the market environment. Yet, in fact, consumers may have inconsistent, context-dependent preferences or simply not enough brain-power to evaluate and compare complicated products. Thus the standard model of consumer behavior-which depends on an ideal market in which consumers are boundlessly rational-is called into question. While behavioral economists have for some time confirmed and characterized these inconsistencies, the logical next step is to examine the implications they have in markets.Grounded in key observations in consumer psychology, Bounded Rationality and Industrial Organization develops non-standard models of boundedly rational consumer behavior and embeds them into familiar models of markets. It then rigorously analyses each model in the tradition of microeconomic theory, leading to a richer, more realistic picture of consumer behavior. RTrade ReviewNobody thinks like Adam Smith when buying a toothbrush, but this is the assumption of consumer behavior offered in traditional economics textbooks. Marketing experts used to laugh at such naivety, but they will have to take economic theory more seriously from now on. Ran Spiegler's book takes on the challenge of rewriting the theory of industrial organization without the classical assumption that economic agents are all rational supermen. This is an important book that nobody working on industrial organization will wish to be without. * Ken Binmore, University College London *Spiegler's Bounded Rationality and Industrial Organization is a beautifully written book. He makes a compelling case that understanding what happens when boundedly rational consumers meet sophisticated firms is both intellectually interesting and practically important. He has a wonderful feel for using rigorous models to clarify arguments and develops insights from a number of branches of the emerging literature in a parsimonious way. It is a must read book. * Glenn Ellison, Massachusetts Institute of Technology *Table of Contents1 Introduction ; 1.1 Bibliographic Notes ; I Anticipating Future Preferences ; 2 Dynamically Inconsistent Preferences I: Unconstrained Contracting ; 2.1 The Multi-Selves Model ; 2.1.1 Naivety ; 2.2 Monopoly Pricing ; 2.2.1 Optimal Price Schemes for Sophisticated Consumers ; 2.2.2 Optimal Price Schemes for Naive Consumers ; 2.2.3 Screening the Consumer's Type ; 2.3 Competitive Pricing ; 2.4 Welfare Analysis ; 2.5 Educating Naive Consumers ; 2.6 The Interpretation of Naivety ; 2.7 Two Applications ; 2.8 Other Topics ; 2.8.1 The (?, ?) Model ; 2.8.2 Preference Heterogeneity ; 2.9 Summary ; 2.10 Bibliographic Notes ; 3 Dynamically Inconsistent Preferences II: Constrained Contracting ; 3.1 Two-Part Tariffs ; 3.1.1 Departure from Marginal-Cost Pricing ; 3.1.2 Welfare Analysis ; 3.2 Destabilization of Commitment Devices: Renegotiation and Spot Market ; Competition ; 3.3 Self-Control ; 3.3.1 Implications for Monopoly Pricing ; 3.3.2 Do Self-Control Costs Hamper Competition? ; 3.4 Summary ; 3.5 Bibliographic Notes ; 4 Dynamically Inconsistent Preferences III: Partial Naivety ; 4.1 Magnitude Naivety ; 4.1.1 Monopoly Pricing ; 4.1.2 Are More Sophisticated Consumers Always Better Off? ; 4.2 Frequency Naivety ; 4.2.1 First-Best Monopoly Pricing ; 4.2.2 Second-Best Monopoly Pricing ; 4.2.3 Does Competition Curb Exploitation? ; 4.3 Summary ; 4.4 Bibliographic Notes ; 5 Biased Beliefs without Dynamic Inconsistency ; 5.1 Monopoly Pricing with Over-Optimistic Consumers ; 5.1.1 Comparison with Related Models ; 5.2 Overconfidence: Three-Part Tariffs ; 5.3 Unforeseen Contingencies: Add-On Pricing ; 5.4 A Summary Exercise: Insurance Markets with Biased Consumers ; 5.4.1 Equilibrium Analysis when Subjective Beliefs are Observable ; 5.4.2 Equilibrium Analysis when Subjective Beliefs are Private Information ; 5.5 Summary ; 5.6 Bibliographic notes ; A Appendix to Part I: A Decision-Theoretic Perspective ; A.1 The Multi-Selves Model ; A.2 Self-Control Preferences ; A.3 The Relation between Self-Control Preferences and the Multi-Selves Model ; A.4 Other Classes of Temptation-Driven Preferences ; A.5 Bibliographic Notes ; II Responding to Market Complexity ; 6 Sampling-Based Reasoning: Price Competition and Product Differentiation ; 6.1 A Sampling-Based Choice Procedure ; 6.2 Price Competition and Technology Adoption ; 6.2.1 Nash Equilibrium ; 6.2.2 Welfare Analysis ; 6.3 Spurious Product Differentiation ; 6.3.1 Nash Equilibrium ; 6.3.2 Product Complexity as a Differentiation Device ; 6.4 Can the Market Educate Consumers? ; 6.5 Summary ; 6.6 Bibliographic Notes ; 7 Sampling-Based Reasoning: Obfuscation ; 7.1 A Model of Competitive Obfuscation ; 7.1.1 Nash Equilibrium ; 7.1.2 Welfare Analysis ; 7.2 Production Inefficiencies ; 7.3 Multi-Dimensional Prices ; 7.4 A Market Intervention: Introducing \Simple" Options ; 7.5 Summary ; 7.6 Bibliographic Notes ; 8 Coarse Reasoning ; 8.1 A Modeling Framework ; 8.2 Complex Price Patterns as a Discrimination Device ; 8.2.1 "DeBruijn" Price Sequences ; 8.2.2 Conditions for Profitability of Complex Price Patterns ; 8.3 Limited Understanding of Adverse Selection ; 8.3.1 A Buyer-Seller Example ; 8.3.2 A Benchmark: A Bayesian-Rational Buyer ; 8.3.3 A \Coarse" Buyer ; 8.3.4 Action-Dependent Feedback ; 8.4 Summary ; 8.5 Bibliographic Notes ; III Reference Dependence ; 9 Loss Aversion ; 9.1 Expected Price as a Reference Point: Monopoly Pricing ; 9.1.1 Reduced Price Variability ; 9.1.2 Impact on Expected Prices ; 9.2 Price Uniformity in a Duopoly Setting: \Kinked" Demand ; 9.3 Expected Consumption as a Reference Point: An \Attachment Effect" ; 9.3.1 Personal Equilibrium ; 9.3.2 Price Randomization ; 9.4 Discussion ; 9.4.1 Actual Prices as Reference Points ; 9.4.2 Pleasant Surprises ; 9.5 Summary ; 9.6 Bibliographic Notes ; 10 Inertia I: Price Competition ; 10.1 Price Competition under Consumer Inertia ; 10.2 Price-Frame Competition ; 10.2.1 Nash Equilibrium ; 10.2.2 Equilibrium Properties ; 10.2.3 Two Market Interventions ; 10.3 Consumer Switching ; 10.4 Asymmetric Default Assignment ; 10.5 A Few General Remarks ; 10.5.1 More than Two Frames ; 10.5.2 Revealed Preferences ; 10.6 Summary ; 10.7 Bibliographic Notes ; 11 Inertia II: Costly Marketing 261 ; 11.1 A Model of Competitive Marketing ; 11.2 Nash Equilibrium ; 11.3 The Effective Marketing Property ; 11.4 Discussion ; 11.5 Summary ; 11.6 Bibliographic Notes ; IV Discussion ; 12 Recurring Themes ; 12.1 Complex Pricing Strategies ; 12.2 Spurious Variety ; 12.3 Market Transactions as a Form of Speculative Trade ; 12.4 How Effective are Competition and Consumer Protection Policies? ; 12.5 Externalities between Rational and Boundedly Rational Consumers ; 12.6 Conclusion ; 13 But Can't we Get the Same Thing with a Standard Model? ; 13.1 Rationalization via Modified Information ; 13.2 Rationalization via Modified Preferences ; 13.3 Rationalization via Endogenization ; 13.4 Discussion ; 13.5 Epilogue ; 13.6 Bibliographic Notes ; Bibliography ; Index

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Book SynopsisFlavour is arguably the most fascinating aspect of eating and drinking. It utilises a complex variety of senses and processes, that incredibly work together to generate a unified, and hopefully pleasurable, experience. The processes involved are not just those involved in tasting at the time of eating, but also memory and learning processes - we obviously shun those foods of which we have a negative memory, and favour those we enjoy. Our understanding of the science of flavour has improved in recent years, benefiting psychology, cuisine, food science, oenology, and dietetics.This book describes what is known about the psychology and biology of flavour. Written by an authority in the field, it is divided into two parts. The first explores what we know about the flavour system; including the role of learning and memory in flavour perception and hedonics; the way in which all the senses that contribute to flavour interact, and our ability to perceive flavour as a whole and as a series of Trade ReviewIt presents the richness and depth of the somewhat scattered research together in an intriguing manner. There has been no work published that is so comprehensive and clear in its presentation. * Perception *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; Flavour and its function in omnivores ; Themes and organization of the book ; The flavour stimulus - food and drink ; Oral anatomy, mastication and swallowing ; The interoceptive flavour senses - olfaction, gustation and somatosensation ; 2. Types of flavour interaction ; 3. Causes of flavour interaction ; 4. Wholes and parts ; Is flavour a unitary experience? ; Wholes into parts ; 5. Flavour hedonics ; 6. Theory ; Functional approach to flavour ; Issues arising ; 7. Implications ; Future directions

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