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Publisher
Addison-Wesley
Pub. Date
c1997
Physical Desc
xii, 167 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Radical in its implications, this original and important work may change forever the views we hold about the nature of learning. In The Power of Mindful Learning, Ellen Langer uses her innovative theory of mindulness, introduced in her influential earlier book, to dramatically enhance the way we learn. In business, sports, laboratories, or at home, our learning is hobbled by certain antiquated and pervasive misconceptions. In this pithy, liberating,...
Author
Language
English
Description
In this enduring classic, rich with deep, original insight into the nature of early learning, John Holt was the first to make clear that, for small children, "learning is as natural as breathing." In his delightful book he observes how children actually learn to talk, to read, to count, and to reason, and how, as adults, we can best encourage these natural abilities in our children.
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Language
English
Description
Is IQ destiny? Not nearly as much as we think. Daniel Goleman's fascinating and persuasive book argues that our view of human intelligence is far too narrow, ignoring a crucial range of abilities that matter immensely in terms of how we do in life. Drawing on groundbreaking brain and behavioral research, Goleman shows the factors at work when people of high IQ flounder and those of modest IQ do surprisingly well. These factors add up to a different...
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
xv, 404 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A look at the origins of cognitive abilities in primate species.
Since Darwin's time, comparative psychologists have searched for a good way to compare cognition in humans and nonhuman primates. In Origins of Intelligence, Sue Parker and Michael McKinney offer such a framework and make a strong case for using human development theory (both Piagetian and neo-Piagetian) to study the evolution of intelligence across primate species. Their approach is...
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Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"Memory is far more than a record of the past. In this groundbreaking tour of the mind and brain, one of the world's top memory researchers reveals the powerful role memory plays in nearly every aspect of our lives, from recalling faces and names, to learning, decision-making, trauma and healing. A new understanding of memory is emerging from the latest scientific research. In Why We Remember, pioneering neuroscientist and psychologist Charan Ranganath...
Author
Publisher
New World Library
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Discusses the role of intuition in business, relationships, health, and the arts. The author maintains that intuition is a higher cognitive ability that all people possess and that it can be developed with effort and mindful attention. The book includes exercises and self-assessment quizzes"--
13) The mind's eye
Author
Language
English
Description
Includes stories of people who are able to navigate the world and communicate with others despite losing what many of us consider indispensable senses and faculties: the power of speech, the capacity to recognize faces, the sense of three-dimensional space, the ability to read, and the sense of sight. This book is a testament to the complexity of vision and the brain and to the power of creativity and adaptation, and it provides a whole new perspective...
Author
Publisher
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
246 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Knowing where things are seems effortless. Yet our brains devote tremendous computational power to figuring out the simplest details about spatial relationships. Going to the grocery store or finding our cell phone requires sleuthing and coordination across different sensory and motor domains. Making Space traces this mental detective work to explain how the brain creates our sense of location. But it goes further, to make the case that spatial processing...
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