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Markman, Arthur B.
Brain.
Psychology.
MARC Display
Brain
briefs
:
answers
to the
most
(and
least
)
pressing
questions
about
your
mind
/ Art Markman, PhD, and Bob Duke, PhD.
by
Markman, Arthur B.
Sterling, c2016.
Call #:
153 M346bb
Subjects
Brain
.
Psychology.
ISBN:
9781454919070
1454919078
Description:
x, 277 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-271) and index.
Contents:
Does being open to experience lead to success? -- Can we really make ourselves happy? -- How do we catch a liar? -- Should we play
brain
games? -- Do stories help us remember? -- Is pain open to interpretation? -- Do schools teach the way children learn? -- Why do tongue twisters work? -- Do we get more done when we multitask? -- Can we be conscientious and creative? -- Is it true that we only use 10 percent of our brains? -- Is our memory doomed to fail? -- Why are continuity errors in movies difficult to catch? -- Are all narcissists alike? -- Does time speed up as we get older? -- Why is forgiveness so powerful? -- Is our thinking ever coherent? -- Are our beliefs consistent with one another? -- Why is it hard to learn a new language? -- Is our right
brain
different from our left
brain
? -- How do we overcome writer's block? -- Is failure necessary? -- How much of what we see is real? -- Does punishment work? -- Why are comparisons so helpful? -- Why do people choke under pressure? -- How do we decide what to buy? -- What is the best way to brainstorm? -- Why is online communication so ineffective? -- Is it possible to remember something that didn't happen? -- Is prejudice avoidable? -- What's the best way to deal with life's endless litany of nuisances? -- Is
mind
reading a necessary skill? -- What are brains for, anyway? -- Does listening to Mozart make us smarter? -- Why are other people such slackers? -- Can delusion be a good thing? -- Why do we call a dog a "dog"? -- Why do we love kitten videos so much? -- Is nostalgia good or bad?
Summary:
Psychologists Art Markman and Bob Duke, hosts of the popular KUT radio show and podcast Two Guys on
Your
Head, answer some of the
most
engaging quandaries
about
the human
brain
and behavior. Featuring the latest empirical findings in the dynamic field of psychology, this is science served up in fun and revelatory bite-size bits!
Other authors:
Duke, Robert A.
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