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Proffitt, Dennis R.
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Mind and body.
Perception.
Somesthesia.
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Proffitt, Dennis R.
Mind and body.
Perception.
Somesthesia.
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Perception : how our bodies shape our minds / Dennis Proffitt and Drake Baer.
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Proffitt, Dennis R.
St. Martin's Press, 2020.
Call #:
153
.7
P964p
Subjects
Mind and body.
Perception.
Somesthesia.
ISBN:
9781250219114 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
289 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"Over decades of study, University of Virginia psychologist Dennis Proffitt has shown that we are each living our own personal version of Gulliver's Travels, where the size and shape of the things we see are scaled to the size of our bodies, and our ability to interact with them. Stairs look less steep as dieters lose weight, baseballs grow bigger the better players hit, hills look less daunting if you're standing next to a close friend, and learning happens faster when you can talk with your hands. Written with journalist Drake Baer, Perception marries academic rigor with mainstream accessibility. The research presented and the personalities profiled will show what it means to not only have, but be, your unique human body. The positive ramifications of viewing ourselves from this embodied perspective include greater athletic, academic, and professional achievement, more nourishing relationships, and greater personal well-being. The better we can understand what our bodies are-what they excel at, what they need, what they must avoid -- the better we can live our lives."--From publisher.
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Baer, Drake.
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