The Resource Brain briefs : answers to the most (and least) pressing questions about your mind, Art Markman, PhD, and Bob Duke, PhD
Brain briefs : answers to the most (and least) pressing questions about your mind, Art Markman, PhD, and Bob Duke, PhD
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- 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!"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 277 pages
- Contents
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- 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?
- Isbn
- 9781454919070
- Label
- Brain briefs : answers to the most (and least) pressing questions about your mind
- Title
- Brain briefs
- Title remainder
- answers to the most (and least) pressing questions about your mind
- Statement of responsibility
- Art Markman, PhD, and Bob Duke, PhD
- Language
- eng
- 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!"--
- Assigning source
- Dust jacket
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Markman, Arthur B
- Dewey number
- 153
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BF201
- LC item number
- .M36 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Duke, Robert A.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Brain
- Psychology
- PSYCHOLOGY
- SCIENCE
- Brain
- Psychology
- Label
- Brain briefs : answers to the most (and least) pressing questions about your mind, Art Markman, PhD, and Bob Duke, PhD
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-271) and index
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- volume
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- 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?
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- x, 277 pages
- Isbn
- 9781454919070
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)936350639
- Label
- Brain briefs : answers to the most (and least) pressing questions about your mind, Art Markman, PhD, and Bob Duke, PhD
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-271) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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?
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- x, 277 pages
- Isbn
- 9781454919070
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)936350639
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