Cognitive Science

"Master Your Decisions" examines the intricate decision-making process, drawing from personal anecdotes and psychological insights to offer readers practical strategies for navigating life's choices. The book begins with a relatable story of a monkey struggling to let go of its groundnuts in exchange for a banana, symbolizing how humans often resist change, even when it could benefit them. Through this engaging analogy, the author sets the tone for exploring human tendencies to hold on to past patterns—whether emotional, physical, or behavioral—and the consequences this has on our ...

Are you struggling to guide the children in your life to become kind, responsible, respectful, and successful people? Do you want to avoid coercive methods and instead use effective, evidence-based, respectful guidance techniques? Responding effectively to a child's challenging behaviors is an art informed by science. Like artists need to learn techniques before creating masterpieces, parents, teachers, and therapists can develop their skills to help children thrive.

Don't we often wake up contemplating on the previous day's experience, whether all details are real? What is the fundamental nature of reality? Let's see this in more detail in the book FUNDAMENTALS OF REALITY. Reality is the state of existence encompassing everything that is, has been, and will be. Understanding the fundamentals of reality involves delving into various fields of philosophy, physics, and metaphysics: Perception and Experience: Reality is often shaped by our perception and experience. Our senses provide information about the external world but can be limited and even ...

If you want to impress people with your critical-thinking skills, then check out this comprehensive audiobook with two manuscripts in one: Critical Thinking and Logical Fallacies.

Do you want to improve your brain power by thinking critically in your daily life? Are you interested in deepening your understanding without judgement, bias, or manipulation? Are you seeking confidence in your arguments and wish to think more efficiently? If you find yourself wanting to know more about critical thinking strategies, you’ve found the perfect solution. This workbook is for the individual who wants to think clearly and organized - for the person who wants to make the best decisions for themselves. Critical thinking is a mindset more than a technique.

From studies of bonobos in the wild to visits with the iconic painter Jasper Johns and the renowned decision-making expert Daniel Kahneman, Small looks across disciplines to put new scientific findings into illuminating context while also revealing groundbreaking developments about Alzheimer’s disease. The next time you forget where you left your keys, remember that a little forgetting does a lot of good.

The Memory Thief is the remarkable true story of a team of doctors who - through years of scientific sleuthing and observant care - discover a surprising connection between opioids and memory, one that holds promise and peril for any one of us.

Dr. Marc Berman, the creator of the field of environmental neuroscience, has discovered the surprising connection between mind, body, and environment, with a special emphasis on the natural environment. He has devoted his life to studying it. If you sometimes feel drained, distracted, or depressed, Dr. Berman has identified the elements of a “nature prescription” that can boost your energy, sharpen your focus, change your mood, and improve your mental and physical health. He also reveals how central attention is to all of these functions, and how interactions with nature can restore it.

This 10th anniversary edition of the beloved classic features 10 new stories written by Dr. Robbins that help listeners gain deeper insight into the role our brains play in shaping our thoughts and actions, and what we can do to be more curious and open-minded in our diverse world. Based on his study of the fields of behavioral science and cognitive neuroscience, Robbins explores unconscious bias in many of its forms, including availability bias, confirmation bias, anchoring bias, and others.

Behavioral Code – A Scientific Framework for Personal Mastery and Emotional Clarity By Dr. Gurudas Bandyopadhyay Behavioral Code is a practical and research-backed exploration into the science of behavior, designed to help individuals break negative patterns, build lasting habits, and make better emotional and cognitive decisions. Blending behavioral psychology, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), emotional intelligence, and habit science, this book presents a structured guide for personal transformation rooted in both theory and real-world application. What if your greatest breakthrough ...

This fresh and exciting approach to science, skepticism, and critical thinking will enlighten and inspire listeners of all ages. With a mix of wit and wisdom, it challenges everyone to think like a scientist, embrace the skeptical life, and improve their critical thinking skills. Think shows you how to better navigate through the maze of biases and traps that are standard features of every human brain.

This essential guide helps teachers refine their approach to fundamental challenges in the classroom. Based on research from cognitive science and formative assessment, it ensures teachers can offer all students the support and challenge they need and can do so sustainably. Written by an experienced teacher and teacher educator, the book balances evidence-informed principles and practical suggestions.

Drawing on decades of research into decision-making under uncertainty, Gerd Gigerenzer makes a compelling case for the enduring importance of human discernment in an automated world that we are told can - and will - replace our efforts. Filled with practical examples and cutting-edge research, How to Stay Smart in a Smart World examines the growing role of AI at all levels of daily life with refreshing clarity. This book is a life raft in a sea of information and an urgent invitation to actively shape the digital world in which we want to live.

Courageously written, Cognitive Faith challenges and disputes some of the central premises of religious faith, including most religious lore, and religious morality and behavioral dictates.

The Playmaker on any team makes the right decision at the right time, almost every time. Despite the constraints of time, tactics, and rules, the best players combine their vision and skills with razor-sharp decision accuracy for an unstoppable competitive advantage. As a follow-up to The Playmaker’s Advantage, their best-selling guide for athletes, coaches, and parents, Daniel Peterson and Dr. Leonard Zaichkowsky now focus on the split-second decision-making process that produces both clutch plays and mental mistakes.

As we explore together the amazing world of cognitive psychology and investigate how memory, thinking bias, technology, and many more interesting aspects of our mental processes influence our behavior in an engaging conversational tone. By the end of this book, not only will you start to become an expert in cognitive psychology, but you will start your journey to understand human behavior and learn more about yourself as well. Psychology is a fascinating subject so buy today and discover more about human behavior!

For ages, global corporations have been lecturing small organizations and not-for-profits on how to get things done. As it turns out, it should have been the other way around. In this groundbreaking audiobook, award-winning researcher Paulo Savaget shows how the most valuable lessons about problem-solving can be learned from the scrappiest groups. Savaget draws most of his examples from small organizations dedicated to social action that have made an art form out of subverting the status quo and have proved themselves adept at achieving massive wins with minimal resources.

Memory: What Every Language Teacher Should KnowHow do we help students remember? If teachers understand how memory works, there is more chance of helping students do well through effective curriculum and lesson planning. This book is an introduction to memory written specifically with language teachers in mind. Taking evidence from the fields of cognitive science and second language acquisition, the authors examine a range of important aspects of memory. These include working memory, phonological memory, long-term memory, cognitive load, implicit and explicit knowledge, prospective memory, ...

This audiobook makes a foray into cognitive behavioral therapy and enlightens us on how CBT is helping alleviate various mental health conditions.

Estamos tan conectados y, sin embargo, tan desesperadamente solos. Esta es la paradoja de nuestro tiempo: un mundo donde las pantallas dominan nuestras vidas, pero nuestros corazones duelen de vacío. Nuestra verdadera esencia a menudo está oculta en un mundo de notificaciones interminables, conversaciones virtuales y vidas seleccionadas en las redes sociales. Nos ponemos máscaras para el mundo, pero detrás de ellas, anhelamos libertad, conexión y propósito. Esta desconexión de nuestro yo auténtico nos saca de un estado de equilibrio natural y saludable.