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Blink - The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

3 stars (Blinking) - Ok but not great...seem to wonder off in too many different directions at times. 5 stars (Really Interesting and an Easy Read) - Blink is a look at all the various things scientists have discovered about how we think without knowing we're thinking. It particularly takes a long, hard look at why it is that people's first impressions so often conflict with either what careful analysis says or what people think they believe. Gladwell looks at a broad range of applications of these ideas. He looks at why, even though Pepsi wins the blind "Pepsi Challenge," Coke continues to be the market leader. He investigates the psychology and split-second thinking that caused the death of an unarmed, fleeing immigrant from over 40 gunshots fired by NYPD officers. He looks at various factors that affect everything from standardized test scores to electing a President. Some have suggested that all Gladwell really tells us is that our first impressions are sometimes right and sometimes wrong. If after reading this book that's all you come away with, you have completely missed the point. The point is that whether those impressions are right or wrong is governed by a complex set of physiologic and experiential rules, and that we can do something about them. Cops can do things to make sure those first impressions don't result in an innocent death. And yes, you can learn to tell the difference between Coke and Pepsi when you drink a whole can, not just a sip. Gladwell is a writer for the New Yorker, and his writing style is very much like a bunch of magazine articles. But they are very GOOD magazine articles, and you want to read them all. 4 stars (Informative) - This book was very interesting to me, though I will admit it got boring at parts. Some sections were just very repetitive and seemed to be overkill, but the overall message the book sent was intriguing. It helped me understand the way the mind works and how people use this knowledge of their mind...
Little- Brown :: Business & Economics & General :: Social Psychology :: Psychology :: Intuition :: Decision making :: Decision Making & Problem Solving :: Cognitive Psychology :: Bu :: Blink - The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

 

The Tipping Point- How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

1 stars (Please - Stop Him Before He Writes Another Book!) - This is the second Gladwell book I've read, and unfortunately its as bad as the first (Blink!). His basic point is that little things can make a big difference. Gladwell's problem, however, is that he doesn't know what he's writing about, and it's a fatal flaw. For example, early in this book he relates how a "small change" in Brooklyn policing strategies turned into a "large drop" in crime. In reality, "broken windows," accompanied by much more data-driven and administrative follow-up policing referred to by Gladwell was a large (not small change). The reality is that "broken windows" policing ended up going far beyond simply pursuing those with minor violations (eg. fare-beating) to include studying crime patterns (location, timing, etc.), setting improvement goals, and regular high-level follow-up. Secondly, "Freakonomics" research concluded that the crime-rate decline began BEFORE the change in policing, and that much of the decline was due to increased staffing. Gladwell also attributed the decline to improved economic conditions - however, no such decline accompanied prior economic good times. Finally, Gladwell offered no explanation of why similar steep declines in crime occurred across the U.S. at the same time - without regard to any change in policing! Another of Gladwell's problems is that he doesn't seem to understand anything about statistics. The fact that a change in policing suposedly occurred at the same time as a decline in crime rates seems to be "proof" of causation for Gladwell. One of the first lessons in statistics, however, is that "correlation does not imply causation." Summarizing, the book starts out poorly, and goes downhill from there - increasingly boring, confusing, and totally lacking in credibility. Don't confuse, aggravate, misinform yourself with this book 5 stars (This Little Book will Make a Big Difference) - This fascinating book is an investigation into ...
Back Bay Books :: Psychology & Psychiatry & Social Psychology :: Sociology - General :: Sociology :: Social Psychology :: Psychology :: Marketing - General :: Context effects (Psyc :: The Tipping Point- How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

 

Understanding Human Behavior and the Social Environment with InfoTrac

Understanding Human Behavior and the Social Environment (with InfoTrac) ...
Wadsworth Publishing :: Social Science & Social Work :: Sociology - General :: Sociology :: Social work education :: Social Work :: Social Science :: Social Psychology :: Life change event :: Understanding Human Behavior and the Social Environment (with InfoTrac)

 

Abnormal Psychology - An Integrative Approach with CD-ROM and InfoTrac

5 stars (Cheaper Paperback book) - The book was very reliable (and cheaper) than what I could have bought at the bookstore. So far, the book is working well and I have no doubts. 5 stars (DSM-IV explained (maybe).) - Using DSM-IV criteria throughout, the authors manage to provide a succinct analysis of psychopathology, as seen from a transtheoretical perspective. The research alone quoted throughout makes this book a valuable resource, but combined with an engaging writing style and top-notch structure, it promises to secure Barlow and Durand's position as authors-to-beat when it comes to the field of Abnormal Psychology. 5 stars (Great Introductory book) - Very thorough treatment of the subject from well rounded, expert authors. Text assumes no previous knowledge, and is quite lengthy because of its comprehensive nature. I have used it many times as a reference text after taking a course in which it was required. Also this text is an example of a beautiful job of "book making". The text has many color plates -- and a high quality printing job. ...
Wadsworth Publishing :: Psychology & Psychiatry & Social Psychology :: Psychopathology - General :: Psychopathology - Abnormal :: Psychology :: Pathological :: Psychology :: Mental i :: Abnormal Psychology - An Integrative Approach (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)

 

Social Psychology

Social Psychology ...
Prentice Hall :: Psychology & Psychiatry & General :: Social Psychology :: Psychology :: David O Sears :: Letitia Anne Peplau :: Shelley E Taylor :: :: Social Psychology

 

Social Psychology 5th Edition

3 stars (Social Psychology 5th ed) - This book is very easy to understand, and the real-world examples/analogies are helpful (even if they are a little in excess). It's one of the few textbooks I've bought that I don't consider a (total) waste of money. 1 stars (Fuzzy, unstructured and too politically correct book ) - This is 5th edition of the book written in early 90th (first edition was in 1994). The book did not change much since. This is fuzzy, politically correct and watered down presentation of the subject. For example when you learn about cognitive dissonance you are not told that the original Festinger experiment was connected with the behavior of a flood doomsday cult after the target date of the flood passed. This might be an OK book as a second of third book for self-education (you can save money buying any previous edition, but in no way this should be your first or only book on the subject), but this can be a horror show if this is your standard textbook at the university 101 Social physiology course and you need to pass an exam. Here the inability of the authors to distinguish between important and unimportant will hunt you down. The authors are too fond of abusing "social-psychology-speak" and introduce too many pseudo-scientific terms without real necessity: it looks like they try artificially inflate both themselves and the subject by immersing trivial notions in obscure jargon. This infatuation with jargon, on the level completely unacceptable for the introductory course is one of the worst features of the book. It especially evident are summaries which are the Achilles spot of the book: badly written, badly thought-out, somewhat detached from the chapters content, horribly structured and weakly typeset. The other problem with this book as an introductory (101 type) book is that it is just too big. Story-telling approach that authors use is not bad per se, but inability of authors to distinguish between really important and entertaining p...
Prentice Hall :: Psychology & Psychiatry & General :: Sociology - General :: Sociology :: Social Psychology :: Psychology :: General :: Robin M Akert :: Timothy D Wilson :: Elliot A :: Social Psychology (5th Edition)

 

Social Psychology- Unraveling the Mystery

4 stars (the doors of cognition !) - this book opens the doors of cognition ; in fact , when tiing a famous person ( ie : demora , luther king , kenwrinkel ) to notions of social psychology like ( social role , influence , aggression , etc ) , it allows our memory to widen , and teach a method to learn more and more easily ! that is , build couples : idea and picture ! this book uses cognition methods and invite us to study that field ! ... opening the doors of cognition ...teaches too , that very simple tools may have terrific and positive effects ! 5 stars (Social Psychology: Unraveling the Mystery) - The most valuable benefits of adopting this book for my class was the unbelievable support from the publisher. A&B provided a study guide, a test bank, a huge package of transparencies, a powerpoint presentation CD...--all of this for free. I have been astonished by the sevice and free benfits I have gotten as the result of choosing this otherwise excellent book. Let's hope the competition emulates this author and publisher. 5 stars (Mr. Cialdini's comments) - After reading Mr. Cialdini's comments about his book, I wondered: is he trying to employ his "scarcity principle" to influence book sales? ;) ...
Allyn - Bacon :: Sociology - General :: Social Psychology :: Psychology :: Robert B Cialdini :: Steven L Neuberg :: Douglas T Kenrick :: :: Social Psychology- Unraveling the Mystery

 

Forensic Psychology with InfoTrac

Forensic Psychology (with InfoTrac) ...
Wadsworth Publishing :: Psychology & Psychiatry & Social Psychology :: Psychology :: Forensic Psychology :: Solomon M Fulero :: Lawrence S Wrightsman :: :: Forensic Psychology (with InfoTrac)

 

A History of Modern Psychology with InfoTrac

4 stars (Adequate, yet not overbearing summation of modern psychology) - Schultz and Schultz offer a wonderful summation of the history of psychology. Many history of psychology texts are large and burdensome, but Schultz and Schultz sift out the waste and offer the facts. Interesting anecdotes about psychology's pioneers are offered, and the social climate surrounding the perspectives of each school of thought is also mentioned. All in all, this is a great book to have in the collection for the average historian of psychology. The authors, unfortunately, do present the information in a rather bland display. More color and layout effect would be useful and appealing. Furthermore, the chapter on the impact of women and minorities in psychology should not just be thrown on the end of the book ... it should be integrated throughout. Other than those two drawbacks, however, the book is wonderfully done. ...
Wadsworth Publishing :: Psychology & Psychiatry & Social Psychology :: Textbooks :: Psychology :: History :: Sydney Ellen Schultz :: Duane P Schultz :: :: A History of Modern Psychology (with InfoTrac)

 

Social and Personality Development with InfoTrac

Social and Personality Development (with InfoTrac) ...
Wadsworth Publishing :: Psychology & Psychiatry & Developmental Psychology :: Textbooks :: Socialization :: Social Psychology :: Reference :: Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent :: Psycho :: Social and Personality Development (with InfoTrac)

 

Theories of Personality with InfoTrac

Theories of Personality (with InfoTrac) ...
Wadsworth Publishing :: Psychology & Psychiatry & Social Psychology :: Psychology :: Personality :: Sydney Ellen Schultz :: Duane P Schultz :: :: Theories of Personality (with InfoTrac)

 

Social Psychology 11th Edition

Social Psychology (11th Edition) ...
Allyn - Bacon :: Psychology & Psychiatry & General :: Social Psychology :: Psychology :: Nyla R Branscombe :: Donn Byrne :: Robert A Baron :: :: Social Psychology (11th Edition)

 

Social Psychology with Research Navigator- 10th Edition

Social Psychology with Research Navigator, 10th Edition...
Allyn - Bacon :: Psychology & Psychiatry & General :: Sociology - General :: Social Psychology :: Psychology :: General :: Donn Byrne :: Robert A Baron :: :: Social Psychology with Research Navigator- 10th Edition

 

Social Psychology with SocialSense CD-ROM and PowerWeb

Social Psychology with SocialSense CD-ROM and PowerWeb ...
McGraw-Hill Humanities-Social Sciences-Languages :: Psychology & Psychiatry & Social Psychology :: Social Psychology :: Psychology :: Mental Health :: David Myers :: David Myers :: :: Social Psychology with SocialSense CD-ROM and PowerWeb

 

The Road Less Traveled- 25th Anniversary Edition - A New Psychology of Love- Traditional Values and

5 stars (The Road Less Traveled) - Very pleased with the service. Book was in better shape than I expected,since I purchased used.Excellent experience. Thank you!!! 5 stars (Growth Experience) - I read this book a few years ago and I still pull it out from time to time. I love his insight on Love. What it is and what it isnt. 5 stars (You want personal growth? Hear it is on CD ) - I first read this book in college and it explained so much about lifes frustrations, there's reason for them. It made sense of relationships and lifes outcomes. It spells out that "Life is difficult" get over it and start living, But Scott Peck says it persuasively and with great love. I recommend this book to anyone interested in personal growth and meaning. ...
Touchstone :: Psychology & Psychiatry & General :: Spiritual :: Social Psychology :: Psychology :: Personal Growth - General :: General :: Applied Psychology :: M Scott Peck :: :: The Road Less Traveled- 25th Anniversary Edition - A New Psychology of Love- Traditional Values and