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Thinking, Fast and Slow by Call Number: Fennell STACKS BF441 .K33 2012Publication Date: 2012The guru to the gurus at last shares his knowledge with the rest of us. Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman's seminal studies in behavioral psychology, behavioral economics, and happiness studies have influenced numerous other authors, including Steven Pinker and Malcolm Gladwell. In Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman at last offers his own, first book for the general public. It is a lucid and enlightening summary of his life's work. It will change the way you think about thinking.
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- AAAS Science
Peer-reviewed academic journal. Covers a full range of scientific disciplines including science-related news, original scientific research and reviews and opinions on science policy.
- Emcare (OVID)
Premium nursing and allied health database. Covers all nursing specialities and nursing healthcare professions. Includes international coverage of allied health, midwifery, healthcare economics, social work, psychiatry and mental health, traumatology, emergency and critical-care medicine.
- Health Source: Consumer Edition
Consumer health information database. Covers a wide variety of subjects and information on specific diseases as well as overall health topics. Includes magazines, reference books. pamphlets and access to Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary.
Ethics for the Practice of Psychology in Canada Third Edition by Publication Date: 2021 Third EditioneBook
The World of Psychology by Call Number: Fennell STACKS BF121 .W67 2017Publication Date: 2017 Eighth Edition
- Canadian PsychologyPresents generalist articles in areas of theory, research, and practice within the context of Canadian psychology. Coverage: January 1993 - present
- Journal of General PsychologyArticles on experimental, physiological and comparative psychology, including human and animal studies and mathematical and other theoretical investigations.
Coverage: January 1975 - present (Full Text Delay: 15 months) - Journal of PsychologyResearch and theory based articles with an emphasis on integrating divergent data and theories, new avenues of thinking and criticisms of the behavioural disciplines.
Coverage: January 1975 - present (with an 18 Month delay) - Psychology TodayPsychology Today is a popular psychology magazine covering many subjects. Check out the subject streams on Education, Child development, Creativity, and Health. Coverage: January 1992 to present
- Journal of Applied Behavior AnalysisJournal of Applied Behavior Analysis (JABA) is a journal that publishes research about applications of the experimental analysis of behavior to problems of social importance. Coverage: 1996 - present
- Psychology Media Suite (Video duration 5 hours and 50 minutes)
Comprising more than 120 video clips and other media, the Suite is a blend of documentary segments illustrating foundational psychology concepts and principles. - Perspectives on Psychology (Video duration 42 minutes)Focuses on the influence of brain structure, brain chemistry, and genetics on behaviour, concepts of psychoanalytic theory, and distinguishes between classical and operant conditioning.
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The WOW Book: Ways of Optimizing Well-Being by Call Number: Fennell STACKS BF204.6 .L33 2024Publication Date: 2024
- Interview With Dr. Martin Seligman (Video duration 1 hour)Commonly known as the founder of Positive Psychology, Martin Seligman is a leading authority in the fields of Positive Psychology, resilience, learned helplessness, depression, optimism, and pessimism. He is also a recognized authority on interventions that prevent depression and build strengths and well-being.
- Agency and Positive Psychology (Video duration 1 hour, 7 minutes)
This presentation by the father of Positive Psychology will explore the world history of Agency and its relation to the past, present, and future of Positive Psychology, Positive Education, and Positive Psychotherapy. - TED Talks: What makes a good life? (Video duration 13 minutes)
What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think it's fame and money, you're not alone – but, according to psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, you're mistaken. As the director of a 75-year-old study on adult development, Waldinger has unprecedented access to data on true happiness and satisfaction. In this talk, he shares three important lessons learned from the study as well as some practical, old-as-the-hills wisdom on how to build a fulfilling, long life.
Everything You Need to Know About Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development by Publication Date: 2012eBook
Exploring Developmental Psychology : Understanding Theory and Methods by Publication Date: 2008eBook
Essentials of Abnormal Psychology by Call Number: Fennell STACKS ; RC454 .E88 2018Publication Date: 2018 Fourth Edition
- William James: The Psychology of Possibility (Video duration 40 minutes)This program presents James’s most important formulations, including discussions of habit, consciousness, will, and religious experience. He also refers to the fringe of experience: the hunches, and haunting memories that influence thoughts and actions.
- TEDTalks: Mariano Sigman and Dan Ariely: How Can Groups Make Good Decisions? (Video duration 9 minutes)We all know that when we make decisions in groups, they don't always go right—and sometimes they go very wrong. How can groups make good decisions? With his colleague Dan Ariely, neuroscientist Mariano Sigman has been inquiring into how we interact to reach decisions by performing experiments with live crowds around the world.
- Journal of Educational & Developmental PsychologyThis journal covers teaching psychology; social psychology in school; intellectual, cognitive and motor skill development; and language acquisition.
Coverage: 2011 - present - Journal of Positive Psychology and Well-BeingJournal of Positive Psychology and Wellbeing is a peer-reviewed journal covering positive psychology and provides an international forum for the science of positive psychology in education and school settings.
Coverage: October 2020 - present