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  • Heritability of Intelligence

    A Clarification From a Biological Point of View

    by Karl-Friedrich Fischbach, Martin Niggeschmidt ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    Is intelligence heritable? Karl-Friedrich Fischbach and Martin Niggeschmidt show that "heritability" means something different in biological terminology than in everyday language - which almost inevitably leads to misinterpretations. They explain why twin studies are controversial - and why genetic predictions of IQ and "educational attainment" must be treated with skepticism.This book is a ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

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  • Medical Nihilism

    by Jacob Stegenga ...
    This book argues that if we consider the ubiquity of small effect sizes in medicine, the extent of misleading evidence in medical research, the thin theoretical basis of many interventions, and the malleability of empirical methods, and if we employ our best inductive framework, then our confidence in medical interventions ought to be low. ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD

  • Gay, Straight, and the Reason Why

    The Science of Sexual Orientation

    by Simon LeVay ...
    What causes a child to grow up gay or straight? Neuroscientist Simon LeVay summarizes a wealth of scientific evidence that points to one inescapable conclusion: Sexual orientation results primarily from an interaction between genes, sex hormones, and the cells of the developing body and brain. LeVay takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of laboratories that specialize in genetics, endocrinology, ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD

  • e-Pedia: Asperger Syndrome

    Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's, is a developmental disorder characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication, along with restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests

    by Wikipedia contributors ...
    Series series e-Pedia
    This carefully crafted ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's, is a developmental disorder characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication, along with restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. As a milder autism spectrum disorder (ASD), it ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Attachment to Pets

    An Integrative View of Human-Animal Relationships with Implications for Therapeutic Practice

    by Henri Julius, Andrea Beetz, Kurt Kotrschal, Dennis Turner, Kerstin Uvnäs-Moberg ...
    The biological and psychological basis of pet therapy / animal-assisted therapy and what this means for practice "A comprehensive, scientific foundation for human-animal therapy." (Judith Solomon) In recent years, the ancient symbiosis between humans and their pets has entered a new phase, marked by the burgeoning clinical specialty of human-animal therapy. This approach uses the relationship ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Psychology of Fatigue

    Work, Effort and Control

    by Robert Hockey ...
    Fatigue can have a major impact on an individual's performance and well-being, yet is poorly understood, even within the scientific community. There is no developed theory of its origins or functions, and different types of fatigue (mental, physical, sleepiness) are routinely confused. The widespread interpretation of fatigue as a negative consequence of work may be true only for externally ... Read more

    $43.19 CAD

  • Psychology of Aging 101

    by Robert Youdin, PhD ...
    A reader-friendly overview of geropsychology based on a wealth of evidence-based researchWritten by a renowned scholar and practitioner of gerontology and aging, this is a concise, reader-friendly overview of key concepts of geropsychology, the psychology of aging. Grounded in positive psychology, the text dispels common myths about the aging population with a wealth of evidence-based research. It ... Read more

    $49.59 CAD

  • The Alzheimer Conundrum

    Entanglements of Dementia and Aging

    by Margaret Lock ...
    Because of rapidly aging populations, the number of people worldwide experiencing dementia is increasing and the projections are grim. Despite hundreds of millions of dollars invested in medical research, no effective treatment has been discovered for Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia. The Alzheimer Conundrum exposes the predicaments embedded in current efforts to slow down or ... Read more

    Was $56.09 CAD Now $35.19 CAD

  • A Demographic Perspective on Gender, Family and Health in Europe

    Edited by Gabriele Doblhammer, Jordi Gumà ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This open access book examines the triangle between family, gender, and health in Europe from a demographic perspective. It helps to understand patterns and trends in each of the three components separately, as well as their interdependencies. It overcomes the widely observable specialization in demographic research, which usually involves researchers studying either family or fertility processes ... Read more

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  • The Nature of Human Intelligence

    Edited by Robert J. Sternberg ...
    The study of human intelligence features many points of consensus, but there are also many different perspectives. In this unique book Robert J. Sternberg invites the nineteen most highly cited psychological scientists in the leading textbooks on human intelligence to share their research programs and findings. Each chapter answers a standardized set of questions on the measurement, investigation, ... Read more

    $41.59 CAD

  • Textbook of Evolutionary Psychiatry

    The origins of psychopathology

    by Martin Brüne ...
    In the past couple of decades studies investigating the genetic background of psychiatric disorders have mushroomed. Research into brain mechanisms and the regions of the brain involved in certain dysfunctions have greatly improved our knowledge of the relationship between brain pathology and psychopathology. By contrast, we know far less about 'why' certain individuals remain vulnerable to ... Read more

    $44.79 CAD

  • Nature and Nurture

    The Complex Interplay of Genetic and Environmental Influences on Human Behavior and Development

    Edited by Cynthia Garcia Coll, Elaine L. Bearer, Richard M. Lerner ...
    What does it mean to find a gene or set of genes that are associated with ADHD, schizophrenia, or autism? Could we eradicate such diseases from our species through gene therapy? Is it possible to eradicate from our genome the genetic material that predisposes us to be too aggressive, too shy, less intelligent, or not active enough? Who has the political power and/or moral authority to make these ... Read more

    $72.82 CAD