In diesem Buch werden in 18 Kapiteln Phänomene der Kommunikation im digitalen Zeitalter vorgestellt und die psychologischen Hintergründe anhand von wissenschaftlichen Theorien und Analysen erörtert. Viele Menschen sind verunsichert durch eine Medienwelt, die unausgewogen erscheint (Fake News, Lügenpresse), in der man durch Clickbait manipuliert wird und in der Social Bots bald nicht mehr einfach von echten Chatpartnern zu unterscheiden sind. Abseits...

Rooted in positive psychology, focusing on cardiac prevention and recovery, The Good Heart: 101 Ways to Live A Positively Long, Happy Life helps readers replace depression, stress and anger with self-confidence, generosity and optimism. The book, with its 101 one- to two-page tips, written in easy-to-understand language by a well-respected expert in her field, targets the millions throughout the world who suffer from some form of diagnosed cardiovascular...

A combination of "Inception" and Fight Club, "Tales of the Wayfarer" follows the crew of the titular vessel as they travel inside the mind of a man determined to kill himself with the intent of saving his life. Along the way the crew, led by the nefarious Man in the Brown Suit, must navigate manifestations of a lifetime of trauma and disappointment which has led this man to the very depths of depression. It's a race against the clock to save someone...

Libro especializado que se ajusta al desarrollo de la cualificación profesional y adquisición de certificados de profesionalidad. Manual imprescindible para la formación y la capacitación, que se basa en los principios de la cualificación y dinamización del conocimiento, como premisas para la mejora de la empleabilidad y eficacia para el desempeño del trabajo.

Why do we see what we see? This eBook is where cognitive psychology and photographic art collide head-on in a mind-blowing exposé on the power of apophenia. The 133 symmetrical cloud photographs presented in this eBook produce some exceptionally strong visual responses, and this fresh, exciting insight into cognitive phenomena, is sure to ignite the synapses of both scholar and the psychological layman. In short, this eBook is an elegant, artistic...

In the next ten years, every knowledge worker on earth will become one of two things: invaluable or obsolete. No matter the industry, the pace of progress and new information is faster today than ever before in human history-and it's accelerating exponentially. In this new reality, how can we possibly hope to keep up? How can we learn, unlearn, and relearn fast enough to stay relevant in the world to come? In The Only Skill That Matters, Jonathan...

As the oak tree is summarized in the acorn, so nature is summarized in the human brain. They express a model. Looking at this small acorn though, no one can foresee the majestic oak tree it might become. Of course, with only its genetic code it will not develop. In the same way, humans are called to become what our ancestors and even we cannot foresee. But in order to develop all our potentialities some conditions must be met. We surround this acorn...

"I should say first of all that the only emotions I propose expressly to consider here are those that have a distinct bodily expression. That there are feelings of pleasure and displeasure, of interest and excitement, bound up with mental operations, but having no obvious bodily expression for their consequence, would, I suppose, be held true by most readers. Certain arrangements of sounds, of lines, of colours, are agreeable, and others the reverse,...

What accounts for the remarkable ability to get inside another person's head-to know what they're thinking and feeling? "Mind reading" is the very heart of what it means to be human, creating a bridge between self and others that is fundamental to the development of culture and society. But, until recently, scientists didn't understand what in the brain makes it possible. This has all changed in the last decade. Marco Iacoboni, a leading neuroscientist...

El psiquiatra y neurocientífico clínico Daniel Amen, MD, con más de 40 años de práctica clínica con decenas de miles de pacientes, comparte los hábitos diarios más efectivos que ha observado para mejorar el cerebro, dominar la mente, potenciar la memoria y hacerte sentir más feliz, saludable y conectado con tus seres queridos. Incorporar los pequeños hábitos y prácticas del Dr. Amen a lo largo de un año te ayudará a: - Gestionar tu...