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1	Thinking Styles more books like this by Professor Robert J Sternberg, PH.D. add to wishlist In our society, the recognition of talent depends largely on idealized and entrenched perceptions of academic achievement and job performance. In Thinking Styles, psychologist Robert Sternberg argues that ability often goes unappreciated and uncultivated not because of lack of talent, but because of conflicting styles of thinking and learning. ... see all copies from $5.51! new only from $9.95! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size more books like this by Tor Norretranders add to wishlist First published in 1998, the title refers to the simplistic mental image most of us have of our PCs. The author says our consciousness is our user illusion of ourselves. Drawing on scientific research from psychology and biology to physics and computer science, he makes a compelling case for putting consciousness in perspective. see all copies from $9.17! new only from $9.17! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Looking for Information: A Survey of Research on Information Seeking, Needs, and Behavior more books like this by Donald O Case add to wishlist "Looking for Information" explores human information seeking and use. It provides examples of methods, models and theories used in information behavior research, and reviews more than four decades of research on the topic. The book should prove useful for scholars in related fields, but also for students at the graduate and advanced undergraduate ... see all copies from $14.50! new only from $55.00! \| SVS
4	Visual Intelligence: How We Create What We See more books like this by Donald D Hoffman add to wishlist Donald Hoffman presents compelling scientific evidence for vision's constructive power, and in so doing, he offers a set of rules that govern our perception of line, color, form, depth, and motion. see all copies from $7.16! new only from $13.25! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Philosophical Baby: What Children's Minds Tell Us about Truth, Love, and the Meaning of Life more books like this by Alison Gopnik add to wishlist A leading psychologist and philosopher, as well as a mother, explains the groundbreaking new psychological, neuroscientific, and philosophical developments as they relate to the development of very young children. see all copies from $15.16! new only from $18.18!
6	Infants' Sense of People: Precursors to a Theory of Mind more books like this by Maria Legerstee add to wishlist Infantsa -- Sense of People focusses on infants during their first year of life, exploring how they begin to think about other people, their feelings, emotions and intentions, and how they become aware of these aspects of their own development. Drawing on a broad range of research and developmental theory, Maria Legerstee takes the view that ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $3.91!
7	Older and Wiser more books like this by Richard M Restak, M.D., Richard Restack add to wishlist The author of the bestselling "The Brain" reports on the latest discoveries on the frontiers of research. Reminding readers that the best thing to do to keep the brain in shape is to use it, Dr. Restak evaluates the latest scientific research; gives advice on such matters as controlling depression and preventing stroke; and explains how certain ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
8	Parallel Distributed Processing - Vol. 1: Foundations more books like this by David E Rumelhart, The Pdp Research Group, James L McClelland add to wishlist Volume 1 lays the foundations of this exciting theory of parallel distributed processing. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $28.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The User Illusion: 1cutting Consciousness Down to Size more books like this by Tor Norretranders, Jonathan Sydenham (Translator) add to wishlist THE USER ILLUSION attempts to put information age consciousness into perspective. Norretranders explains how humans access very little of their knowledge and talks about the richness of the uncultivated subconscious. see all copies from $6.28! new only from $71.78! \| first editions
10	Mind Games: The Aging Brain and How to Keep It Healthy more books like this by Kathleen M Harmeyer, Kathryn C Wetzel, W James Harmeyer add to wishlist The brain is like a muscle; it is strengthened through use. This book presents the latest theories on memory and techniques to "train your brain". There are exercises, games, activities, and diet and physical exercise tips. The book is suotable to an aging loved one but also for almost any adult reader who wants to retain and sharpen thinking ... see all copies from $15.07! new only from $21.00! \| SVS
11	Strategies of Genius more books like this by Robert Dilts add to wishlist see all copies from $21.03! new only from $43.47! \| first editions
12 view cover	Learning and Cognition more books like this by Thomas Hardy Leahey add to wishlist For upper-level undergraduate courses in Learning and Cognition. A comprehensive survey of all aspects of human learning and cognition--from the simplest phenomena of conditioning to complex reasoning and decision making--this text explores the biological bases of learning and cognition at all levels from a balanced theoretical perspective. Using ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $42.00! \| first editions
13 view cover	Are We Unique?: A Scientist Explores the Unparalleled Intelligence of the Human Mind more books like this by James S Trefil add to wishlist A powerful and important exploration of the most compelling question for the 21st century. "Trefil's race through the science that could explain the brain is highly readable. "--Sunday Times "Although Mr. Trefil makes a solid scientific case for humanity's uniqueness, it is his insightful, witty, informal --in a word, human--style that convinces ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Neurolinguistics: An Introduction to Spoken Language Processing and Its Disorders more books like this by John C L Ingram add to wishlist What biological factors make human communication possible? How do we process and understand language? How does brain damage affect these mechanisms, and what can this tell us about how language is organized in the brain? The field of neurolinguistics seeks to answer these questions, which are crucial to linguistics, psychology and speech pathology ... see all copies from $22.96! new only from $40.37!
15	Conceptual structures information processing in mind and machine more books like this by Sowa add to wishlist see all copies from $13.23! new only from $126.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Older and Wiser: How to Maintain Peak Mental Ability for as Long as You Live more books like this by Richard M Restak, M.D. add to wishlist Filled with specific advice and simple exercises, this groundbreaking guide from the acclaimed neurologist draws on the latest scientific research to help maintain brain power at any age. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.98! \| first editions
17 view cover	Mindblindness: An Essay on Autism and Theory of Mind more books like this by Simon Baron-Cohen add to wishlist This text presents a model of the evolution and development of "mindreading". It argues that we mindread all the time, automatically and, for the most part, unconsciously. It is the natural way in which we interpret, predict and participate in social behaviour and communication. People ascribe mental states to other people, states such as thoughts ... see all copies from $16.09! new only from $16.96! \| SVS
18	Behavior the control of perception more books like this by Powers add to wishlist see all copies from $21.94! new only from $43.22! \| first editions
19	Socity of Mind more books like this by Marvin L Minsky add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.95! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Psychology of Intelligence Analysis more books like this by Richard J Heuer add to wishlist With intelligence now getting a front-row seat in governments around the world, this book is especially timely. Intelligence rains in, but without an understanding of the nature of the intelligence, it accumulates in puddles of obscurity. The problems therefore seem to be how to obtain it, how to understand it, and how to sell it to one's bosses. ... see all copies from $89.47! new only from $95.35!
21 view cover	The Advertised Mind: Groundbreaking Insights Into How Our Brains Respond to Advertising more books like this by Erik Du Plessis add to wishlist Advertising research organizations have been trying for years to measure the effectiveness of advertising. "The Advertised Mind" draws on the very latest research into the workings of the human brain undertaken by psychologists, neurologists and artificial intelligence specialists. Author Erik Du Plessis uses this research to suggest why emotion ... see all copies from $19.99! new only from $25.94! \| SVS
22 view cover	Mapping the Mind: Domain Specificity in Cognition and Culture more books like this by Susan A Gelman (Editor), Lawrence A Hirschfeld (Editor) add to wishlist What is the nature of human thought A long dominant view holds that the mind is a general problem-solving device that approaches all questions in much the same way. Chomsky's theory of language, which revolutionised linguistics, challenged this claim, contending that children are primed to acquire some skills, like language, in a manner largely ... see all copies from $18.34! new only from $57.22! \| SVS
23 view cover	Mind Performance Hacks: Tips & Tools for Overclocking Your Brain more books like this by Ron Hale-Evans add to wishlist You're smart. This book can make you smarter. "Mind Performance Hacks" provides real-life tips and tools for over clocking your brain and becoming a better thinker. In the increasingly frenetic pace of today's information economy, managing your life requires hacking your brain. With this book, you'll cut through the clutter and tune up your brain ... see all copies from $4.25! new only from $14.70! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Information Anxiety 2 more books like this by Richard Saul Wurman, Karen Whitehouse (Editor), David Sume add to wishlist A follow up to the first edition, Information Anxiety 2 teaches critical lessons for functioning in today's Information Age. In this new book, Wurman examines how the Internet, desktop computing, and advances in digital technology have not simply enhanced access to information, but in fact have changed the way we live and work. In examining the ... see all copies from $40.55!
25 view cover	Parallel Distributed Processing: Explorations in the Microstructure of Cognition more books like this by James L. McClelland, San University Of California (Photographer), David E. Rumelhart add to wishlist Volume 2 applies it to a number of specific issues in cognitive science and neuroscience, with chapters describing models of aspects of perception, memory, language, and thought. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS

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