Bøger af David Myers

Social psychology has a profound influence on our everyday lives; from our shopping habits to our interactions at a party. It seeks to answer questions that we often think and talk about; questions such as: - What circumstances prompt people to help, or not to help?- What factors influence the ups and downs of our close relationships?- Why do some people behave differently when on their own compared to in a group?- What leads individuals sometimes to hurt, and other times to help one another?- Why are we attracted to certain types of people?- How do some persuade others to do what they want?This new edition of Social Psychology has been revised to introduce a more flexible structure for teaching and studying. It includes up-to-date, international research with an emphasis throughout on its critical evaluation. Applied examples across the chapters help to highlight the relevance, and hence the impact, that the theories and methods of this fascinating subject have upon the social world. Key Features Include: . Research Close-Up: In a brand-new style, this feature matches the layout used in research papers,providing an accessible introduction to journal articles and the methods used by social psychologists.. Focus On: Fully revised, these boxes look at opposing viewpoints, controversial research or alternativeapproaches. This offers a more critical outlook and prompts the questioning of the validity ofpublished research.. Recommended Readings: New to this edition, suggestions for both classic and contemporary literatureare included in each chapter, providing a springboard for further study of the topics.. With chapter contributions from Dr Juliet Wakefield.Connect Psychology is McGraw-Hill's digital learning and teaching environment. Students - You get easy online access to homework, tests and quizzes designed by your instructor. You receive immediate feedback on how you're doing, making it the perfect platform to test your knowledge. Lecturers - Connect gives you the power to create auto-graded assignments, tests and quizzes online. The detailed visual reporting allows you to easily monitor your students' progress. In addition, you can access key support materials for your teaching, including a testbank, seminar materials and lecture support. Professor David N. Myers is the John Dirk Werkman Professor of Psychology at Hope College where he has taught for the past 30 years. David Myers' love of teaching psychology has been rewarded by students on many occasions with numerous "Outstanding Professor" awards. An award-winning researcher, Professor Myers received the Gordon Allport Prize from Division 9 of the American Psychological Association for his work on group polarization. His scientific articles have appeared in more than two dozen journals, including Science, American Scientist, Psychological Bulletin, and Psychological Science. He has served his discipline as consulting editor to the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology and the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.Dr Jackie Abell is a Reader in Social Psychology with the Research Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience, based at Coventry University, UK. Her current areas of research interest include the application of social psychology to wildlife conservation and environmental issues to facilitate resilience and sustainable development, place attachment and identity, social cohesion and inclusion.Professor Fabio Sani holds a Chair in Social and Health Psychology at the University of Dundee. His general research interest concerns the mental and physical health implications of gro

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Delve into a captivating tale of love and deception, as we follow the lives of a married couple entangled in a web of secrets. Unaware of their partner's clandestine involvement in criminal activities, they must navigate the complexities of their relationship while facing the consequences of hidden truths. Join us on a riveting journey of suspense and emotion in this gripping narrative.

Why do some people achieve outstanding success while many who work hard do not accomplish much and settle for ordinary life after some fruitless attempts at success?This book contains the testimonies of a good number of people who are globally recognized as accomplished individuals. Their stories provide a clue to the answer to that question. They say even though success does not seem to have a formula, determined individuals can overcome difficult challenges and become outstanding achievers. Their stories and the principles of success the curator of the book gathered from over 400 distinguished achievers from around the world indicate that the route to success is full of seeming contradictions. Understanding those seeming contradictions generally provides the key to what you want. The lessons in this book will aid your understanding of the barriers standing between you and your goals and point you in the direction of life of significance. The individuals serving as your guides through their stories and advice have used the ideas they have presented in this book to achieve outstanding success. It has taken some of them over five decades of diligent work to arrive at their current prestigious positions. Your own journey does not have to take that long. You can pick up the principles that have taken them that long to learn while on a bus ride to work. That may be how much time it will take you to finish this book. Smart people learn from the mistakes and right steps of others. This book may be all you need to accomplish much more than you currently desire. The lessons in it have come from Nobel Prize Winners, Presidents of countries, religious leaders, youth activists, outstanding business men and women and innovators benefitting our world with their products and services. They come from America, Europe, Africa and other continents. Enrich your network. Buy copies for some of its members.

In this book, David Myers bridges the gap between Divine law and human-made law in concise, humorous terms that anyone can appreciate and everyone will enjoy. David is uniquely positioned as a pastor, law school graduate and passionate defender of religious freedoms to tell the story of how the Biblical truths that guide our lives are illustrated through legal principles that govern our society. Not only is this book informative and inspirational, it is also a joyful journey into the life of our laws and the wonder of God's Word. The Supremacy Clause will strengthen your faith in the Bible and encourage your resolve to protect our God-given freedoms. -Mat Staver Director of the Liberty Center for Law and Policy Dean and Professor at Liberty University Law School Founder of Liberty Counsel Leading Constitutional Litigator

In Psychology in Modules, David Myers and Nathan DeWall break down the content of their chapter-based Psychology into 55 independent modules, assignable in any sequence and brief enough to be read in one sitting. In this remarkably fresh and current new edition, Myers and DeWall have found extraordinarily effective ways to involve students with the remarkable research underlying our understanding of human behaviour. The text itself continues to be shaped by goals David Myers established at the outset. These were to connect students to high-impact research, to focus on developing critical thinking skills, and to present a multicultural perspective on psychology, so students can see themselves in the context of a wider world. This new edition offers 2100 research citations dated 2015-2020. With so many exciting new findings, students will see the importance and value of psychological research, and how psychology can help them make sense of the world around them.

In Game are not, David Myers demonstrates that current controversies and conflicts surrounding the meanings and effects of videogames are not going away; they are essential properties of the game's unique and paradoxical aesthetic form: a form critical to human creativity, knowledge, and sustenance of the species. -- .

Presents a description and critical analysis of the aesthetic pleasures of video game play, drawing on early 20th-century formalist theory and models of literature. Employing a concept of biological naturalism grounded in cognitive theory, this title argues for a clear delineation between the aesthetics of play and the aesthetics of texts.

How should the United States respond to the fact that the Soviet Union has thousands of nuclear weapons aimed at the American homeland? This book addresses this question. It provides an examination of nuclear weapons policy options in light of the changes in Soviet military strategy.

Exploring Social Psychology succinctly explores social psychological science and applies it to contemporary issues and everyday life. Based on the bestselling text, Social Psychology by David Myers and Jean Twenge, the book presents 31 short modules-each readable in a single sitting-that introduce students to such scientific explorations as love and hate, conformity and independence, prejudice and helping, and persuasion and self-determination. The Connect course for this offering includes SmartBook, an adaptive reading and study experience which guides students to master, recall, and apply key concepts while providing automatically-graded assessments.McGraw-Hill Connect® is a subscription-based learning service accessible online through your personal computer or tablet. Choose this option if your instructor will require Connect to be used in the course. Your subscription to Connect includes the following:. SmartBook® - an adaptive digital version of the course textbook that personalizes your reading experience based on how well you are learning the content.. Access to your instructor's homework assignments, quizzes, syllabus, notes, reminders, and other important files for the course.. Progress dashboards that quickly show how you are performing on your assignments and tips for improvement.. The option to purchase (for a small fee) a print version of the book. This binder-ready, loose-leaf version includes free shipping.Complete system requirements to use Connect can be found here: http://www.mheducation.com/highered/platforms/connect/training-support-students.html

Why would a ten-year-old tomcat, living the easy life of a family pet, leave all behind to follow a mysterious stray on a quest to save other cats? Why would he risk life and safety when the chances of success are all too slim? These are the questions that Scratcher cannot answer without following Jackson, the train-hopping tom who enters his life one summer afternoon. By all appearances, Jackson is just another cat who takes shelter with a neighborhood woman. But as days pass, Scratcher and his friend, Tiger, learn that Jackson is no regular stray. Greatness seems to shadow him. When Jackson tells him one evening that he must return to the road to look for ones he left behind, ones who are in danger, Scratcher cannot refuse the call of the open road and the adventure that lies ahead.Told in the person of Scratcher, A Prophecy of Snow opens the door upon a world that human beings have never seen and perhaps never imagined, a world uniquely feline, where cats vie for their portion of the world with greed, ferocity, and honor.

Focusing on standards and protocols surrounding video telephony, this book serves as a roadmap through the regulatory maze, as well as a tutorial on various phases of deployment, from video compression through multiplexing and call control. It is aimed at the engineers deploying mobile video services around the globe.