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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Follow Professor Mark Leary of Duke University through the basics of self-presentation, his primary area of scholarship for more than 40 years in the field of social psychology. Discover both how we form impressions about other people in everyday life and how we attempt to manage their impressions of us.
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Publisher
Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Rob Henderson, a doctoral candidate in social psychology at Cambridge, reflects on his childhood in foster care, how he narrowly escaped a broken system, and the only hope for disenfranchised kids across America: family"--
183) The power of others: peer pressure, groupthink, and how the people around us shape everything we do
Author
Publisher
Oneworld
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The science writer investigates the latest breakthroughs in social psychology to reveal how to guard against groupthink, build better teamwork, identify shared objectives, become more ethical, and survive moments of isolation.
Author
Language
English
Description
"An examination of how individuals strive for social status and how this creates our culture as a whole. Contrary to belief, status signaling isn't just the province of the immature or insecure but a fundamental human need to secure social standing. It drives our behavior, forms our tastes, determines what we buy, and ultimately shapes who we are. It's what's behind 'cool' and what drives fashion, music, food, sports, slang, travel, hairstyles, and...
Publisher
The Global Touch Group
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Are you "too shy" or "too sensitive" according to others? Do you have a keen imagination and vivid dreams? Is time alone each day as essential to you as food and water? Do noise and confusion quickly overwhelm you? Did you have meltdowns and tantrums as a child? If your answers are yes, you may be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). Most of us feel overstimulated every once in a while, but for the Highly Sensitive Person, it's a way of life. About 1...
186) Leadership BS
Publisher
Kantola Productions
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
**Program Highlights**.- 35% of US employees would rather get their boss fired than receive a big raise..- More employees are actively sabotaging their employers than the few who are working hard..- Narcissism and dishonesty are common traits of our most highly respected leaders...Why do leaders fail their people, their organizations, and even themselves, with unacceptable frequency? Despite almost seventy years of research, thousands of leadership...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Discover scientifically backed methods you can use to artfully craft a brand that attracts and retains consumers of your products or services.
In today's fast-paced world of hyperpersonalized ads and immediate gratification, a brand is either beloved or obnoxious. So, how do you ensure your brand stands out and meaningfully connects with consumers? In this course, Dr. Matt Johnson draws from the business world as well as psychology, sociology, and...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
How the mind works alters completely the way one thinks about thinking. New York Times first, Steven Pinker illuminated the human language Instinct with unprecedented wit and wisdom. Now, he takes your students on an intellectual journey to the core of How the mind works. In this exclusive presentation for the classroom, Pinker presents his definitive treatise on what the mind is, how it evolved, and how it allows us to see, think, and feel. With...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Audio
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Regret is not dangerous or abnormal, it is healthy and universal, an integral part of being human, Daniel H. Pink writes in this provocative and eye-opening new book. Done right, it needn't bring us down; it can lift us up. Drawing from new research in social psychology, neuroscience, biology, and more, as well as from more than ten thousand people in thirty-five countries around the world who responded to his World Regret Survey, the largest of its...
Author
Publisher
McGraw Hill
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Develop the confidence and poise needed to take your communication skills to the next level Preparing for a presentation, interview, or salary negotiation can instill a sense of dread and fear in many people. Part of the fear comes from the risk of being caught off-guard and having to improvise on the spot. This is where the tools associated with improv come into play. While improv is traditionally associated with acting, it can also be a useful...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Some democracies are highly homogeneous. Others have long maintained a brutal racial or religious hierarchy, with some groups dominating and exploiting others. Never in history has a democracy succeeded in being both diverse and equal, treating members of many different ethnic or religious groups fairly. And yet achieving that goal is now central to the democratic project in countries around the world. It is, Yascha Mounk argues, the greatest experiment...
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