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Product Description: John Staddon has devoted his long and distinguished career to the study of the adaptive function and mechanisms of learning. He did his graduate work at the famous Skinner Lab at Harvard in the early 1960s (supervised by Richard Herrnstein, who did his doctoral work with B...read more
By Nancy K. Innis (editor)

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9780262090445 | 1 edition (Bradford Books, July 31, 2008), cover price $15.75 | About this edition: John Staddon has devoted his long and distinguished career to the study of the adaptive function and mechanisms of learning.

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9780262590266 | 1 edition (Bradford Books, July 31, 2008), cover price $8.75 | About this edition: John Staddon has devoted his long and distinguished career to the study of the adaptive function and mechanisms of learning.

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Product Description: MULTIPLICITY presents an entirely new view of our selves. Instead of seeing each person as a single personality, Carter argues that we all consist of multiple characters, each one with its own viewpoint, emotions and ambitions. The mother who feeds breakfast to her children, for example, has quite different concerns and opinions from the woman taking part in a boardroom discussion two hours later, and from the woman she will be with her husband that night...read more

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9780316115384 | Little Brown & Co, March 27, 2008, cover price $24.99 | About this edition: MULTIPLICITY presents an entirely new view of our selves.

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Product Description: You are not a victim.You have power. You can take control of your life and you can begin right now.Some people never seem to be crushed by their misfortunes. After a major personal failure, or the loss of a job or loved one, they simply pick themselves up and turn resolutely to the future...read more

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9780973835588 | Transcontinental Books, January 18, 2008, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: You are not a victim.

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Product Description: When people communicate, they often adapt their interaction styles to one another. For example, they may match each other's behavior, synchronize the timing of behavior, or behave in dissimilar ways. This volume analyzes these dyadic interaction patterns and builds a case for a new theory of adaptation: Interaction Adaptation Theory (IAT), which draws the soundest principles from previous theories while being responsive to current empirical evidence...read more

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9780521451208 | Cambridge Univ Pr, September 1, 1995, cover price $125.00 | About this edition: When people communicate, they often adapt their interaction styles to one another.

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9780521033145 | Reissue edition (Cambridge Univ Pr, February 12, 2007), cover price $54.99 | About this edition: When people communicate, they often adapt their interaction styles to one another.

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A parable about adapting to change in the tradition of Who Moved My Cheese? and Fish! follows the transformative journey a frog in search of a pond that will help him with his long-distance jumping ambitions, a quest that is aided by a wise owl mentor. By the author of Dragon Spirit. 25,000 first printing.

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9781557046826 | Newmarket Pr, February 17, 2009, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: A parable about adapting to change in the tradition of Who Moved My Cheese?

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9781557047564 | Newmarket Pr, February 1, 2007, cover price $6.99 | also contains Ping: A Frog in Search of a New Pond

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Product Description: Based on a unique research study, this volume examines the later life development of Holocaust survivors from Israel and the US. Through systematic interviews, the authors – noted researchers and clinicians – collected data about the lives of these survivors and how they compared to peers who did not share this experience...read more

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9780387229720 | Springer Verlag, September 30, 2005, cover price $149.00 | About this edition: Based on a unique research study, this volume examines the later life development of Holocaust survivors from Israel and the US.

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9781441935656 | Springer Verlag, July 29, 2005, cover price $149.00 | About this edition: Based on a unique research study, this volume examines the later life development of Holocaust survivors from Israel and the US.

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Product Description: Make change your ally!"Nate's book helps us to realize that change is a natural part of our development and that it can be a great tool for growth, a means of expansion, and the key to personal and business success."— Anthony Robbins, author of Awaken the Giant Within and Unlimited PowerWith the world changing so fast, each one of us is faced with a choice: to become overwhelmed by change or to become its master...read more

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9780761511342 | Prima Pub, January 1, 1998, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Make change your ally!

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Using the model of the owl as an ideal, this book offers suggestions on operating effectively and with integrity in life. The metaphor and strategy of the owl shows readers how to find a balance between passivity and aggression, to perform well in conflict situations.

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9780062512079 | Harpercollins, April 1, 1996, cover price $18.00 | About this edition: Using the model of the owl as an ideal, this book offers suggestions on operating effectively and with integrity in life.

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9780062513977 | Harpercollins, May 1, 1997, cover price $13.99

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A step-by-step plan by the author of Live Your Dreams offers examples and exercises on how to determine and live by a set of values, experiment with failure as a formula for success, and take life beyond set limits. 125,000 first printing. Tour.

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9780684815602 | Simon & Schuster, January 1, 1997, cover price $23.00 | About this edition: A step-by-step plan offers examples and exercises on how to determine and live by a set of values, experiment with failure as a formula for success, and take life beyond set limits

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Product Description: "...how a man rallies to life's challenges and weathers its storms tells everything of who he is and all that he is likely to become." —St. Augustine It has long been understood that how a person adjusts to life stresses is a major component of his or her ability to lead a fulfilling life...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
By Norman S. Endler (editor) and Moshe Zeidner (editor)

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9780471599463 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, January 1, 1996, cover price $340.00 | About this edition: ".

Looks at why people are sometimes able to perform heroic actions, describes the body's response to stress, and discusses how athletes and musicians use visualization to help focus on their task

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9780783510521 | Time Life Education, August 1, 1994, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Looks at why people are sometimes able to perform heroic actions, describes the body's response to stress, and discusses how athletes and musicians use visualization to help focus on their task

Looks at why people are sometimes able to perform heroic actions, describes the body's response to stress, and discusses how athletes and musicians use visualization to help focus on their task
By Robert Somerville (editor)

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9780783510538 | Time Life Education, June 1, 1994, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Looks at why people are sometimes able to perform heroic actions, describes the body's response to stress, and discusses how athletes and musicians use visualization to help focus on their task

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Product Description: The author, a pioneer in the field of emotional behaviour, offers a theory of emotion that is cognitive, motivational and relational. The text should appeal to both advanced students and professional psychologists working in personality, social and clinical psychology, as well as in cognitive and developmental psychology...read more

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9780195069945 | Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, August 29, 1991, cover price $130.00

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9780195092660 | Reprint edition (Oxford Univ Pr, June 1, 1994), cover price $47.95 | About this edition: The author, a pioneer in the field of emotional behaviour, offers a theory of emotion that is cognitive, motivational and relational.

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Product Description: The Adaptive Decision Maker argues that people use a variety of strategies to make judgments and choices. The authors introduce a model that shows how decision makers which strategy a person will use in a given situation. A series of experiments testing the model are presented, and the authors analyze how the model can lead to improved decisions and opportunities for further research...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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9780521415057 | Cambridge Univ Pr, July 1, 1993, cover price $135.00 | About this edition: The Adaptive Decision Maker argues that people use a variety of strategies to make judgments and choices.

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9780521425261 | Cambridge Univ Pr, July 1, 1993, cover price $44.99 | About this edition: The Adaptive Decision Maker argues that people use a variety of strategies to make judgments and choices.

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A new approach to thinking encourages readers to enjoy ordering chaos, become logically intuitive, resolve paradoxes, and become whole-seeing. Reprint.

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9780679401056 | Villard Books, March 1, 1991, cover price $18.00 | About this edition: Outlines the technique of 'positive structuring,' a method for the enhancement of problem-solving skills, creativity, and adaptability

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9780345376480 | Reissue edition (Ballantine Books, June 1, 1992), cover price $5.99 | also contains Google+: 133 Most Asked Questions on Google+ - What You Need to Know | About this edition: A new approach to thinking encourages readers to enjoy ordering chaos, become logically intuitive, resolve paradoxes, and become whole-seeing.

Examines the behavior of those who have survived overwhelming life events to construct the first comprehensive framework for understanding psychological trauma.

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9780029160152 | Free Pr, February 1, 1992, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Examines the behavior of those who have survived overwhelming life events to construct the first comprehensive framework for understanding psychological trauma

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Introduces creative adaptation, an innovative approach to coping with the adversity and problems of life, explaining how a positive attitude toward change and challenge can enhance one's life

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9780394583914 | Villard Books, March 1, 1990, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Introduces creative adaptation, an innovative approach to coping with the adversity and problems of life, explaining how a positive attitude toward change and challenge can enhance one's life

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Product Description: Book by Seeman, Julius M.

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9780898850840 | Human Sciences Pr, May 1, 1983, cover price $35.95 | About this edition: Book by Seeman, Julius M.

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Biologists and sociologists present research on stress, adaptive behavior, and the processes through which humans cope with crises and adjust to new situations. Bibliogs

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9780465014279 | Basic Books, September 1, 1974, cover price $22.50 | About this edition: Biologists and sociologists present research on stress, adaptive behavior, and the processes through which humans cope with crises and adjust to new situations.

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