psychology

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Careers in psychology & behavioral health

Explores twenty-one careers in the field of psychology and behavior health, including behavior therapy, coaching, experimental psychology, music, dance, and theatre therapy, sports psychology, and more.

Showing respect

Beginning readers will learn about all the ways they can practice showing respect.

The history of psychology

2019
Traces the history of psychology from the beginning to the early twenty-first century, examining the emergence and impact of experimental psychology, and describing the development of psychological theories, brain-imaging techniques, computer simulations, and other related topics. Includes teacher notes.

Psychology

why we smile, strive, and sing
Presents the history of human psychology and how human behavior is tied to the brain. Highlights information about the teenage brain and how other factors like our environment, the people around us, and being in a group can influence our psychology. Includes color illustrations, diagrams, experiments, a timeline, a glossary, and additional resources.

Thinking and knowing

2003
Looks at how the brain processes, stores, and retrieves information, covering cognitive processes that we share with animals and those that are exclusive to people.

Epiphany

Thirteen-year-old Kelli Paramar has always kept her ability to talk to and hear objects a secret (especially after her father walked out after she told him years ago), but when she hears about Project Epiphany, which is studying the possibility of ESP and telekinesis by doing brain scans, she is interested--though she does not entirely trust the psychology professor in charge, it is only when some of the other test subjects start to vanish, that she realizes her suspicions are fully justified, and in fact the situation may be far worse than she imagined.

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