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(P/B) THE SELF ILLUSION
Most of us believe that we possess a self - an internal individual who resides inside our bodies, making decisions, authoring actions and possessing free will. The feeling that a single, unified, enduring self inhabits the body - the 'me' inside me - is compelling and inescapable. This is how we interact as a social animal and judge each other's actions and deeds. But that sovereignty of the self is increasingly under threat from science as our understanding of the brain advances. Rather than a single entity, the self is really a constella...
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(P/B) PSYCHOLOGY
Do we really only use 10% of our brains? Can we learn in our sleep? Does money make us happier? Psychology: Second European Edition answers the most intriguing questions about the human brain and behaviour, introducing the core areas of this broad and fast-moving discipline and incorporating a range of international research. Written with irresistible enthusiasm and humour by world-renowned researchers and popular science authors, this revised second edition includes: - Two new chapters on social psychology: Social Relationships and Soci...
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