Suggestion and Suggestibility

Suggestion and Suggestibility
Author: Vladimir A. Gheorghiu
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 3642738753

This book contains the proceedings of the First International Sym posium on Suggestion and Suggestibility, held at the University of Giessen in the Federal Republic of Germany, July 7-111987, upon the initiative of and organized by Dr. V. A. Gheorghiu and Dr. P. Netter. I regret that for personal reasons I was unable to accept his kind invita tion to attend, for Dr. Gheorghiu and I are old friends. I am pleased, however, to have this opportunity to call attention to the significance of this volume. Most of the chapters were presented in approximately their present form at the symposium, though some have been extensi vely revised for publication. It was a wise choice to divide the papers into four major sections. - I. Theoretical and Historical Perspectives, II. Assessment and Indivi dual Differences of Suggestibility, III. Psychophysiological Aspects of Suggestibility, and IV. Social and Cognitive Aspects of Suggestive Processes - each with a summarizing commentary. In view of the variety and difficulty of the individual papers, it is a help to have the integration provided by these commentaries - on Part I by Sheehan (Chap. 7), on Part II by Lundy (Chap. 13), on Part III by Edmonston (Chap. 19), and on Part IV by Fiedler (Chap. 30).

The Sales Planner

The Sales Planner
Author: June Schaufus
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2022-03-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 109808814X

Assess. Prioritize. Execute. Always. Life is a dichotomy of routine and spontaneity. The Sales Planner will be a part of your organizational journey with the reward of finding routine and spontaneity. Routines give a sense of stability to work through life's every process with intention. Being organized will give you clarity during the open spaces to find much-needed joy in the pauses and nurture the ability to masterfully deal with beautiful (and not-so-beautiful) surprises that come up more often than we expect. How exactly do you create a blend of these two paradoxical concepts? You plan for both. As you begin to stack up good habits around the same time of the day, you will be able to gain muscle memory to do them with much less effort. After establishing well-stacked habits, your body and mind will no longer question the flow. One thing will naturally come after the next, and your energy will be focused on the critically important. There's a caveat. Habit flows can be interrupted by drastic situational changes (e.g. a pandemic, job transitions, etc.). Having a reliable planner will help you keep your focus on what matters--your life mission, goals, and continuous growth to get back into a rhythm that works for you. Preparation is just as important as execution. Over the last decade, the biggest sales wins I've been a part of and witnessed did not happen by accident. They involved a whole lot of skill around assessing, prioritizing, and executing a highly disciplined process sprinkled with a little bit of 'right time, right place'. I have used many planners and have had to re-format them to fit my sales goals aligned with what I value. Eventually, I resorted to printing and spring-binding my own. One day, I thought publishing my planner may be an easier solution. I can share a resource that helped me win multi-million dollar deals and save myself trips to Office Depot. The Sales Planner is intended for all intentional sellers and entrepreneurs striving to prepare and execute well. It's a tool that will help synchronize strategy with the tactical day-to-day tasks while keeping one's life values front and center. Plan well! Close well! Lean in!

Personality: A Topical Approach

Personality: A Topical Approach
Author: Robert B. Ewen
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2013-02-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1134798210

Many texts attempt to bridge theory and research. They include one or two pages dealing with important theorists--Jung, Adler, Freud, et al.--inserted into chapters focused on academic studies. In most cases, the discussion fails to do justice to the theorists and the relationship between the ideas and the empirical work is often tenuous at best. This book takes a different approach. An alternative to Ewen's An Introduction to Theories of Personality, this book features a chapter on each major type of theory followed by a separate chapter reviewing the relevant research, controversies, and emerging findings. Although it incorporates material from the previous text, there are substantial differences. Personality: A Topical Approach devotes more attention to psychological research, and considerably less attention to the more minor and abstruse aspects of various theories. Chapters are devoted to the following theories: *pychoanalytically-oriented, *tait, *cgnitive, *self-humanistic, and *behaviorism. While the book emphasizes major research foci (the Big Five personality factors, self-efficacy, self-esteem, and more), it also includes a chapter on research methods and coverage of issues often omitted from other texts such as dream interpretation, cognitions and the Holocaust, scientific inquiry, and near-death experiences. The book also provides study questions, a "help" section, and a glossary.

Foundations of Information and Knowledge Systems

Foundations of Information and Knowledge Systems
Author: Sebastian Link
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2010-03-02
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3642118283

This volume constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Foundations of Information and Knowledge Systems (FoIKS 2010) which was held in Sofia, Bulgaria, in February 2010. The 19 revised full papers presented together with three invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 papers.

The Psychology of Personal Constructs

The Psychology of Personal Constructs
Author: George Kelly
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 423
Release: 2002-09-26
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1134957432

First published in 1992. Unavailable for many years this is a reissue of George Kelly's classic work. It is the bible of personal construct psychology written by its founder. The first volume presents the theory of personal construct psychology.

An Introduction to Theories of Personality

An Introduction to Theories of Personality
Author: Robert B. Ewen
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2014-01-21
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1317740726

This 7th Edition helps students unravel the mysteries of human behavior through its highly readable introduction to the ideas of the most significant personality theorists. Engaging biographical sketches begin each chapter, and unique capsule summaries help students review key concepts. Theories come alive through the inclusion of quotations from the theorists’ writings and numerous applications such as dream interpretation, psychopathology, and psychotherapy. Significant changes in the 7th edition include an extended discussion of the practical applications of personality theory, with an emphasis on guidelines that can help people increase their self-knowledge, make better decisions, and live more fulfilling lives. Fictionalized but true-to-life examples illustrating the perils of inadequate self-knowledge include college students, parents, terrorists, business executives, and politicians, while other examples show the positive outcomes that can result from a better understanding of one’s unconscious. This 7th edition also includes a more extensive discussion of how a lack of self-understanding caused difficulties for such noted theorists as Freud and Erikson, and a new section that explains how behavior can be strongly influenced by the situation as well as by one’s personality. Finally, a new interactive web site provides practice test questions and other topics of interest.

Understanding by Design

Understanding by Design
Author: Grant P. Wiggins
Publisher: ASCD
Total Pages: 383
Release: 2005
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1416600353

What is understanding and how does it differ from knowledge? How can we determine the big ideas worth understanding? Why is understanding an important teaching goal, and how do we know when students have attained it? How can we create a rigorous and engaging curriculum that focuses on understanding and leads to improved student performance in today's high-stakes, standards-based environment? Authors Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe answer these and many other questions in this second edition of Understanding by Design. Drawing on feedback from thousands of educators around the world who have used the UbD framework since its introduction in 1998, the authors have greatly revised and expanded their original work to guide educators across the K-16 spectrum in the design of curriculum, assessment, and instruction. With an improved UbD Template at its core, the book explains the rationale of backward design and explores in greater depth the meaning of such key ideas as essential questions and transfer tasks. Readers will learn why the familiar coverage- and activity-based approaches to curriculum design fall short, and how a focus on the six facets of understanding can enrich student learning. With an expanded array of practical strategies, tools, and examples from all subject areas, the book demonstrates how the research-based principles of Understanding by Design apply to district frameworks as well as to individual units of curriculum. Combining provocative ideas, thoughtful analysis, and tested approaches, this new edition of Understanding by Design offers teacher-designers a clear path to the creation of curriculum that ensures better learning and a more stimulating experience for students and teachers alike.

The Mixed Methods Research Workbook

The Mixed Methods Research Workbook
Author: Michael D. Fetters
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 581
Release: 2019-10-03
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1506393586

Written by Michael D. Fetters, one of the leading scholars in the field and co-editor of the Journal of Mixed Methods Research, The Mixed Methods Research Workbook: Activities for Designing, Implementing, and Publishing Projects is the perfect tool for doctoral students and researchers who want support throughout their research project, as well as a practical way to apply the knowledge they’ve learned. With The Mixed Methods Research Workbook, you’ll be ready to tackle your mixed methods research project with confidence. Each chapter follows a familiar framework, starting with learning objectives for each piece of the mixed methods process. Readers have ample space in this text to write notes, fill out activities, and begin their process of actively designing and writing up a mixed methods study. This easy-to follow process gives readers an immediate structure to their projects. Exemplar boxes provide a starting framework, with the text encouraging deeper reflection on mixed methods challenges and opportunities. Stories from the field illuminate struggles and suggestions with the benefit of hindsight. Checklists at the end of each chapter help readers stay organized and key resources provide up-to-date lists of material for further study. From start to finish, readers can follow along with this text as they work on their projects. The text begins by assisting readers in identifying topics and conducting literature reviews in the context of mixed methods, zeroing in to address mixed-methods-specific challenges like integration, leveraging advantages of both qualitative and quantitative methods, and incorporating theory and personal backgrounds. Identifying data sources helps readers organize their data collection. Two chapters on research designs structure the data collection process with procedural diagrams. A unique chapter on mixed methods sampling offers application through basic and advanced designs. The book illustrates integrating and implementing mixed methods designs with practical advice for each of stage of the process. Ethics in a mixed methods context readies readers for the research protocol stage. Several chapters fully explicate the data analysis process, including developing a joint display, a state-of-the-art procedure for analysis and presentation of findings. Closing out the process, the text tackles quality and evaluation in mixed methods studies, preparing your study for publication, and writing up your article.

The Path

The Path
Author: Laurie Beth Jones
Publisher: Hachette Books
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2001-11-01
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0786870575

Individuals and companies have been learning what history has demonstrated all along -- that people or groups with carefully defined missions have always led and surpassed those who have none. Yet the process of outlining that mission statement has been, up to now, an arduous one that all too few have committed the time, energy, and resources to undertake. In The Path, best-selling author Laurie Beth Jones provides inspiring and practical advice to lead readers through every step of both defining and fulfilling a mission. With more than ten years' experience in assisting groups and individuals, Jones offers clear, step-by-step guidance that can make writing a mission statement take a matter of hours rather than months or years. Rich with humor, exercises, mediations, and case histories, The Path is essential reading for anyone seeking a lighter, clearer way in the world.