Altruism -- Altruism is the practice of placing others before oneself. It is a traditional virtue in many cultures, and central to many religious traditions. In English, the idea was often described as Golden ... > full article

Social cognition -- Social cognition is the study of how people process social information, especially its encoding, storage, retrieval, and application to social ... > full article

Aggression -- Aggression is defined as the act of initiating hostilities or invasion, the practice or habit of launching attacks, or hostile or destructive behavior or actions. Exposure to elevated androgen ... > full article

Self image -- A person's self image is the mental picture, generally of a kind that is quite resistant to change, that depicts not only details that are potentially available to objective investigation by others ... > full article

Anger management -- The term anger management commonly refers to a system of psychological therapeutic techniques and exercises by which one with excessive or uncontrollable anger can control or reduce the triggers, ... > full article

Bully -- A bully is an individual who torments others through verbal harassment, physical assault, or other more subtle methods of ... > full article

Phobia -- A phobia is a strong, persistent fear of situations, objects, activities, or persons. The main symptom of this disorder is the excessive, unreasonable desire to avoid the feared subject. Some ... > full article

Evolutionary psychology -- Evolutionary psychology proposes psychology can be better understood in light of evolution. Though applicable to any organism with a nervous system, most EP research focuses on humans. Specifically, ... > full article

Attribution theory -- Attribution theory is a field of social psychology, which was born out of the theoritical models of Fritz Heider, Harold Kelley, Edward E. Jones, and Lee Ross. Attribution theory is concerned with ... > full article

Humanistic psychology -- Humanistic psychology is a school of psychology that emerged in the 1950s in reaction to both behaviorism and ... > full article

Social Psychology
The most up-to-date account of social psychology available, this text introduces key concepts through balanced coverage of classic studies, contemporary research, and current social issues. The ... > read more

International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
This Encyclopedia is the first attempt in a generation to map the social and behavioral sciences on a grand scale. Not since the publication in 1968 of the International Encyclopedia of the Social ... > read more

Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great
Jim Collins Answers the Social Sector with a Monograph to Accompany Good to Great. 30-50% of those who bought Good to Great work in the Social Sector. This monograph is a response to questions ... > read more

Incredible 5-Point Scale ¿ Assisting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Understanding Social Interactions and Controlling Their Emotional Responses
In this must-have resource, "two teachers from Minnesota" share their successful use of the simple concept of 5-point scales to help students understand and control their emotional reactions to ... > read more

Human Learning, Fourth Edition
This best-seller covers a wide range of theories—conditioning, social-cognitive, information processing, and social constructivism—while providing solid material on the psychology of ... > read more

Bullying at School: What We Know and What We Can Do (Understanding Children's Worlds)
Bullying at School is the definitive book on bully/victim problems in school and on effective ways of counteracting and preventing such problems. On the basis of the author's large-scale studies and ... > read more

Why Does He Do That? : Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
"He doesn't mean to hurt me-he just loses control." "He can be sweet and gentle." "He's scared me a few times, but he never hurts the children-he's a great father." "He's had a really hard life..." ... > read more

Research Methods: A Process of Inquiry with Student Tutorial CD-ROM, Fifth Edition
This user-friendly book logically presents the entire range of research methodologies in psychology, in addition to the often discussed and traditional use of experimental research.. Comprehensive ... > read more

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt : 3 Volume Set
Featuring 600 original articles written by leading scholars, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt goes far beyond the records of archaeology to make available what we know about the full social, ... > read more

Animals in Translation : Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
I don't know if people will ever be able to talk to animals the way Doctor Doolittle could, or whether animals will be able to talk back. Maybe science will have something to say about that. But I do ... > read more