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Understanding the Mysteries of Human Behavior Paperback – January 1, 2012

by Mark Leary (Author)
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Scientific mysteries are everywhere around you. At the bottom of the deepest oceans. On the frontiers of the known universe. But some of life’s greatest scientific mysteries lie much closer than inside the recesses of the human mind.Every day of your life is spent surrounded by mysteries that involve what, on the surface, appear to be rather ordinary human behaviors.[list][*]What makes you happy?[*]Where did your personality come from?[*]Why do you have trouble controlling certain behaviors?[*]What does your self-esteem do?[*]Why do you behave differently as an adult than you did as an adolescent?[/list]Since the start of recorded history, and probably even before, people have been interested in answering questions about why we behave the way we do. In fact, many fields of human endeavor—such as philosophy, psychology, and even theology—are focused on finding explanations for the nature of human behavior. But it’s only in recent decades, with the emergence of advanced scientific methods and tools, that researchers can finally approach, understand, and solve the mysteries of emotion, thought, and behavior in the same way that oceanographers investigate the ocean depths or astronomers study the stars above our heads.
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    205 pages
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    January 1, 2012
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    1598038311
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    978-1598038316
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00WF92PMA
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Teaching Company
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 205 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1598038311
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1598038316
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces
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    It all began with just a few videotapes—and a brilliant inspiration.

    Tom Rollins, the founder of The Great Courses, was a law student at Harvard University and was facing an important exam on the U.S. Federal Rules of Evidence—an exam for which he wasn't prepared.

    Dreading the notoriously boring subject but knowing his success depended on understanding the material, Rollins obtained videotapes of 10 lectures by a noted authority on the subject, Professor Irving Younger. Rollins planted himself in front of his television late at night and put the first tape into his VCR. What he discovered changed his life.

    The tapes were unlike anything Rollins had experienced in his Harvard lecture halls. Professor Younger's lectures were outrageously insightful, impressively thorough, and engagingly witty. Most important: They hammered home the concepts in a way that made the subject both accessible and interesting. They made learning not a chore to be accomplished but an adventure to be experienced.

    Rollins played all 10 hours of those lectures nearly nonstop. A few days later he passed his exam and went on to make an "A" in the course.

    He never forgot the unique power of recorded lectures by a great teacher—the way that a bright mind could ignite a passion for lifelong learning. And years later, in 1990, Rollins founded The Great Courses to share that unforgettable experience with the rest of the world.

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