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In this title, first published in 1978, the authors survey the historical and contemporary research relating to two-dimensional visual-geometric illusions. They summarise and evaluate theories offered to explain these phenomena. Then provide a new conceptual framework suggesting that visual illusions are not unitary phenomena.

The primary reason for writing this book was to describe the difficult circumstances I have encountered in every endeavor that eventually ended my quest for success. Although I never failed in any challenge, the end was always predictable. I was always doomed to be the loser. My attempts to achieve success were always to follow clearly marked paths that numerous people before me had followed and found success. They achieved their goals. It nev...

The primary reason for writing this book was to describe the difficult circumstances I have encountered in every endeavor that eventually ended my quest for success. Although I never failed in any challenge, the end was always predictable. I was always doomed to be the loser. My attempts to achieve success were always to follow clearly marked paths that numerous people before me had followed and found success. They achieved their goals. It nev...

From the man who explained why we love dogs as we do comes a lively guide to the languages, both verbal and physical, that help owners and pets alike get the most out of their cherished relationships. 25 line drawings.

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An authoritative but highly accessible insight into the canine mind from one of the world's best-known dog experts.

Il sodalizio dell'uomo con il cane dura da ben quattordicimila anni: il cane ci tiene compagnia e si dimostra collaboratore insostituibile per le più varie attività, con precise differenze caratteriali tra razza e razza. Di tutte Stanley Coren, docente di psicologia ed espertissimo addestratore, fornisce una puntualissima descrizione, con il piglio sistematico dello scienziato e la passione del cinofilo spiega i quozienti intellettivi dei vari...

Do dogs dream? Can they recognize themselves in the mirror or understand what they're seeing on television? Are they more intelligent than cats? People have a great curiosity-and many misunderstandings-about how dogs think, act, and perceive the world. They also wonder about the social and emotional lives of dogs. Stanley Coren brings decades of scientific research on dogs to bear in his unprecedented foray into the inner lives of our canine c...

Können Hunde träumen? Erkennen sie sich selbst im Spiegel, und verstehen sie, was sie auf dem Fernsehbildschirm sehen? Sind sie musikalisch? Können sie Eifersucht empfinden oder unter Depressionen leiden? Können sie wirklich Krebszellen riechen? Und warum schlafen manche Hunde auf dem Rücken? In unterhaltsamem Plauderton gibt der für sein Hundefachwissen bekannte Psychologieprofessor und erfolgreiche Autor Stanley Coren Antworten auf diese un...

Lateral preferences are strange, puzzling, and on the surface, not particularly adaptive aspects of behavior. Why one chooses habitually to write or to brush the teeth with the right hand, while a friend or family member habitually uses the left hand, might be interesting enough to elicit some conversation over dinner or a drink, but certainly does not seem to warrant serious scientific study. Yet when one looks at human behaviors more careful...

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For Christmas the woman who would become my wife bought me a dog—a little terrier. The next year her Christmas gift to me was a shotgun. Most of the people in my family believe that those two gifts were not unrelated." So begins Born to Bark, the charming new memoir by psychologist and beloved dog expert Stan Coren of his relationship with an irrepressible gray Cairn terrier named Flint. Stan immediately loved the pup for his friendly nature a...

This highly acclaimed text provides a theoretically balanced introduction to the study of basic physiology and sensory responses. More than 100 Demonstration Boxes suggest class activities using commonplace items to illustrate concepts. New Biography Boxes briefly introduce significant contributors to the field, some of whom are still active. To incorporate recent findings and new insights provided by cutting-edge methodologies, the Sixth Edit...

A fun and hugely informative guide not only explains the sounds, words, actions and movements which help dogs communicate, but deciphers the signs and signals our dogs are giving us.