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Good Natured: The Origins of Right and Wrong in Humans and Other Animals
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Good Natured: The Origins of Right and Wrong in Humans and Other AnimalsFrans de Waal, a Dutch-born zoologist specializing in primate behavior, takes on those who have declared ethics uniquely human. Making a compelling case for morality grounded in biology, he shows that ethical behavior in humans and animals alike is as much a matter of evolution as any other trait.
 
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Tags: behavior, matter, other, evolution, alike
Understanding and Supporting Children with ADHD: Strategies for Teachers, Parents and Other Professionals
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Understanding and Supporting Children with ADHD: Strategies for Teachers, Parents and Other ProfessionalsChildren with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can be hard to include in a mainstream classroom, and managing their behavior is often a challenge. Drawing directly from classroom experience, this book shows how to use effective management strategies to improve behavior in the classroom and at home.
 
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Tags: classroom, behavior, Children, improve, strategies
Fabulous Creatures, Mythical Monsters, and Animal Power Symbols: A Handbook
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Fabulous Creatures, Mythical Monsters, and Animal Power Symbols: A Handbook Eason provides an extensive overview of the mythology, legends, and folklore surrounding fabulous and strange fantasy creatures from different lands and ages, from Chinese dragons and the Native North American thunderbird to the demon hounds of Celtic and Norse legend. She describes how in various ages and cultures people have identified with the idealized qualities of wise creatures as a source of power and better understanding of their own personalities and used the behavior of birds and other sacred creatures to gain oracular information in Ancient Egypt and the Classical and Celtic worlds.
 
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Tags: creatures, Celtic, behavior, personalities, idealized
Consuming Behaviour
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Consuming Behaviour This text seeks to overcome an imbalance in traditional consumer behavior texts by incorporating biological, sociological, and anthropological theories into the core of the work. The aim is to provide a challenging and interesting book which addresses important issues such as time, space and consumption; consuming needs and values, semiotics, identity, the body, eating disorders and drug-taking. The text looks at consuming behavior in the context of...
 
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Tags: behavior, consuming, values, semiotics, needs
Handbook of Positive Behavior Support
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Handbook of Positive Behavior Support A revolution in working with difficult students began during the 1980s, with a dramatic shift away from dependence on simply punishing bad behavior to reinforcing desired, positive behaviors of children in the classroom. With its foundation in applied behavior analysis (ABA), positive behavior support (PBS) is a social ecology approach that continues to play an increasingly integral role in public education as well as mental health and social services nationwide.
 
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Tags: behavior, positive, social, approach, continues