Here are a couple of new psychology-related books: Sutherland, A. (2008). What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love, and Marriage: Lessons for People from Animals and Their Trainers.
Excerpt from the NPR website: "In 2006, the most e-mailed story in The New York Times was an op-ed about one woman's attempt to get her husband to pick up his dirty laundry using the same techniques employed by animal trainers." Hear the Talk of the Nation interview here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87892614&ft=1&f=1032 Ariely, D. (2008). Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions. Ariely is a behavioral economist, Excerpt from the NPR website: "'Our willingness to pay, it turns out, is not just a function of the utility of the pleasure that we expect to get from [the item], it's also influenced by all kinds of irrelevant factors that change our psychology but not our economic reasoning,' Ariely says." Hear the All Things Considered interview here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19231906&ft=1&f=1032 -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology Des Moines, WA 206.878.3710 x3404 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/ -- APA Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology http://teachpsych.org/ Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology Associate Director Project Syllabus http://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/syllabi.php --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
