Mismatch
How Our Stone Age Brain Deceives Us Every Day (And What We Can Do About It)
$34.03
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
3 June 2021
Summary
Our brains evolved to solve the survival problems of our Stone Age ancestors, so when faced with modern day situations that are less extreme, they often encounter a mismatch. Our primitive brains put us on the wrong foot by responding to stimuli that - in prehistoric times - would have prompted behaviour that was beneficial. If you’ve ever felt an anxious fight or flight response to a presenting at a board meeting, equivalent to facing imminent death by sabre-toothed tiger, then you have expe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472139726 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472139720 |
| Author: | Ronald Giphart, Mark van Vugt |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Robinson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 3 June 2021 |
| Weight: | 275g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 124mm x 30mm |
About The Author
Ronald Giphart
Ronald Giphart (Author)
Ronald Giphart is an award-winning and best-selling novelist with a strong interest in psychology and human behaviour. He met Professor Mark van Vugt when he worked as a creative writing teacher at the VU University Amsterdam.
Mark van Vugt (Author)
Mark van Vugt is Professor of Evolutionary, Work and Organizational Psychology at VU University, and research associate at Oxford University. He is the author of the international success Leadership (2011), and a regular contributor to national and international media channels such as the BBC, Channel Four, ABC, CNN, Nature, New Scientist, The Times and The Daily Telegraph. Van Vugt is also consulting editor of various psychology journals.
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