Humans are social animals, and change is a social process. To understand this social process and explain the thoughts, feelings, and behaviours of individuals, knowledge of how the presence of others influences people is crucial. In this regard, bias is a concept with a lot of potential.

Because cognitive and social biases influence human thinking, feelings, and behaviour, these provide insights and knowledge that are helpful, if not essential, for the field of organizational behaviour and ch...

Nigel Ford provides readers with the strategies they need when using the internet as part of their research and guides them through the necessary skills needed to independently conduct and evaluate research.

This new edition provides a comprehensive overview of assessment that is used to support learning, practice-based theory on assessment for learning, and formative assessment to support individual development and motivate learners.

A critical exploration of global, contemporary urban politics in a geographical context.

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By introducing each step taken in a criminal investigation, this text allows students to gain a clear understanding of the processes involved and helps them to critically assess the interplay of investigations, criminology and forensics.

Written and edited by the most respected scholars in the field of Islamic studies, this handbook provides timely and authoritative insights on current debates within the Muslim world.

The trusted series of workbooks by Philip H. Pollock III and Barry C. Edwards continues with A Microsoft Excel (R)Companion to Political Analysis. In this new guide, students dive headfirst into actual political data from all major subfields working with the ubiquitous Excel software.

Pocket Style Manual, APA Version provides practical advice for any level of university writing in courses such as psychology, criminal justice, nursing, education, business, and more. Straightforward instruction in grammar, style, and punctuation, combined with a how-to approach to research writing, gives students quick answers to their writing questions. What's more, it covers all aspects of writing in APA Style, from language guidelines to documentation models to sample student writing in d...

A Fun and Accessible Chemistry Program for All Students!

Living By Chemistry, Third Edition is an on-level chemistry program with an inquiry-based, activity-a-day approach. The program is grounded in NGSS standards and allows students to develop scientific-thinking skills and apply them to chemistry in the real world. Students learn chemistry in the same way that chemists work – by asking questions, collecting evidence, and thinking like scientists. The program includes a student edition an...