Student Edition 2017 (HMH Biology)

Teen & Young Adult

Nowicki, Stephen

Education & Reference

Houghton, mifflin, harcourt

Gull chicks beg for food from their parents. Peacocks spread their tails to attract potential mates. Meerkats alert family members of the approach of predators. But are these--and other animals--sometimes dishonest? That's what William Searcy and Stephen Nowicki ask in The Evolution of Animal Communication. They take on the fascinating yet perplexing question of the dependability of animal signaling systems.
 The book probes such phenomena as the begging of nesting birds, alarm calls in squirrels and primates, carotenoid coloration in fish and birds, the calls of frogs and toads, and weapon displays in crustaceans. Do these signals convey accurate information about the signaler, its future behavior, or its environment? Or do they mislead receivers in a way that benefits the signaler? For example, is the begging chick really hungry as its cries indicate or is it lobbying to get more food than its brothers and sisters?
 Searcy and Nowicki take on these and other questions by developing clear definitions of key issues, by reviewing the most relevant empirical data and game theory models available, and by asking how well theory matches data. They find that animal communication is largely reliable--but that this basic reliability also allows the clever deceiver to flourish. Well researched and clearly written, their book provides new insight into animal communication, behavior, and evolution.

The Evolution of Animal Communication: Reliability and Deception in Signaling Systems (Monographs in Behavior and Ecology)

Science & Math

Searcy, William A.

Biological Sciences

Princeton University Press

Gull chicks beg for food from their parents. Peacocks spread their tails to attract potential mates. Meerkats alert family members of the approach of predators. But are these--and other animals--sometimes dishonest? That's what William Searcy and Stephen Nowicki ask in The Evolution of Animal Communication. They take on the fascinating yet perplexing question of the dependability of animal signaling systems.
 The book probes such phenomena as the begging of nesting birds, alarm calls in squirrels and primates, carotenoid coloration in fish and birds, the calls of frogs and toads, and weapon displays in crustaceans. Do these signals convey accurate information about the signaler, its future behavior, or its environment? Or do they mislead receivers in a way that benefits the signaler? For example, is the begging chick really hungry as its cries indicate or is it lobbying to get more food than its brothers and sisters?
 Searcy and Nowicki take on these and other questions by developing clear definitions of key issues, by reviewing the most relevant empirical data and game theory models available, and by asking how well theory matches data. They find that animal communication is largely reliable--but that this basic reliability also allows the clever deceiver to flourish. Well researched and clearly written, their book provides new insight into animal communication, behavior, and evolution.

The Evolution of Animal Communication: Reliability and Deception in Signaling Systems

In Helping The Child Who Doesn't Fit In, psychologists Stephen Nowicki, Jr. and Marshall P.Duke offer parents, teachers, and caretakers a guide to the puzzle of social rejection and its relationship to non verbal language.

Helping the Child Who Doesn't Fit In

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Duke, Marshall P.

Psychology & Counseling

Peachtree

Occasionally a book comes along that has something to say to people of all ages. IF I FOUND A WISTFUL UNICORN is such a book. A special gift for any occasion when a gift of love is called for. It is as appropriate for adults as it is for children...like happiness and springtime. The text, in verse form, is at the same time whimsical and serious. The author and artist have combined their talents to create a rare and sensitive book that immediately grabs one by the heart and works magic that recognizes no age, no particular time, but encompasses all in its beautiful simplicity. Proving, with over 170,000 copies in print, it does leaves a warm afterglow.

Teaching Your Child the Language of Social Success

Parenting & Relationships

Martin, Elisabeth A.

Parenting

Psychologists show parents and teachers how to help children develop richer and more successful relationships. Few things cause parents more worry than whether their children have friends and are well integrated into their social communities. While some kids seem to relate to others and make friends easily, others have more difficulty. A small number of children remain friendless or struggle to make and keep friends. In Starting Kids Off Right, clinical psychologists Stephen Nowicki, Marshall Duke, and Amy Van Buren offer parents, teachers, and caregivers insights―gathered from decades of professional experience―into the hows and whys of relationship building from infancy up to the age of twelve. Written in easy-to-understand, jargon-free language, the book begins with overviews of social development, human relationship theory, and the role of nonverbal language in forming relationships. The book is then broken down into chapters by developmental stages: infancy (birth to two years), childhood (two to five years), and juvenile era (five to ten years). Within each section the authors look at the expectations and opportunities―as well as special challenges―of building, deepening, and keeping relationships at every stage of child development. To make the text even more accessible, they have included numerous illustrative scenarios and exercises called “parent skill builders.” The result is an easy-to-use guide that clearly demonstrates techniques for assessing a child’s strengths and weaknesses in developing relationships. It shows parents how to start kids off right with healthy relationship-building skills, as well as how to help their children become more confident in using those skills as they mature.

Starting Kids Off Right: How To Raise Confident Children Who Can Make Friends And Build Healthy Relationships

Self-Help

Van Buren, Amy

Relationships

Peachtree Publishing Company

How Much Do You Believe That What Happens to You Is the Result of Your Own Actions-or Do Circumstances Beyond Your Control Largely Determine Your Fate?Locus of Control (LOC) is a phrase used by psychologists to describe a widely effective way of assessing an individual's potential for success-personal, social, and financial.LOC measures how much you believe what happens to you is the result of your own actions or, conversely, of forces and circumstances beyond your control. People who accept that they are largely in control of their lives tend to do better than those who feel that fate or external factors rule what they do, especially in novel and difficult situations.This book explains LOC research, until now mainly confined to academic circles, in terms easily understandable to the average person. The author, a clinical psychologist who has spent nearly five decades investigating and writing about LOC, helps the reader to explore his or her own locus of control and what those orientations might mean for how life is lived. He discusses the extensively documented relationship between LOC and academic achievement, personal and social adjustment, health, and financial success.Dr. Nowicki notes that there has been an increasing tendency among Americans to feel as though their lives are slipping out of their control, and he identifies ways to reverse this negative trend.He describes how the Locus of Control is learned and demonstrates ways in which it can be changed to yield higher levels of achievement, success, personal satisfaction, and better interactions with others.

Choice or Chance: Understanding Your Locus of Control and Why It Matters

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

Prometheus

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