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Author:

Davies, Jim.

Title:

Riveted : the science of why jokes make us laugh, movies make us cry, and religion makes us feel one with the universe / Jim Davies.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

282 pages ; 25 cm

Subject:

Evolutionary psychology.
Cognitive psychology.
PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Hardwiring for socializing -- Wizard's first rule : hope and fear's anti-sweet spot -- The thrill of discovering patterns -- Incongruity : absurdism, mystery, and puzzle -- Our biological nature -- Our psychological biases -- Why we get riveted.

Summary:

"A ... look at what grabs our attention that pulls back the curtain on the psychological and evolutionary reasons that everyone is drawn to religion, conspiracy theories, and the news"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

113727901X (hbk.)
9781137279019 (hbk.) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)860754881

LCCN:

2013050467

Locations:

DFPC353 -- Ackley Public Library (Ackley)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

NBPB943 -- Lehigh Public Library (Lehigh)

AXPF626 -- Oskaloosa Public Library (Oskaloosa)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

CDPC522 -- Solon Public Library (Solon)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)