The Fear Factor: How One Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths, and Everyone In-Between
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (841 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1541697197 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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A few miles away, Lenny Skutnik cared so much about others that he jumped into an ice-cold river to save a drowning woman. "A riveting ride through your own brain." -Adam GrantHow the brains of psychopaths and heroes show that humans are wired to be goodAt fourteen, Amber could boast of killing her guinea pig, threatening to burn down her home, and seducing men in exchange for gifts. But unlike other children, she didn't care about the damage she inflicted. While the brain's amygdala makes most of us hardwired for good, its variations can explain heroic and psychopathic behavior.A path-breaking read, The Fear Factor is essential for anyone seeking to understand the heights and depths of human nature."You won't be able to put it down."-Daniel Gilbert, New York Times
She received her PhD in social psychology from Harvard University. Her lab's work on extraordinary altruism was awarded the Cozzarelli Prize by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. She lives in Washington, DC. . Abigail Marsh is an associate professor of psychology at Georgetown University, where she directs the Laboratory on Social & Affective Neuroscience. Her work has been cove
She received her PhD in social psychology from Harvard University. Her work has been covered in The Times, Slate, The Huffington Post, NPR, The Economist and New York Magazine and she writes a blog for Psychology Today. She lives in Washington, DC. Her lab's work on extraordinary altruism was awarded the Cozzarelli Prize by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. . About the AuthorAbigail Marsh is an associate professor of psychology at Georgetown University, where she directs the Laboratory on Social & Affective Neuroscience