The Rough Guide to Psychology

The Rough Guide to Psychology
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 544
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ISBN-10 : 9781405388818
ISBN-13 : 1405388811
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Book Synopsis The Rough Guide to Psychology by : Christian Jarrett

Download or read book The Rough Guide to Psychology written by Christian Jarrett and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why are we the way we are? For over a hundred years psychologists have been conducting scientific experiments to find out. The Rough Guide to Psychology starts with you, your mind and brain, broadens out to your friends and other relationships, then onto crowds, mobs and religion. There are also sections on real-life psychology, showing how the latest research is relevant to crime, schooling, sports, politics, shopping, and health. There are opportunities to test your own memory, intelligence, personality, and much more, as well as advice on everything from pick-up lines to creativity. This book takes a fresh look at the classic cases and studies, from Phineas Gage to Milgram, and combines this with a cutting-edge round-up of the latest research. The last section deals with what happens when the mind falters, covering depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, as well as more unusual conditions. Care is taken throughout to ensure conclusions are tied to the latest high quality psychological science.


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