| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
160 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
" ... Explores the big ideas from all areas of psychology including psychoanalysis, intelligence, and mental disorders."--Amazon.com. |
| Contents |
What makes me TICK? -- Who needs Parents, anyway? -- Can't you just Grow UP? -- Can you be Molded? -- You don't need no Education -- Biography: Ivan Pavlov -- Live and Learn -- Why did you Behave like that? -- Do you know what's Right And Wrong? -- Biography: Mary Ainsworth -- Is it never too Late? -- Developmental psychology in the Real World -- What does my Brain do? -- Is your Mind different from your Brain? -- What goes on in your Brain? -- What can Brain Damage tell us? -- Biography: Santiago Ramony Cajal -- What is Consciousness? -- Biography: Vilanayur Ramachandran -- Dream on ... -- Biological psychology in the Real World -- How does my Mind work? -- What is Knowledge? -- Decisions, decisions, Decisions -- Why do you Remember stuff? -- Biography: Elizabeth Loftus -- How are memories Stored? -- Don't Trust your memory -- Information Overload? -- Biography: Donald Broadbent -- Watch your Language! -- Are you Fooling yourself? -- How do you make Sense of the world? -- Don't Believe your Eyes -- Cognitive psychology in the Real World -- What makes me Unique? -- What makes you so Special? -- What are you Like? -- Biography: Gordon Allport -- So you think you're Smart? -- Why are you so Moody? -- What Motivates you? -- Do Personalities change? -- Feeling Down? -- What makes an Addict? -- Biography: Sigmund Freud -- What is Normal? -- Are you Insane? -- Is anyone really Evil? -- It's good to Talk -- Is therapy the Answer? -- Don't worry, be Happy! -- Psychology of difference in the Real World -- Where do I Fit In? -- Would you follow the Crowd? -- Why do Good people do Bad things? -- Don't be so Selfish! -- Biography: Solomon Asch -- Attitude problem? -- The power of Persuasion -- What makes you Angry? -- Biography: Stanley Milgram -- Are you in the In Crowd? -- What makes a Winning team? -- Can you Perform under Pressure? -- Do Guys think like Girls? -- Why do people fall in Love? -- Social psychology in the Real World. |
| Subject |
Psychology -- Popular works.
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Human behavior.
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| Genre/Form |
Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
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| Subject |
Human behavior. (OCoLC)fst00962811
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Psychology. (OCoLC)fst01081447
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| ISBN |
1465419934 |
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9781465419934 |
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