Title:
Heads up psychology
Personal Author EPSB:
Summary:
" ... Explores the big ideas from all areas of psychology including psychoanalysis, intelligence, and mental disorders."--Amazon.com.
Other Title:
Psychology
Year Published:
2014
Physical Description:
160 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Edition:
First American edition.
Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
What is psychology? -- What do psychologists do? -- Research methods -- 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 Ramón y 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.
ISBN:
9781465419934
Publisher:
New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2014.