Description

The perfect introduction to the world of psychology for those wanting to gain a general understanding of the topic without having to read a long textbook. A friendly and accessible whirlwind tour of all the key players and theories that you should know about

If you want to know your Freud from your Jung and your Milgram from your Maslow, strap in for this whirlwind tour of the highlights of psychology. Including accessible primers on:

The early thinkers who contributed to psychological ideas and the birth of modern psychology
Famous (and often controversial) experiments and their repercussions
What psychology can teach us about memory, language, conformity, reasoning and emotions
The ethics of psychological studies
Recent developments in the modern fields of evolutionary and cyber psychology

This illuminating little book will introduce you to the key thinkers, themes and theories you need to know to understand how the study of mind and behavior has sculpted the world we live in and the way we think today.