The Little Book of Psychology

An Introduction to the Key Psychologists and Theories You Need to Know
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The Little Book of Psychology by Caroline Riggs and Emily Ralls offers an engaging introduction to the fundamentals of psychology. It explores key theories, experiments, and figures that have shaped the field, presenting complex concepts in a straightforward manner. Designed for both novices and enthusiasts, this book makes the world of psychology accessible and intriguing.
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The Little Book of Psychology

If you want to know your Freud from your Jung and your Milgram from your Maslow, this approachable little book will take you on a whirlwind tour of the key thinkers, themes and theories you need to know to understand how the study of mind and behaviour has sculpted the world we live in and the way we think today.

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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 behaviour has sculpted the world we live in and the way we think today.

The Little Book of Psychology by Caroline Riggs and Emily Ralls offers a fascinating exploration into the world of human thought and behaviour.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781786858078

Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 June 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Summersdale Publishers

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 105.0mm

Height: 148.0mm

Weight: 147g

Pages: 128

About the Author

Emily Ralls studied Psychology at the University of Portsmouth, specialising in evolutionary psychology and primate communication. She is now a college lecturer in West Sussex. She enjoys coffee, freediving, and walking her two greyhounds.

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Caroline Riggs studied Human Psychology with Professional Training at Aston University. She now teaches Science and Psychology in West Sussex, alongside her work on Science communication projects. She enjoys visiting the most boring museums in the world.

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